[pct-l] Lost Coast

[Jeffrey Olson]

I'll second support for a nice four or five day trip on the Lost Coast.  
It takes effort to get there.  If you don't own a bear canister, you 
have to arrive at the store in Petrolia when it's open to rent one (or 
did three years ago).  If you have two cars, it's a four to five  hour 
drive from one end of the trail to the other.  If you go in from the 
north and come out the same way, it's just a long drive from anywhere.  
I hiked it in June and over four days saw NO other hikers.

Imagine having to time arrival at a high bluff at low tide so you can 
walk on slippery, seaweed and fine green stuff coated rocks as waves 
crash at your feet on the rocks.  There are creeks that come out of the 
looming 4000' coast range that you have to cross.  There are whimsical 
and fantastical driftwood sculptures all along the walk, as well as rude 
driftwood shelters that semi-protect from the foggy 25 mph wind.

Just some of the highlights...

Jeffrey Olson
martin, SD

On 3/15/2011 11:51 AM, Benjamin Grunbaum wrote:
> If any of you have never hiked the Lost Coast up here in northern California
> then you most definitely should the next time your up this way.  It is quite
> beautiful and very relaxing.  Probably the last section of coast in the
> lower 48 where you can walk for more than a few days and not encounter
> anyone else, at least for two thirds of the year.
>
> Ben Grunbaum
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