Jonesin for a Ride!

WTF, this isn’t a ride… Yup getting older and I’m confused. Why on earth do this? I use to be an avid camper, but just car/motorcycled camp. Never was interested in hikes into the back country carry all that gear you needed on your back, but was curious about it. Call it a bucket list item, but when I heard some co-workers doing this 4 day, 26 mile hike along the northern section of California’s Lost Cost from Mattole Point to Shelter Cover, I decided to try this type of hiking once.

The Lost Coast of California is a unique area. I only heard about it only recently even though I have traveled quite a bite of the state over the last 35 years. It is a section of coast undeveloped and a National Conservation Area which is only accessible by car to one small town in the middle (Shelter Cove, by foot, or a network of old logging roads. Two years ago Dean Tanji and I attempted to ride some of the logging roads only to turn back after awhile as it was early in the season the the roads were still slick with mud.

This time it will be on foot, along the remote rugged shoreline with two four mile stretches which you must time during low tide, as they are impassable during high tide. Click here for more info on the trail, or here for more general information.
You can also track us here live on my MapShare page (as I will be using my inReach device) or Spotwalla page. Our hike will start Monday morning June 4th and end Thursday late morning/early afternoon June 7th – if it goes as planned 🙂

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