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Lost Coast Backpack

Three days, 26 miles along the Lost Coast of the King Range National Conservation Area, May 25-27 2012.
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This Google Earth image shows the 26 mile one-way trek along the Lost Coast of the King Range National Conservation Area.
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Mattole beach, where our hike begins. Travis and I drove to the exit point at Shelter Cove and hired a shuttle to take us north to Mattole.
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Weather was drizzly, so glad I had just bought an ultralight raincoat.
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Plenty of water from the endless waterfalls that pop out of the steep drainages.
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Old vacation cabins that are now part of the park.
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Punta Gorda Lighthouse.
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At times the trail leaves the beach and up rugged cliffs.
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