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It rained a lot over night. Probably more than 1". When we checked the weather report, the winds had peaked at 50mph gusts, and we were so glad we didn't drown in our tent overnight. We were in the hotel in Fortuna, just outside Eureka, and while the forecast was for more rain and wind, there were breaks in the storm as it moved in bands up the coast. We took the opportunity to drive about half an...

We woke up to sprinkles of rain and sunshowers.  That forecast from the beginning of the week was catching up to us.  What had originally looked like a day or so of rain we could hike through was taking a turn for the worse. The forecast had increased to 3" of rain over the next couple of days, mostly overnight, with 30mph winds gusting to gale force of 50mph. The plan had been to continue north...