We woke up in Gualala for our last day on the road. It would take most of the day for us to drive back south to Alameda, so we planned to break up the drive along Highway 1 with stops at Point Arena Lighthouse and Headlands, Schooner Gulch, and Salt Point State Park.It was a chilly morning, but we were packed and on the road by 9am. The sun was out and shining, a beautiful way to end our week on...
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...
We woke bright and early at the campsite in Wright's Beach to the sounds of ocean waves and children playing. Our tent was nestled in a small patch of pine needles and leaves beneath tall bushes, and just around our cluster of bushes was a wide open beach and crashing waves. It was cooler than in Alameda, and the sky was overcast, but it was refreshing to be by the ocean. The camp was full of...
I have been to California before, but not like this. There were family trips when I was younger, and a visit for my cousin's high school graduation about a decade ago. But this was different. This was a camping trip; a state park trip; a hiking trip. This was an opportunity to explore the region north of the bay area, with a 6 day itinerary of nothing but the great outdoors. For myself and my...
