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0175 Tall Redwoods in Richardson Grove State Park along Highway 101 south of Garberville CA
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0256 Our tiny spot at the Mattole Beach Campground - We set up the tent here, and I drove south later on at 4am
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0266 Video of the waves on Mattole Beach at sunset, from the northern end of the Lost Coast Trail
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0278 I left Vicki in the tent at Mattole Beach at 4am and drove south to Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove CA
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0296 Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove, looking north, with a warning sign about dangerous conditions
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0299 I left the car at our destination, Blacks Sands Beach Trailhead, and boarded a shuttle back to Mattole Beach
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0304 Driving through the foggy redwood forest north of Shelter Cove from the shuttle van on the way to Mattole Beach
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0310 After a two hour drive the shuttle arrived at the Mattole Beach Trailhead, where we would begin our hike
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0313 Warning sign about hazardous conditions in the ocean, including tsunami, sneaker waves, rip currents, and high tides
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0320 Information kiosk at the Mattole Beach Trailhead, as we begin our multi-day trek on the Lost Coast Trail
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0332 On the Lost Coast Trail you are instructed to bury your bodily waste on the wave slope - yes, directly on the beach!
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0334 The Lost Coast Trail, southbound, begins on soft sand just east of the primary dune at Mattole Beach - slogging!
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0348 Me and my big old 1972-era backpack, plus my ever-present Canon DSLR, as I look back north along the beach
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0357 The coast south of Mattole Beach is littered with large rocks, and the surf endlessly breaks upon them
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0360 Hiking the beach on the Lost Coast Trail with Cape Mendocino on the far left and Mattole Beach on the right
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0363 Panorama video of small surf on Mattole Beach as we begin our hike on the Lost Coast Trail
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0365 Hiking the beach on the Lost Coast Trail with Cape Mendocino on the far left and Mattole Beach on the right
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0376 Zoomed-in view of Cape Mendocino and Sugarloaf Island from Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast Trail
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0379 Footprints on the dark beach sand and the nearshore rocks south of Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast Trail
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0384 Mussels and Barnacles on one of the large rocks along the shore south of Mattole Beach on the Lost Coast Trail
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0389 At low tide, the rocks are encrusted with mussels and covered with clinging seaweed on the Lost Coast Trail
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0396 Panorama shot looking north toward the Mattole Beach Trailhead and Cape Mendocino on the Lost Coast Trail
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0432 Danger! Poison Oak and ticks abound on the slopes above the beach on the Lost Coast Trail
