Blogs from Petrolia, California, United States, North America

Chris and I got up about 5:30am to start the long drive, picking up three of our friends along the way to driving to Black Sands Beach trailhead in Shelter Cove- a good five hour drive all by itself. We only stopped in Willits for a brief lunch at a Mexican restaurant before getting more gas and continuing our drive. The other four people not in our car were also making good time. We arrived at the trailhead just in time for our 1:30pm shuttle with Lost Coast Adventures. The plan was to leave our cars here at the Black Sands trailhead, shuttle north, and then backpack the 26mi towards our cars over the next four days. The shuttle ride itself was a long, windy 2 hours across mountain roads- many dirt and strewn with rubble. ... read more

Kate here again... Just checking in to give a shout out to our blog peeps. We don't have any new pictures just yet, though we took a few down at the beach at the mouth of the Mattole River. The dogs enjoyed the ocean very much. We've been relaxing at my Mom's house, and I've been showing Shay around the area where I grew up here in Southern Humboldt. Today we carried a half-dozen pieces of plywood flooring into the house for my Mom. Woohoo fun. This weekend is the annual 4th of July BBQ (not always observed exactly on the 4th of July) at the Mattole Grange. Mmmm mmm good bbq beef roasts and slow-cooked beans. We're going to depart for our 4 day backpacking trip on the Lost Coast on Weds July 5th. We ... read more