Typically, on the Thanksgiving long weekend, we take off for a four day camping/hiking/caving trip to Lava Beds National Monument. We/I have been traveling quite a bit over the last couple months so decided to stay home and work on home and yard projects this Thanksgiving. That was the plan, but...after a couple days of doing boring home tasks and clean-ups we decided we needed to get out on a single day sortie and drive the Lost Coast Loop that has been on my list for several years.
The weather was perfect, the crowds were non-existent, and it was a great one day 12 1/2 hours of driving, site-seeing, beach combing, and photography. We left home at 4:00am and pulled into our driveway at 4:30pm.
Total drive Time: 12 1/2 Hours
Total Driving Miles From Home: 392.0
Total Lost Coast Loop Miles: 96.0
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| Temps in the high 20's as we work our way to Honeydew |
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| Hey...The Bear Flag bear on a closed campground gate |
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| The one lane bridge at Honeydew |
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| We are headed to Petrol/Ferndale |
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The General Store and Post office at Honeydew
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| Crossing the Mattole River a few miles west of Honeydew |
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| Road art |
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| The Post Office at Petrolia |
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| The road climbs up out of Petrolia and finally drops down to the coast |
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| There are several pull-outs with beach access as you get closer to Cape Mendocino |
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| We shared our lunch spot with this pelican |
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| Looking south down Humboldt's Lost Coast |
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| Beach combing |
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| The forgotten settlement of Capetown between Cape Mendocino and Ferndale |
