Not sure what I expected for this last journey. I knew it would be the northernmost stretch to Oregon, and every leg has progressively gotten gnarlier as latitude was climbed. Gone were the sunny beaches and car-filled stretches of roadside highways. Here were instead remote dunes, mountains, and trees. Lots of trees. Redwoods taller than any living organism. Parks dedicated to them. Hotels built from them. And creating a green landscape so saturated that even the blue water filling the Pacific felt insignificant. Lumber and fishing took the place of Hollywood and suntans. We were on the final 100 miles of California coastline. And rugged applied to just about every place, thing and person, we encountered.
Unlike some other coastlines where I was embarking on the unknown, this one was known. And having seen huge waves, giant sea stacks, warning signs of what lies within at various beaches, and gaped from the various cliffs above at the vastness of it all, I was in for a doosey of a week as I attempted to tackle Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin coastline stretches.
EPIC Adventures for a Cause 2020 - originally was SC2SF but it really ended up being a random collection of crazy fun paddles. Come along for a recap of the fun.
Join us on a Cali Paddler Exploration journey along the Big Sur Coastline. 4 day, 120 miles from Monterey to Morro Bay. From socked in fog, to gorgeous sunny days. Hillsides, cliffs, dolphins and sea otters. Helpful tailwinds to horrible up-winds. And a finish for the ages!
