Redwood Visitor’s Center to Patrick’s Point
June 9: Humboldt County – Redwood Visitor’s Center to Patrick’s Point. After staying the night at Prairie Creek State Park we drove back to the Redwood Visitor’s Center and were met by our guide Everett Henkle from Arcata. We begin walking on the beach. To the east is Highway 101 and beyond it Freshwater Lagoon. After…
Patrick’s Point to ClamBeach. 13.3 miles
June 10: Humboldt County – Last night we literally dragged ourselves into camp. We were tired! Immediately after dinner everyone was in bed. But today was very different. We began our day by revisiting the “getting to resolution” agreement that we all agreed upon before starting the journey. Consensus was that we were still on track.…
Clam Beach to Manila Community Center -13.2 miles
June 11: Humboldt CountyClam Beach to Manila Community Center. 13.2 mile We know the above mileage is close to correct because yesterday we started using J Nichol’s GPS unit to track our distance as well as our speed. We awoke at Patrick’s Point to a heavy, wet fog. Fortunately our group camp had a large…
Manila to North Spit. 6 miles (12.8 incl. boat)
June 12: Humboldt County Manila Community Center to North Spit. 6 miles (12.8 with boat ride) Norm Peterson was our guide for this day. Norm has only 3% of his eyesight left so we were also accompanied by his canine helper, Peekoe. After crossing the dunes back to the beach, we did 6 miles of…
South Spit of Humboldt Harbor to Table Bluff Beach. 5.2 miles
June 13: Humboldt CountySouth Spit of Humboldt Harbor to Table Bluff Beach. 5.2 miles At noon the group assembled at the Adorni Center in downtown Eureka following our overnight home stays. With everyone washed and all our clothing laundered, we were hardly recognizable to each other. After saying our goodbyes and giving our thanks to…
Table Bluff Beach to Guthrie Creek Trailhead. 13.3 miles
June 14: Humboldt County Table Bluff Beach to Guthrie Creek Trailhead. 13.3 miles We left the relative warmth of our camp at the Ferndale Fairgrounds and met our day leader, Robert Smoak, in the crisp, breezy fog at Table Bluff Beach. Even though the tide had reached its low 2 ½ hours before, we still had…
Guthrie Creek Trailhead to Devil’s Gate
June 15: Humboldt County Guthrie Creek Trailhead to Devil’s Gate. 10.8 miles We did it! We got around False Cape. The entire schedule up to this point has pivoted on this day. To get around False Cape you need to have a low tide, the lowest minus tide you can. Our low – a minus 1.95…
Devil’s Gate to the mouth of the Mattole
June 16: Humboldt CountyDevil’s Gate to the mouth of the Mattole 8.9 miles At 9 AM we arrived back at Devils Gate and met our guide for the day. Bill McKenzie, an accountant from Eureka, started off by giving us a choice between road walking along the Mattole Road or beach waking. We split into…
A. W. Way County Park, layover day
June 17: Humboldt County A. W. Way County Park, layover day Our first full layover day was a welcome respite from the daily routine that has developed for all our walking days. Our main morning task was to partake of a fine breakfast prepared by Berti and Jo – scrambled eggs, raisin and walnut toast,…