The Lost Coast

Over Labor Day weekend last September, Stephanie and I backpacked the Lost Coast. Incredibly, it was our first true backpacking trip—you know, the kind where you carry a tent, a sleeping bag, and enough food to stay alive—in five years. Almost immediately after we got back, Stephanie left for France, and I followed a week later. Since then, life got real busy, and I haven’t had the time to post any photos—til now.

Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) at the Mattole Trailhead — We started hiking in the fog

Following footsteps in the sand along the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Following footsteps in the sand

View from the Punta Gorda Lighthouse on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — View from inside the abandoned Punta Gorda Lighthouse

Trail along the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Rugged lost coastline

Tight crossing on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Neat rock formation; tight crossing

Our campsite on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Easily our coolest campsite, ever

Fellow backpackers on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Backpackers in the mist

Looking back along the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Looking back from whence we came

Early evening light on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Early evening light; the next day’s hike ahead

Early morning on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Accidental black and white (before sunrise)

Bear tracks in the sand on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — So that’s why we brought the bear can

Footsteps in the sand on the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — Twenty-four miles, mostly in the sand

Stephanie and Justin at the end of the Lost Coast (King Range National Conservation Area) — The obligatory “after”

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