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My pack on the car at the trailhead. I made a real effort to try and go light this time. Though I could have shaved a few more pounds off I think the pack's total weight was just under twenty pounds. Quite a change from my usual thirty-five.
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This is the first part of the beach I saw. Even though it was spring break I didn't see too many other hikers.
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Another shot of the beach a bit further on.
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This is the Punta Gorda Lighthouse, built in 1910 and abandon in 1951. Since there were no roads in the area, all the construction materials were hauled in from a schooner stationed offshore.
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The remains of a small boat after the lost coast was done with it. Accord to a web site I found it was a 70 foot shrimp boat.
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A couple of pack-llamas. These animals seem to be very polite! When I was walking up the trail that white llama on the right was sitting right in the middle of it - but as I got closer he got out of the way 'till I passed.
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Sea lions sunning themselves on some offshore rocks. They're quite vocal infact, that night I could still hear them even though they were more than a 1/4 mile away from my camp.
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I stayed the night under that tree. It may look nice from here but there was a surprising amount of trash laying about. Still, it was sheltered from the wind and dry.
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Looking back up the coast in the morning. After spending a fairly restful night I awoke to find that the tide had come in and the surf was much higher than the day before.
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The shelter I wish I had known about the night before. It was only a little way beyond my tree.
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Looking south, down the coast towards an abandon farm.
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Some of the trail I had to contend with. Actually it wasn't as bad as I thought it my be, give the time of year. Still the muddy sections were, well, muddy.
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The abandon farm.
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Part of a jelly fish.
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This is the area I saw right before I turned around.
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Any guesses as to what this is? A buoy?
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Inside the mystery object.
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Some pictures of the lighthouse. I had more time to explore on the way back. Also, it was a great excuse to take a break from hiking into the amazingly heavy head wind.
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Looking out from the lighthouse's tower.
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Looking down from the top of the stairs in the lighthouse.
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First floor of the lighthouse.
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Looking back to the "windy corner". The wind was the incredibly strong there. I can see why most people choose to hike the Lost Coast, north to south. The combination of wet sand and strong head wind gives you quite a work out.
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