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OTG's First Ever Trail Run: Lost Coast 4x4 Trail (May 20-23)

genesis712

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So glad to be a part of this trail run! Was lovely meeting all of you. We had a great time!
Thanks Ben for putting this together and introducing us to these awesome folks!

Now lets plan our next trail run!

Quick pic from the trip (missing a few folks though)

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nckwltn

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After many hours, many miles, a handful of stops, we made it back to SoCal from Arcata. The warm temperatures are a welcomed change :)


As we were pulling onto our street I got a "Thanks Dad for taking us on this road trip" from my oldest. Thanks everyone for a great trip, it was enjoyed by all!
 

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After many hours, many miles, a handful of stops, we made it back to SoCal from Arcata. The warm temperatures are a welcomed change :)


As we were pulling onto our street I got a "Thanks Dad for taking us on this road trip" from my oldest. Thanks everyone for a great trip, it was enjoyed by all!

Hey Nick,

It was a pleasure meeting you and the rest of the fam-- and anytime you can get that sort of compliment from an 8yo, you must be doing something right! I hope the extended-weekend adventure made for a memorable birthday.

And I assume no issues with the rig in Arcata-- Driving through the main drag in Eureka, did you see what I was talking about? :oops:
 

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Very fun adventure and great group of people. Here is a link to some photos for you to enjoy -


Until we meet again -

Craig King
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Thanks for posting Craig @Craigoh !! I see you made it over to the Rockefeller Forest in Bull Flat. What did you think? I ran into Ger and Dean at the Giant tree on my way back home.
 

KRJ

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All -

We had a really terrific time discovering the Lost Coast and enjoyed meeting everyone. Props to Ben for putting the event together and being a great guide! Looking forward to exploring more OTG routes!

-- Link to some photos (mainly pets) below. Will keep this open for a few weeks. Feel free to let me know if you'd like anything removed.

-- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DdkE2D9zpWJWU3jSB48y2ILoJ1yHMOvZ?usp=sharing
 

Swlands

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After the trip I headed up to Fern Canyon which was fairly crowded, but fun to see, then headed across 299, then down a Trail Guides route to hwy 36 and I camped on a forest road off 36 at a lower elevation so I didn't freeze. I have seen a lot of burned forest in Mendocino, but it is still worth exploring. There is a LOT of territory.
Here is a link to my Google drive with some pics. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19cT-n2ke_7lo7Y5U22WyF5BfW_k1VFoe?usp=sharing

I had a great time - I hope we can meet again on other trips. I get surgery in a week and it will likely be July before I can get to traveling again, but my personal goal was to meet people to share trips with, so I will keep you posted when I am free to go.

When we hiked south of the Punta Gorda lighthouse we spied a waterfall in the hills- here are the pics of it:

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@Swlands

Thanks for posting the waterfalls pix Steve! So it sounds like they repaired the road out to Gold Bluffs beach? If you're up for a bit of a fright story, google "fern canyon cougar attack". I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I gather these sort of things don't bother you!

It was great to have you as my camp mate and traffic controller for my "video shoots". Can't wait to see photos from more of you adventures!
 

nckwltn

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And I assume no issues with the rig in Arcata-- Driving through the main drag in Eureka, did you see what I was talking about? :oops:

**Thought I sent this a few days ago**

No issues in Arcata, and I'm glad we didn't stay where I had planned in Eureka. Although, I think the southern end of Eureka would have been better than the down-town option.
 

Swlands

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I could not even tell where the road had been blocked. The parking lot was overflowing - I had to park on the side of the road. Any mountain lions would have been far far away. Also I think I would do as the guy in that story did - stuff my arm in his mouth and then try and go for his eyes.

Too bad I gave away my old bush knife - I had one the size of Crocodile Dundee's. All I have currently is a box cutter. But the handle fell off that old knife and I gave it to a friends kid a few years ago as he was teaching Berkeley kids wilderness survival skills and he made his own bows and arrows and knife handles. I don't regret giving it away - I just think it might be time to get another one.
 

jiaming.chen

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Super nice trail run! It's great to meet everyone and get to know each other during this fun trip! We got home on Monday 8pm, haha long drive back to SoCal. But what we experienced is definitely worth the travel!
We took some 360 photos and videos. It's gonna take some editing before I can share all of them in MP4 format. But here's one I uploaded in YouTube for fun:
I'll upload raw files in an online location and share later.

Cheers!
 

nckwltn

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We took some 360 photos and videos. It's gonna take some editing before I can share all of them in MP4 format. But here's one I uploaded in YouTube for fun:
The 360 video is great, looking forward to seeing more!
 

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Here is a link to a wee video I did......


Enjoy, Happy memories indeed.

Thanks for posting Ger! Really enjoyed it, and now that you're taking clips longer than 3 seconds (yah I'm talking about the October Lost Coast trip!), it's coming out much better! I started working on a video edit as well, but with all the footage I have, it may end up being a 2 parter :)
 
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