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If you ever want to get away completely, visit the Lost Coast of California.
In Humboldt County, head south on Rt. 211 from Fortuna, towards the ocean.
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You'll follow a winding, narrow almost-one-lane road for about 30 miles before you reach the Pacific, and you'll be lucky if you pass a single car.
Be sure to fill up before you go because you'll be almost completely on your own.
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The Lost Coast gets it's name from the fact that Rt. 1 and Rt. 101 completely bypass this section of about 100 miles of shoreline.
Except for signs of ranching and an occasional hamlet you would think you were the only person on this lovely, godforsaken planet. |
Camping at the mouth of the Mattole River, I had the whole Pacific to myself that night.
In fact, the only person that I met was a man who told me he had escaped there from LA's fast paced life twenty years before. |
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Continuing the next day, I dipped back and forth from coastline to hills and tree-lined meadows along this roller coaster road.
And of course, I stopped for every scene that caught my eye.
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Have a great week,
Todd
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