May 28, 2008 at 9:16 pm
by bruce
· Filed under attractions, backpacking, history, parks
The 122-foot square topsail schooner Lynx, an interpretation of a privateer or naval schooner from the War of 1812, was at Point Cabrillo Light Station this week posing for publicity photos. Accompanied by a 47-foot motor life boat from the U.S. Coast Guard Noyo Station in Fort Bragg, the Lynx crew manuevered on calm seas back in forth behind the lighthouse May 28 for a half dozen photographers taking photos to be used to promote Point Cabrillo’s centennial planned for 2009. The Lynx is fitted with period ordnance and flies pennants and flags from the 1812 era making her one of the first ships to defend our freedom. Her crew wears period uniforms and operate the ship in keeping with the maritime traditions of early 19th Century America.
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April 12, 2007 at 6:54 pm
by bruce
· Filed under backpacking, hikes
My backpacking pals Wild Bill, The Duke and I have had fewer backpacks than usual last year because of Wild Bill’s knee surgery.
Although a good part of the season was past and The Duke was out of town, Wild Bill and I got out to the Lost Coast (my third trip there, his second) for a three-nighter.
The Lost Coast Trail is 28 miles long, from Shelter Cove, California in the south to the Mattole (pronounced ma-toll) River in the North. Driving north on Highway 1, we turned off at the Honeydew exit and followed the road through Humboldt Redwoods State Park about 35 miles over the King Mountain Range to the trailhead at the mouth of the Mattole River where we camped the first night.
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