Having not done a real hike since November, it seemed the perfect time to launch myself on ~40 miles over 3 days backpacking.
Day 1 started in old growth redwoods, passed remains of homesteading, then climbed past a selection of trees to one of the old growth redwood backpacking camps.
Day 2 wasn't far, but had excursions to make it longer than the first. Out along Hanson Ridge and up to the fire lookout on Grasshopper Mountain and one that shall simply be known simply as The Excursion.
Day 3 was the longest of them all, but also the most single track trail, the most old growth. Oh, yeah, and the most downhill. A little river and creek and lots of trees.
Just posting this because I was amused while waiting to the stoplight. Did they just get tired of answering that question? #Humboldt #HumboldtCounty #AproposOfNothing
THACKER PASS AND THE UGLY TRADITION OF EXTRACTION WITHOUT INDIGENOUS PERMISSION
By Tokata Iron Eyes
Peehee mu'huh (or #ThackerPass, as it’s known in English), a sensitive wilderness area located in what is now called #HumboldtCounty, #Nevada, sits on the ancestral homelands of the #Paiute and #Shoshone peoples. Right now, these lands are threatened by a #lithium mining project being developed by a company called #LithiumNevada, a subsidiary of #LithiumAmericasCorp .
Throwback to this idyllic path to the cliff edge at #SueMegStatePark, in Trinidad, California. This little 'secret path' is what makes campsite 105 so special.
Waking up to sunrays piecing the marine layer fog drifting through the cypress canopy, the crashing ocean beyond the cliffs a few steps away, and campfire smoke. My kind of morning.
@mlaursen There is a little bit of a history behind this Mastodon Instance. SMUG stands for "Sequoia Macintosh Users Group" It was a BBS operated using #FirstClass server in #HumboldtCounty, #California. It went offline a very long time ago. I found the original domain (htan.org) bought it and now we are here. ❤️ 😎 Attached are some images from the original #sysop SMUGgler's was the first online experience I had at home as a young little nerd. 🤓