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Jay Wilkerson BPL Member
PostedApr 6, 2009 at 8:10 pm

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Mattole River Trailhead

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Mattole River

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River meets Ocean with three bobbing seal!!

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Open coast line

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Thank goodness for lowtide!!!

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Punta Gorda Lighthouse

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Parker in the Lighthouse

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Two worlds: Lush stream into ocean!!

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Into the sand dunes

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Wind swept beach

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Me and my son had a great time car camping and backpacking to the Punta Gorda lighthouse and camping at the Log Castles eating Mac N cheese and samores… For me life does not get better!!!!

Jay Wilkerson BPL Member
PostedApr 7, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Hey Cary, I tried from the beach with soft shell sand crabs and the river with some lures-NO LUCK.. It was just to windy!!! But my son caught a Alligator lizard- he was very happy!

-Jay

Denis Hazlewood BPL Member
PostedApr 7, 2009 at 4:31 pm

What a great trip for you and your son. The Punta Gorda Lighthouse is a good distance for a relaxed trip.

I'm leading a trip from Mattole to Shelter Cove, the first week in June. I hope we have weather as nice as you got.

Whale off Spanish Creek on the Lost Coast
Whale Spouting off Spanish Creek on the Lost Coast

Ken Helwig BPL Member
PostedApr 7, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Nice one Jay. Looks like Parker was having a good time! Key.

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