Fooled by the Dot

Day 5 - Ft Bragg to Leggett (and then on to the middle of nowhere) about 70 Miles

OK, so on my map Leggett is a dot about the same size as Santa Rosa. In real life, it’s a dot about the size of a strip mall in Santa Rosa. There’s really not much here. Just to give you an idea of how far off the beaten path I’ve strayed, the nearest Starbucks is over an hours drive away in the bustling California metropolis of Willtis (which itself is probably another 2 hours to the next sign of civilization). I was thinking of staying in Leggett – but no, the dot was deceptive. I am really in the middle of no where. Not much in the way of accommodations.

I found a general store and loaded up on some 5 gallon containers of water and food staples. Gassed up the truck on the way out of town, and decided to head out into the “Sinkyone” Wilderness State park. There’s a road – if you can call it that, more like a dirt track that takes over where highway 1 heads inland. Turns out this area was too rough to put the highway in. It’s pretty steep and a scary drive. There are signs warning that large vehicles are not recommended and that you’ll probably get stuck in the rain. No worries on that, the weather has been perfect so far. The park itself doesn’t seem to have many roads and covers 40 miles or so of California coastline. It should be fun to explore. Hopefully some good surfing beaches.

I suspect I'll be out of e-mail, WiFi, Cell-Phone and every other coverage for a few days. See you on the other side.

...as primitive as can be...