Bay Area Backpacker
October 21st, 2008 | 
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Everything on Hiking in California
Whether you prefer the slow self-guided hiking from winery to winery or rough backcountry hiking thru spotless wilderness, tons of California hiking options await the itinerant walker like you, and should certainly be included in your backpacking checklist. But if you want to find a side of California you have never seen before, then commence with the Country's Northern Coast.
Hiking some 20 miles north of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge will expose to you a California you never knew existed. Following the Pacific Coast Road (Route 1), meander past pumpkin patches, Christmas tree farms, grazing horses, and cities right from the 1950s and at the end of it all are traditional redwood forests, craggy coastlines, picturesque vineyards, and interesting country inns.
You can take Occidental as your first stop in your long California hiking trip. A love town nestled in a redwood forest near the Russian Stream, Occidental was once a former lumber and railroad center. Now, the town is renowned for its family-style Italian trattorias.
During your stopover, you can pass the time watching whales and sportfish at Bodega Bay or try the wineries along the Russian River Wine Road. The Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve also offers great California hiking when you lose interest with the still life.
After Occidental, keep your eyes open because the next city is one of those blink-your-eyes-and-you-miss-it cities. Perched high on a cliff overlooking a mile of picturesque shore along Route 1, Elk is 20 miles south of Mendocino where migrating whales can be spotted off the coast in December when they head south and in the start of spring when they head north with their calves.
California hiking through this town feels like going back in time to nearly 100 years back when Elk was a bustling port with a thriving lumber industry and a population of 2,000. You can even make some arrangements for horseback rides, whale-watching ship trips or a picnic lunch. And, naturally, what is California hiking without a tour through the wineries? You can find fifteen these in Elk inside a 30-minute drive.
Next stop: Mendocino. This beautiful bluff-top hamlet is trapped on 3 sides by craggy coastline. Mendocino is famous for its ultra-unique architecture, reflecting the town's roots (it's early settlers were from New England).
Mendocino has the excellence of having the most beautiful main streets in America. Each shop in the four block area has a sea view. Shops? Of special note are the Book Flat with a good choice of books, Mendocino Art Center Showcase Studio featuring the work of local artists and crafters, Mendocino Chocolate Company. Renowned for its hand-crafted truffles, and a few more.
Feel a bit like in the pictures when you go California hiking in Mendocino. The town's charms have not been lost on the film industry. Starting in the silent film age, more than 50 films have been shot here, including the 6 that have received diverse Academy Awards "Johnny Belinda (1948), East of Eden (1955), and The Summer of '42 (1971).
And that ends your California hiking trip thru the North Coast. If you would like to go on, noted parks for California hiking fans include Point Reyes National Seashore, Sequoia and Kings Canyon State Parks, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, John Muir Countrywide Important Site, and lots more.
California hiking has never been this full of options.
Joseph Robertson is an eager adherent of developing a smart backpacking checklist before going on an extended hike. Finding the best hikes is certainly apart of a good backpacker's hiking essentials.
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Backpacker Magazine Gear Editor Contest Submission
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A backpack fitted with pocket(s) that are suspended on the wearer"s front side (chest) and loaded in such a way that the load in the front and the load in the back are about equal is called a bodypack. The majority of the load on a bodypack is carried by the hips.
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