Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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an elk enjoying the view
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elks are commonplace
THE END OF THE ROAD
Look at the map of California and you’ll see one highway or another hugging the
coastline most of the way from Mexico to Oregon. Then suddenly, up near Cape
Mendocino, a 70-mile (112km) stretch of roadless coastal wilderness unfolds.
Between the teeny northern Californian communities of Rockport and Petrolia, this
so-called ‘Lost Coast’ escaped development thanks to its topography, so
relentlessly rugged that California’s highway engineers headed for the hills,
rerouting Highway 1 inland to avoid the coastal cliffs.