Lost Coast, October 3rd to 5th 1997.
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12 foot swell from the Gulf of Alaska broke far from shore.
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Approximate location: 39.9418563842773N / 123.966377258301W.
I found a message in a bottle!
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Approximate location: 39.9455413818359N / 123.968612670898W.
Even protected Bear Harbor was rough with even rougher waves offshore.
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Approximate location: 39.913028717041N / 123.938316345215W.
Sami Iwata was the only BASKer who came came despite the weather.
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Approximate location: 39.9129638671875N / 123.938743591309W.
Morgan Rock had waves breaking around it and blasting through the arch.
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Approximate location: 39.9181632995605N / 123.945693969727W.
The Cluster Cone rocks looked impossible to navigate through.
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Approximate location: 39.9127655029297N / 123.938827514648W.
Morgan Rock had waves breaking around it and blasting through the arch.
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Approximate location: 39.9177665710449N / 123.945182800293W.
North Rock also has waves breaking around it.
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Approximate location: 39.9187545776367N / 123.947151184082W.
Morgan Rock had waves breaking around it and blasting through the arch.
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Approximate location: 39.9177665710449N / 123.945182800293W.
Last trip here, I paddled between the last two flat rocks offshore from
Flat Ro
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Approximate location: 39.919017791748N / 123.947242736816W.
Everywhere we went we saw huge Roosevelt's elk, including these large intimidat
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Approximate location: 39.9247436523438N / 123.954879760742W.
Several creeks flowed into the beach and disapeared into the sand. As the
water
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Approximate location: 39.9441604614258N / 123.967834472656W.
We went for a walk from one campground to another at low tide around sunset.
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Approximate location: 39.9434356689453N / 123.967323303223W.
Sami did a little dance to try and make a pelikin fly in front of the sunset
to
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Approximate location: 39.9431076049805N / 123.966979980469W.
Needle Rock viewed through several of its arches.
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Approximate location: 39.9427795410156N / 123.966979980469W.
This tall thin rock was near our destination, the access to the next campground
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Approximate location: 39.9460678100586N / 123.969123840332W.
Everywhere we went we saw huge Roosevelt's elk, including these large intimidat
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Approximate location: 39.9454116821289N / 123.968612670898W.
Needle Rock viewed through several of its arches.
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Approximate location: 39.9446220397949N / 123.968269348145W.
This tall thin rock was near our destination, the access to the next campground
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Approximate location: 39.9463310241699N / 123.969299316406W.
12 foot swell from the Gulf of Alaska broke far from shore.
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Approximate location: 39.9444236755371N / 123.967498779297W.
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