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• California Beaches Photo Tour "Beaches are one of the most popular travel activities and California is the Best Place to see them." Well done, comprehensive site on California beaches by Debbie Stock.

 

 

• Ocean View "...a study of coastal lifestyle as an extension of the greater Sunshine State mythology that has drawn industry, wealth and population to California since the turn of the century." A cultural history shown through the eyes of artists and phtographers.

 

 

• Northern California Beaches Hiking Guide with Pictures and Maps California National Parks Guides "...uncovers of the best spots to watch wildlife and hike along California's Pacific and Lost Coast." Check out the photo galleries, they're great!

 

 

• Establishment of the California Coastal National Monument by Presidential Proclamation with photos, fact sheet and map

 

 

• GORP's California Coastal Trail, Rainforest to desert, and everything in between by Bob Lorentzen and Richard Nichols

 

 

• Millions of Steps for the Coast-Long Trail from the Coastal Conservancy's online edition of Coast & Ocean, Volume 12, Number 3, Autumn 1996 with Notes from Barbara Johnson's Journal

 

 

• Bookwaves (Words on Books) for KZYX by Tony Miksak, walking the California Coastal Trail with Coastwalk

 

 

• California Wild's Four Seasons of Naturalist's Almanac has much seasonal information about what to watch for along the coast

 

 

• Following Trails, Coast & Ocean, Spring 1997

 

 

• Havoc and Help to the Coastal Trail, Coast & Ocean, Summer 1997

 

 

• Entertainments - a collection of original observations such as poetry, photos and journals, by COASTWALK participants

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Pictures

• Wildflowers of Southern California, A photographic gallery of the chaparral
• The National Coast Association's Slide Show on the West Coast Trail. Select the California Coastal Trail and be patient.

 

 

County by County from North to South (clickable map)

• Del Norte
• Redwood National and State Parks

 

 

• The Aleutian Goose Festival is part of the non-profit SOAR (Scenic Ocean And Redwoods) Project

 

 

• Pamela Noel's Coastwalk Story

 

 

• The Pacific Ocean can be enjoyed the entire 49-mile length of Del Norte County

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Humboldt
• Lost Coast Backpack, Sinkyone Wilderness, July 22-30 Photos by Don Nierlich

 

 

• GORP's Lost Coast Romance, Hiking the California Coastal Trail through the wilds of Humboldt County, by Bob Lorentzen and Richard Nichols

 

 

• Envisioning a Humboldt Bay Shoreline Trail, The dream is clear--now a plan is needed, by Julie Brush, Coast & Ocean, Spring 1997

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Mendocino
• Jughandle Trail Virtual Hike

 

 

• The On-Line Trailhead for the Ten Mile Coastal Trail

 

 

• State Parks of the Mendocino Coast with trail maps

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Sonoma
• Coastwalk Dayhike, Sonoma County, March 26, 2000 Photos by Linda Wilson

 

 

• Bodega Marine Reserve

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Marin
• Coastwalking in Marin County

 

 

• Dillon Beach's Unstable Dunes by Gordy Slack, California Wild, Fall 1999

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• San Francisco
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• San Francisco, a poem by Barbara Marysdaughter

 

 

• San Francisco Bay Trail

 

 

• San Francisco Bay Trail Update Coast & Ocean, Spring 1997

 

 

• San Mateo
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest
• Santa Cruz
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest
• Monterey
• The Ventana Wilderness

 

 

• Pelican Network's Big Sur Hiking Trails and Carmel Hiking

 

 

• Point Lobos State Reserve

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, Reclaiming the waterfront for people and wildlife, by Tim Jensen, Coast & Ocean, Spring 1997

 

 

• San Luis Obispo
• Museum of Natural History Morro Bay State Park

 

 

• Montana de Oro State Park and Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Preserve from Sierra Club San Luis Obispo

 

 

• Pecho Coast Trail, New pathway on a long-lost coast, by Linda Locklin, Coast & Ocean, Summer 1997

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Santa Barbara
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• Ventura
• Coastwalk Hikes the Backbone Trail by Richard Nichols

 

 

• Points of Interest, Backbone Trail, Santa Monica Mountains by Jane Strong

 

 

• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• COASTWALK Day Hike to Ormond Beach by Jane Strong

 

 

• Los Angeles
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest

 

 

• COASTWALK Hikes the Backbone Trail by Richard Nichols

 

 

• Points of Interest, Backbone Trail, Santa Monica Mountains by Jane Strong

 

 

• COASTWALK Day Hike McBride Trail, Palos Verdes Peninsula by Jane Strong

 

 

• COASTWALK Day Hike from Nicholas Canyon County Beach to Leo Carrillo State Park by Jane Strong

 

 

• County of Thalassic Angels, a poem by Barbara Marysdaughter

 

 

• Linking Megalopolis with the Wild, The Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail, by Ruth Taylor Kilday, Coast & Ocean, Spring 1997

 

 

• Orange
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest
• San Diego
• Lucy Kortum's Points of Historical Interest