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[Tomas Tierra]

The Visit with Jon was a great break on a long day of driving.

And by the way, THE TOW MISSILE IS INSANE!!!!!

Jon sent us off with some beautiful local Halibut steaks for dinner at Mattole Beach. Thanks for the fish Amigo!

The tow missile and the 2 year old:

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[Tomas Tierra]

We camped at Mattole Beach with one other camp.It was a bit breazy and cool but the stars were incredible!

I had only had Pacific halibut frozen prior to this night, and did not really no what to expect..O M G!!! It was heavenly! My wife called it a top 5 piece of fish she has ever had(and the girl eats fish), I couldn't agree more. Almost similar to a Chilean Sea Bass....The kids let us have a few bites..


The camp:

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[Tomas Tierra]

The next morning we packed up to go check out Windy Point 4-WD road. My Daughters name is Windy, so she was very excited.

The road down was a little treacherous, but not bad. Just a beautiful stretch of wild coast. From here south is the lost coast trail to Shelter Cove. Hike in only

WindyPoint:

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[Tomas Tierra]

My Daughter and I hiked the two miles or so down the hill and then down the beach to the Punta Gorda Lighthouse. It has been abandoned since 1951. What a great hike through some great coastal widflowers. Abit of a challlenge for the 8 year old but she was a champ!

The light keepers dwelling (still maintained by the BLM):

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[Tomas Tierra]

The Light House:

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From the light house:

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[Tomas Tierra]

A few shots from Windy Point Road. This part is not locked in the winter.There are a few residences past the Windy Point turn off.

The Spring currents were doing their thing:

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[Tomas Tierra]

I took this shot from the drivers seat!

Windy Point Road, Mattole Beach below:

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[Tomas Tierra]

From Mattole, we boogied up to Gold Bluffs Beach on the way to Southern OR. We spent a couple of wonderful night at Gold Bluffs. Hiking up Fern Canyon was a highlite at Gold Bluffs, along with the gigantic Elk grazing in the campground.

But the big surprise at Golds Bluff, was the Surf!!! What a cranking little beach break there! The wife and I both took turns and enjoyed very much the GLASSY CONDITIONS for two days. Free hot showers are also a bonus at Gold Bluffs.

A very Nice campground!!!

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[Tomas Tierra]

The only other guy that showed up to Surf was The local Ranger, Phil. We shared some great waves and then had a good chat about FWC's. He has an EROD model Ranger on his Ford Ranger.....Phil, are you reading this??

I referenced this site to him, hopefully we will have a new member!


A shot of Phils Rig:

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