https://pmags.com/tahoe-rim-trail-and-the-collegiate-loop Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://pmags.com/tahoe-rim-trail-and-the-collegiate-loop#comment-636869 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:15:56 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=16542#comment-636869 Cool article and one I hoped you’d write. Now that you have, can you please take it down before they implement permits to deal with the crowds? 😉

]]> https://pmags.com/tahoe-rim-trail-and-the-collegiate-loop#comment-636650 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:10:06 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=16542#comment-636650 I did the Lost Coast Trail hike in Northern California in May of last year. There is a North (50 miles roundtrip) and south section (60 miles roundtrip) so I parked in the middle and did both of them as out and back hikes for 4 nights each. The sections are totally different from each other. The north is more popular, all within 100′ of sea level, involving beach/rock walking and not getting caught in high tides. The south is constantly up and down and through forests with ocean views. It can be done most of the year (with rain gear) and you get a permit on arrival – along with a rental bear can if you don’t have one. I saw a gray whales heading north, elk in the southern section and snakes. Most people just go one way and use a shuttle, but this worked great for me. It’s about 5 hours north of San Francisco.

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