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Nice photos MeefZah! We're upon a great time of year to explore Humboldt and the surrounding counties.
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04-25-2018, 01:07 AM
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Nice photos MeefZah! We're upon a great time of year to explore Humboldt and the surrounding counties.
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Indeed! We have to get together at some point and do some exploring!
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04-25-2018, 11:45 AM
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Indeed! We have to get together at some point and do some exploring!
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Absolutely man! Sorry I've been incredibly swamped in my final year at HSU. Graduating here in about 2-3 weeks.
I've got some family coming up to stay for a bit and then I've got a small trip to a fire lookout in OR about the 3rd week of May or so. I've still got your number saved so I'll hit you up soon.
Hope all is well!
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Absolutely man! Sorry I've been incredibly swamped in my final year at HSU. Graduating here in about 2-3 weeks.
I've got some family coming up to stay for a bit and then I've got a small trip to a fire lookout in OR about the 3rd week of May or so. I've still got your number saved so I'll hit you up soon.
Hope all is well!
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Sounds good. I think I lost your number though. Resend it?
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06-30-2018, 10:32 PM
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Wife and I are planning a trip up to bring the kids to the grandparents house in Arcata in a few weeks.
Do you have directions for this trail specifically? I looked around and most searches reference an OHV/Motorcycle trail that looks super thin, and this pic is awesome. Would love to check it out while we're up there.
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07-01-2018, 05:40 AM
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Wife and I are planning a trip up to bring the kids to the grandparents house in Arcata in a few weeks.
Do you have directions for this trail specifically? I looked around and most searches reference an OHV/Motorcycle trail that looks super thin, and this pic is awesome. Would love to check it out while we're up there.
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I do. Take 36 East to Mad River Rock Lookout road, which intersects at the top of a hill on the south side of 36, just west of the community of Mad River. Be aware there is construction on 36 and it is closed through the week. You may want to check out California's Road site for details and times of the closure. Go south on Mad River Rock Lookout road until it dead-ends, and that is the beginning of the trail. The trail will wind South and West and eventually will come out on East Van Duzen River Road.
Running it this direction puts you going downhill on the trickiest parts. If you run it the other way, from East Van Duzen River Road, some up hills can be fairly sketchy especially if they are really wet or really dry and loose. I also don't have a good landmark to access the trail off of East Van Duzen River Road. I have it waymarked in my GPS, but there's no signs or other indicators, it's just a small dirt path that goes into some bushes from that end.
Be sure and post some pictures in this thread if you go!
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I do. Take 36 East to Mad River Rock Lookout road, which intersects at the top of a hill on the south side of 36, just west of the community of Mad River. Be aware there is construction on 36 and it is closed through the week. You may want to check out California's Road site for details and times of the closure. Go south on Mad River Rock Lookout road until it dead-ends, and that is the beginning of the trail. The trail will wind South and West and eventually will come out on East Van Duzen River Road.
Running it this direction puts you going downhill on the trickiest parts. If you run it the other way, from East Van Duzen River Road, some up hills can be fairly sketchy especially if they are really wet or really dry and loose. I also don't have a good landmark to access the trail off of East Van Duzen River Road. I have it waymarked in my GPS, but there's no signs or other indicators, it's just a small dirt path that goes into some bushes from that end.
Be sure and post some pictures in this thread if you go!
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Perfect directions, thanks. Even if we don't bring the 4runner maybe I can borrow my father in laws 4x4 Nissan Titan and give it a go. Either way I'll be sure to keep these details in my off road travel book as a "must see" one of these days.
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Well, I was sort of surprised to find this thread. Recently bought an 04 Limited. I have basically no auto mechanic experience, almost no offroad experience, but I bought this 4runner to help gain both of those. I grew up in Arcata, lived in Ferndale for a while, and now live in Eureka.
I'd really like to find more people in this area who can point me towards some decent trails, and even go out exploring with. And honestly, if anyone needs an extra set of hands on a car project, I'd love to help out just to gain some experience.
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Well, I was sort of surprised to find this thread. Recently bought an 04 Limited. I have basically no auto mechanic experience, almost no offroad experience, but I bought this 4runner to help gain both of those. I grew up in Arcata, lived in Ferndale for a while, and now live in Eureka.
I'd really like to find more people in this area who can point me towards some decent trails, and even go out exploring with. And honestly, if anyone needs an extra set of hands on a car project, I'd love to help out just to gain some experience.
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Welcome. I'm in Washington this week but I'm around after that; lets go take an easy run.
FYI, I live in Eureka/ Cutten now, we moved to a bigger place 2 months ago.
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Welcome. I'm in Washington this week but I'm around after that; lets go take an easy run.
FYI, I live in Eureka/ Cutten now, we moved to a bigger place 2 months ago.
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Thanks for the welcome. I'm actually driving up to Washington and BC at the end of August. It's going to be my 4Runner's first long trip.
I'd love to hit up something pretty easy once you're back.
Also, nice pics. Photography is also one of my bigger hobbies, and a big reason I want to get into offroading/overlanding.
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Thanks for the welcome. I'm actually driving up to Washington and BC at the end of August. It's going to be my 4Runner's first long trip.
I'd love to hit up something pretty easy once you're back.
Also, nice pics. Photography is also one of my bigger hobbies, and a big reason I want to get into offroading/overlanding.
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BC is awesome, we went to Alaska last year and initially thought BC was just a place to get through... now we want to go back. Infinitely better than AK.
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Thanks for posting all those great pictures. I was born and raised in so hum and not too many other people have seen some of the places you have shown. In 2015 we relocated the shop to Grants Pass. Keep on exploring and be careful out there at different times of the year.
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Thanks for posting all those great pictures. I was born and raised in so hum and not too many other people have seen some of the places you have shown. In 2015 we relocated the shop to Grants Pass. Keep on exploring and be careful out there at different times of the year.
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Added a light bar behind my grille, and went out to the north jetty to grab a few pics. Stopped and then damn near got stuck in the loose sand just before the water but not actually on the waveslope; had to claw it out in 4 LO and rock back and forth a few times. There were a few other people out there and it was kind of embarrassing, really.  Number 1 rule in loose sand - don't effing stop!
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