Hike:Big Basin
Length: 20ish miles
Difficulty: Medium
Hikers: James, Dempsey
Date: March

So James and I had Thursday off and we headed 60 miles down the coast to hike in Big Basin. Big Basin is a Redwood forest right off Highway 1 just after Pescadero on the Coast. When we got down there the parks campgrounds were closed. So we had to park the car on the side of the road, write a fake note about the car breaking down and how we were gonna pick it up tomorrow.

So we walked into the park and I bought a trail map from a ranger. It was kinda sketchy because our packs were larger then your normal day hikers but they didnt say anything. So we started in the woods.

The hike started with a side trail along a hillside and led down to a creek where they took out the bridge. We took off our shoes waded across and continued. This was a blessing because most people were not willing to cross it, so we only saw one person the entire day.
We hiked along the water and up to the top of a few ridges. After about 7 miles we found this great view and took a break and a quick nap. From there we headed to some waterfalls and finally a grove of redwood trees to hang our hammocks to camp. For dinner I had made spicy chicken and combined the chicken with a rice dish from Osha, we were spoiled. It got pitch black and we crashed out in the hammocks. IT WAS SO COLD!

In the morning we ate some trail mix, eggs, fruit ect. and headed back. The hike was easy for the most part being down hill most of the way. The new trail we were on was covered with fallen trees and dropped us back off at the waterfall with a different great view of the falls. From there it was a straight 6 or 7 mile shot back to the car. But then it started raining and didnt stop until after we finshed but it didnt matter, we were having a blast. At the entrances deposit box we left $10 and a note saying we got stuck in the forest and had to camp.

We get back to the car. It wasn't towed and there was no ticket. Pretty succesful trip I would have to say.