Darlingtonia Bog, Far Northern California

After months of lockdown and the paralyzing depression that surrounds it, I am back at creating new travel opportunities for those of us with mobility issues.

This quarter mile walk is a little known treasure on Hwy 199 near Gasquet California. I have stopped here many times over the years on the long haul north. This is from my visit in August 2020. (Note: you will probably want to know that this was a very lightly used trail and every one was masked and used distancing .)

Find my small walk at https://cms.izi.travel/ and search for Gasquet, CA, or go to https://izi.travel/en/browse/8f82782a-2b92-478f-8f74-d542e1b8d16b

Please let me know about your online experience, and if you have tried the Izi app let me know how it worked for you.

This walk is dedicated to Pete. I was thinking about him as I developed the walk knowing that he loved to armchair travel. I wish he had been able to "walk" it.

Comments

Unknown said…

Wow, looks like fun. It is now on my list of places to go.

August 31, 2020 at 3:40 PM

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