4 miles of hiking • 1500' elevation gain •
The family went to the coast for an anniversary trip. Hauled the kid in a backpack up to Neahkahnie Mt. He slept most of the way up and woke in time to catch the summit views. Lots of trillium, a few salmonberry. Got rained on as we left the summit. Pleasant wet forest walking. Afterwards, we went to Devil's Cauldron for dramatic cliffside views of the ocean to the south of Short Sand Beach. I scrambled higher up a lightly used trail that nearly disappeared to an even more dramatic view to the south all the way down to Cape Lookout. Finished the day with a visit to Cove Beach and enjoyed the high tide receding and helping the kid in the sand. Great weekend getaway for a special event!
