Backpacking on the beach of the Left Coast (w/BK9/16 content!!)

[Eero]

A couple of weeks ago I took a 4 day trip backpacking down the beach on the coast of Washington State. Good times. My BK9 was used for everything from hacking trails to food prep. My BK16 was the champ of the trip though. Fell in love with it's size/balance/bushcraft/food prep abilities.

Before we left for the 2hr drive to the trailhead I went to feed a friends horse and the the deer were all glued to the salt lick. Kinda crapy iPone pic but you get the idea.

took my 16. love this knife. never really could get into the grip color. I need to make some orange scales.

japanese tsunami garbage is visible on the beach (orange float). Mostly what I found was bottles and food trash. Small stuff. Some guy hiked by me one day wish a massive float lashed to his back. Seemed quite a lot of effort for a plastic piece of junk that may or may not be radioactive!

I built a makeshift tarp shelter to create some shade on the beach. Got fried by the sun the first day. Not my best tarp I ever built but pretty good for 15min.

Self-portrait

bacon!

dead seal.

Trail was very muddy. Never seen it dry so I just hike in my chocos.

This tree was massive. Check out the BK9 in bottom left corner for scale reference. Big...

Stopped by this waterfall on the way home. Its not a place that the public is suppose to go because 50% of the water is diverted for hydro power at the top of the falls. Randomly though the flow can increase and wash you away if your not careful. Probably about 150' drop.

 

[Tylerxp]

Wow. Looks like an awesome trip. Thanks for the pics!

 

[Bigfattyt]

I need a beach trip. It has been years and years.

 

[tman038]

WOW those are some incredible photos! This is how a thread should be.....i need to take note. thank you for sharing. love it. that monster tree makes the 9 look so tiny... Crazy....

 

[OlDutch]

looks like a nice trip, those are some great pictures! what kind of Camera do you use?

 

[Jonny1280]

Wow. Cool thread, great pics.
Looks like a lot of fun.
What area of the coast were you at?

 

[Contagion426]

I'm from South Carolina, and I WISH our beaches looked like that! Amazing photos. It looks like you had a great time.

 

[TwinStick]

VERY cool, thanks for sharing. GREAT pics.

 

[Eero]

looks like a nice trip, those are some great pictures! what kind of Camera do you use?

I use an old casio when I hike so I don't have to worry about breaking a camera (or getting sand in it). I have a better nikon that I use for most of my pics but all the pictures in this thread are with my iPhone 4 or casio exlim 7.2mp circa 2006 camera.

Wow. Cool thread, great pics.
Looks like a lot of fun.
What area of the coast were you at?

As far northwest as you can get in the Olympic National Park close to Neah Bay.

 

[K9-Handler]

Great shots! Even the ones without the Beckers!

That purple starfish is amazing.

 

[Eero]

Great shots! Even the ones without the Beckers!

That purple starfish is amazing.

It's actually a predator...I watched it eat a hermit crab and spit out the shell! Pretty f*ing cool.

 

[tradewater]

Awesome beauty. Thanks for posting that. Never done a beach hike, but it's going on the bucket list.

 

[Murphnuge]

Eero, I'm forwarding you our bill from United Airlines. The woman was already interested in Seattle (thanks Grey's Anatomy) , but now this seals the deal. We'll be heading to Washington next year. Beautiful pix man! Y'all allow the stand-in "Warshington" correct?

 

[FAL'ER]

Eero, I'm forwarding you our bill from United Airlines. The woman was already interested in Seattle (thanks Grey's Anatomy) , but now this seals the deal. We'll be heading to Washington next year. Beautiful pix man! Y'all allow the stand-in "Warshington" correct?

Make sure you get to BeckerWest while your out here.

 

[cbach8tw]

Great pics and thanks for sharing. I may now have to take the coating off my BK9!!

 

[BaldingEagle]

Stunning!!!
You should have grabbed your 16 and skinned that seal and have it tanned.......unless it was too far gone.:barf:
Balding

 

[K9-Handler]

I may now have to take the coating off my BK9!!

Well it's about time! What have you been waiting for?

 

[FCFER]

beautiful pics man! I would love to hike a beach like that!

 

[Eero]

Eero, I'm forwarding you our bill from United Airlines. The woman was already interested in Seattle (thanks Grey's Anatomy) , but now this seals the deal. We'll be heading to Washington next year. Beautiful pix man! Y'all allow the stand-in "Warshington" correct?

Yep...be sure to get the "warssssh-ington" lingo right if your gonna make the trip. Ha. Your wife sounds like a wise woman to want to make a trip to the northwest. For people who enjoy the outdoors it's a dream here (in the summer at least!).

I'll keep posting up pictures of my adventures this summer (3 more trips on the books this month) and if you (or anybody else for that matter) wants to know how to get there I'll give directions for sure.

Stunning!!!
You should have grabbed your 16 and skinned that seal and have it tanned.......unless it was too far gone.:barf:
Balding

Too far gone.....but it did cross my mind more than once Such a waste just rotting on the beach. I guess it's food for something though.

 

[Thumper99]

Beautiful scenery. I am definately planning a beach hike for next summer. Thanks for sharing.