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Got completely turned around on the Lost Coast Trail in California last fall
The tide tables were wrong by over an hour and I had to scramble up a cliff with my pack on. Now I double check three different sources for any coastal hike. How do you guys verify your tide info?
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vera1959d ago
Oh man, that's scary! I got caught once too and now I always check the official NOAA site and a local surf report.
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john_fisher9d ago
My NOAA check is now a full morning ritual. Takes longer than making coffee.
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jana8819d ago
Relying on those sites can make you too soft. I learned more from getting caught in that surprise squall last spring than any forecast ever taught me. Sometimes you just have to read the water and the sky yourself, feel the wind shift. Checking a screen removes you from the real experience.
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