There are some great bits - the coastal 1 is generally in excellent condition, it's the roads inland and out on the LC that are variable. The lost coast is the bit of Humboldt that includes the King ranges - it's bypassed by the 1 and 101 which turn in after Rockport. Apparently the cartographers / road builders got that far and thought 'fuck that, we'll go around!' It's an incredibly rugged mix of broken tarmac, dirt, huge drop offs, cold ocean breezes on the coast and blazing hot gangster weed grows inland. Humboldt county in general feels pretty lawless. It's an interesting spot.
When I was there it was full of grumpy ageing hippies growing weed. Strangers not welcome, because they might be narcs. Nobody's chatty in the coffee shops in Garberville. And they're paranoid about low-flying planes.
Yeah since weed went legal in CA, there is no enforcement, even the Feds seem to have given up. It's seriously wild west, if swapping horses for lifted diesel pickups. Quite the scene.
There are some great bits - the coastal 1 is generally in excellent condition, it's the roads inland and out on the LC that are variable. The lost coast is the bit of Humboldt that includes the King ranges - it's bypassed by the 1 and 101 which turn in after Rockport. Apparently the cartographers / road builders got that far and thought 'fuck that, we'll go around!' It's an incredibly rugged mix of broken tarmac, dirt, huge drop offs, cold ocean breezes on the coast and blazing hot gangster weed grows inland. Humboldt county in general feels pretty lawless. It's an interesting spot.