Valerie Norton<p>Day 5 meant facing up to more trail that hadn't been worked since a tough winter. I managed it, a bit of road walk, and unexpected dry camping that I was perfectly prepared for.<br /><a href="https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/lost-coast-king-crest-to-spanish-ridge.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">valhikes.blogspot.com/2023/05/</span><span class="invisible">lost-coast-king-crest-to-spanish-ridge.html</span></a><br /><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hiking</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/backpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>backpacking</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/trekking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trekking</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/ridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ridge</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/KingRangeWilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KingRangeWilderness</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/solohiker" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solohiker</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Humboldt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Humboldt</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/KingRangeNationalConservationArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KingRangeNationalConservationArea</span></a></p>