California Coastal Trail | KCET
From the carefree beaches of San Diego through the rugged, dramatic coastlines to the North, California has been building a trail, over 1,000 miles in length, within sight, sound, or smell of the ocean. It's a massive undertaking, and while work continues, much has been done. Follow KCET all summer long as we travel up the SoCal coast from the U.S.-Mexico border to Sonoma County. If you happen to also visit -- and we're sure you will -- let us know on social media with a thought, photo, or video by hashtagging it with #myCAcoast.
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California Coastal Trail
The Sea Ranch community is renowned for it's unique architecture and for being the first development to fully embrace the concept of "living lightly on the land."
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California Coastal Trail
The creation of the Kashia Coastal Reserve in Sonoma County restored ownership of tribal land to the Kashia people, decades after it was taken away from them.
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California Coastal Trail
Many people don't know that Russians had a settlement just two hours north of San Francisco.
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California Coastal Trail
The Kortum Trail, named after legendary activist Bill Kortum, offers stark views of the shore and rolling hills of the Sonoma coast.
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One of the original counties established when California became a state in 1850, Sonoma is home to some of the state's best coastal trails.
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Sonoma County is home to some of the state's most stunning coastal terrain -- from cloistered coves to pygmy forests.
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California Coastal Trail
Suspicions of Russian influence in North America go back over 200 years, when Russia sought to dominate the West Coast.
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California Coastal Trail
For 30 years, arrivals to this Pacific gateway to the American Dream were subject to invasive medical exams and intense interrogations.
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California Coastal Trail
Formed in 1850 as one of the original 27 counties of California, Marin County is a wealth of protected areas, from the Point Reyes National Seashore to Samuel P. Taylor State Park.
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California Coastal Trail
Overseeing Sequoia, Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Park in the early 1900s, African American men in "Buffalo Soldier" regiments were some of the state’s first National Park Rangers.
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