{"id":1942,"date":"2017-02-06T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T01:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.gpen.com\/blogs\/news\/pch-to-big-basin-redwood-forest\/"},"modified":"2017-02-06T20:21:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T01:21:00","slug":"pch-to-big-basin-redwood-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/blogs\/news\/pch-to-big-basin-redwood-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"PCH to Big Basin Redwood Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1188_2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1163_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>With aspirations of making 2017 twice as badass as 2016, we\u00a0started the year off proper with a\u00a0trek up the Pacific Coast Highway to check out some of the unbridled beauty Northern California has to offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"inline-image\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1393_1024x1024.jpg\" style=\"float: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Slightly shy of\u00a0an hour north of San Luis Obispo, Elephant Seal Vista Point\u00a0in San Simeon plays host\u00a0to\u00a0thousands of\u00a0elephant seals doing what elephant seals do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1188_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>We stocked up with some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpen.com\/collections\/apparel-headwear\/tagtype-headwear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G Beanies<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0keep our noggins warm as we marveled at the 2+ ton beasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2541_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Through curvy roads, sequoias &amp; fog, we arrived in California&#8217;s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods. Primed with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpen.com\/collections\/elite\/products\/frostburton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Frost X Burton G Pen Elite<\/a>, we\u00a0hiked the\u00a0<em>East Ridge\u00a0<\/em><em>Trail\u00a0<\/em>along\u00a0<em>Blooms Creek.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2490_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Il nostro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burton.com\/us\/en\/F17P-163371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phil Frost X Burton Tinder Backpack<\/a>\u00a0blended in nicely in the deep forest, a perfect rucksack to keep our Elite &amp; camera gear sheltered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2328_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>The Park covers 18,000 acres ranging from sea level to more than 2,000 feet elevation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2319_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Evidence of California&#8217;s winter storms affecting the whole state. Redwood debris over\u00a0<em>Blooms Creek.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2103_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Nothing tops of a beautiful hike like a gorgeous cruise through\u00a0Big Sur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2219_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more adventures this year as we continue taking G Pen worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1423_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"inline-image\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1261_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ1356_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2422_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2514_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2459_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2145_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2186_d731fcc7-95ec-4c65-8dd7-d7e017803e28_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/STZ2337_1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With aspirations of making 2017 twice as badass as 2016, we\u00a0started the year off proper with a\u00a0trek up the Pacific Coast Highway to check out some of the unbridled beauty Northern California has to offer.\u00a0 Slightly shy of\u00a0an hour north of San Luis Obispo, Elephant Seal Vista Point\u00a0in San Simeon plays host\u00a0to\u00a0thousands of\u00a0elephant seals doing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[293],"class_list":["post-1942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eu.gpen.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}