Mendocino Coastal Trail

In the mid 1970s, California went on a buying spree, purchasing land along the coast, trying to connect parks and so forth. It was smart. Mendocino Coastal Trail is made up from land tracts that the state bought in 1974. It is gorgeous, protected, undeveloped land. Its worth is as undeniable as it is obvious. Now Arnold Schwartzenegger's administration has suggested selling some of California's State Park land, including smaller parks like this (and Mt. Diablo, the East Bay peak near where I grew up). It is a totally obscene idea.