The Lost Coast Usal Road Mendocino California

A sign at the beginning of Usal road reads Road not maintained during winter months. Use at your own risk. This is the southern boundary of Californias Lost Coast, an area so steep and rugged that road building is problematical, but as a result it is one of the less spoiled parts of California. It has been heavily logged but parts are now protected and the difficult access may help with its healing.
This was shot in 1080i and deinterlaced with the JES deinterlacer. There is so much movement that it was difficult to compress so I cut it down to 720p and its still 160 MB per minute using H264 quality high. The clips shot from the moving truck show a curious double image even before deinterlacing, which makes it look out of focus. My guess is that the truck engine was vibrating the camera at just the wrong frequency but if anyone has a better explanation Id like to hear it. Its particularly evident in the last clip as the shot pans through the brush and trees and the overhanging branches at about 2:48.

Some out takes are posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkN1aQcPxOI

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[Vintage1976]

Where on the road is this footage from? Above Kenny?

[markimatang]

@Vintage1976 It’s quite a bit south of Kenny. It starts on the Usal Road just south of Shoreline Rock and the last scene is the overlook to Usal beach.

[doughnutguy82]

did you take this road in the spring ? love to go there and camp but it has always been in falland didnt look this good.

[markimatang]

@doughnutguy82 Yes, this was taken late April 2010. It’s absolutely spectacular in the spring but in April it’s still very wet, 4 WD advised. It’s still nice in May and not quite so wet. I’ll do another video this spring concentrating on the critters and flowers, but if you would like to see more of the road here are some outtakes - watch?v=AkN1aQcPxOI (The full URL is in the discription).

[12345678poopie]

i come here to go middin every year its a good spot

[Vintage1976]

@markimatang Thanks man, was up to the Lost Coast the other week.

[humanbeing524]

Nice!! Loved the ending!

[chiparoo222]

Really like your video here ! -- Thanks !

[Nash1965H]

Very nice.