August 30, 2005. This is KM Zero. This trailhead is by China Beach. There is also a campground here but we chose to camp here at the end of our trip.
The payment is through self registration. This time, we planned to spend four days on the trail so we paid for three nights camping.
The trail in the beginning is through the forest and down towards the beach.

Not so bad for KM9. This hike took us 3.5hrs.
Bear Beach Campground is our first camp for this trail. We had a nice site above the sandy area. It was a separate site, with no neighbor ad good privacy. A lot of trees too to have porper bear-proofing.

Day two is next.