Although your hiking is supposed to end in 2 hours, any side trail you may interested to go would make you end up wandering in the wild forests for more than 5 hours or so. It is possible you may get hungry and not any food available near by. So definitely it is better to add some packed food into your list of hiking equipment. Though several people says that, there is no need to have a hiking stick, those who suffer for the delight in the backwoods due to knee injury or aches they come across the hills by carrying heavy loads which will lay some extra pressure on their weak knees. You will be happy to end up with the endearing feet with the help of hiking sticks. You can choose for a horse ride with boating where you can see whales. Don't forget to take the lunch along with you when you are going to see the whales. Moreover within 20-30 minutes driving you can see lot of grape wines which will be quite pleasurable and wonderful, most of them in Elk. Mendocino being the next stop is a village area which is surrounded three sides by the coastal region. In order to debar the same mistake again and again as a hiker, you have to keep the safety rule on making hiking gear as well as camping. The basic regulation that hiking always have is to minimize the hiking as well as camping weight of the backpack. If you carry only lightweight substances then it will be very easy for you to halt and go around and enjoy and you will also be quite comfortable. You may be laboring with a heavy burden filled with many sorts of trinkets, which may include a first-aid kit that is worth starting a third-world hospital, while a skinny wanderer may breeze past you carrying a slender pack that may be of half the weight you are carrying. This is unfair, you may whine. Shoe, socks Though no need of special branded shoes or socks for hiking purpose is needed, there are sample things that need to be checked out. As far as socks mentioned, it is advised that you try to get those that are of a blend of synthetic like acrylic or coolmax. In order to absorb the sweat away from the foot, this synthetic is the efficient one.