RE: Visiting a little coastal town called Manzanita...

That's what I always think about when I see these people hiking. Don't get me wrong, I'm 6'5 and around 400 lbs, but man, I can do some pretty hard hikes. I live in an area that has tons of hiking trails and is also a hiking trail. It is unreal how many people I come across that are wearing things like flip flops, or people who are overconfident about something.

One of the harder hikes I did was around 14km one way. The hike has been "closed" for years because of the condition of parts of the trail. It goes along the shore, so parts of the path have fallen victim to erosion, and are just as narrow as the one in you pic. In this hike you have to cross around 5 beaches, that have nothing but loose rocks. Getting across these beaches took around 15-20 minutes in themselves, just so you don't accidentally step in a crack and get stuck.