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On the last day of our road trip, Otis Brown, a where he pointed out the hidden coves, beaches,
multi-talented ranch hand, took Ron on an ATV and historical sites including the famous New-
tour around the property. Among his many du- port Chute. He painted a vivid picture of the
ties, Otis maintains the ranches’ roads and trails, early thriving mill town on this stretch of coast
keeps ranch equipment in good repair, patrols that had its own post office, shops, newspaper,
for poachers and illegal hunters, and leads these hotels, and lots of bars.
popular tours. This two-hour adventure quickly As fog shrouded the coast, we turned from the
contrasted the Inn’s rustic luxury with the flatland, crossed Highway 1, and drove into the
ranch’s rugged terrain and realities. redwood forests, climbing over 800 feet in ele-
Otis’s passion and dedication to the ranch and vation. Here, surrounded by magnificent trees,
its historical legacy inform his expansive tales of the subject was logging, and the area’s diverse
local lore. Our tour began along the bluffs, flora and fauna.
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