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California’s Anderson Valley stretches from the Mendocino Coast down 128 to Boonville. It encompasses multiple towns and wineries from the Mendocino coast, Navarro, Philo and Boonville. The area is known for its cooler-climate grape varietals such as Pinot Noir for reds and Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Gewürtztraminer for whites. Anderson Valley promotes multiple […]
It’s always awe-inspiring to drive and stroll through groves of majestic (300+ feet tall) and venerable (up to 15,000 years) coastal redwoods. California’s 32-mile Avenue of the Giants and Humboldt Redwoods State Park are no exception. This is the largest remaining grove of first growth redwood trees in the country. Coastal Redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are […]
Mendocino on the northern California Pacific coast is a beautiful small historic town that attracts nature lovers of all kind. Actually, Mendocino isn’t a town at all—but an unincorporated slice of Mendocino County. But for convenience, we will continue to refer to it as a “town”. Ford House Visitors Center The Ford House Museum and […]
Mendocino is a small unincorporated area on the northern California Pacific coast. Mendocino is known for its natural beauty, including redwood forests, glass-bottom beaches, and the only oceanfront botanical gardens in the USA. The community is a few hours north of San Francisco and is a favorite place for us to visit While it is neither […]
We love good food with fresh local ingredients. If you are looking for a place to eat in the Mendocino California area, you might want to check out some of our favorite places listed alphabetically. And you can tell, we return to our favorites time and time again. And, as with most restaurants, the menu […]
The Annual Kinetic Grand Championship is a Memorial Day weekend tradition in Humboldt County California. The 1969 fun weekend started as a two block dash down Main Street Ferndale California. It turned into an annual 3 day marathon (except during the pandemic) where humans power their moving “sculptures” through towns, beaches, sand dunes, pastures, trails, […]