The Harbor Lite Lodge
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Back to the coast
... the Carson Mansion. It was built in 1885 for a lumber baron at a cost of $80,000 and sold in 1950 to the men-only Ingomar Club for $35,000. Built in the Victorian style, it is reputed to be the most photographed Victorian in America. So of course we had to take a picture of it too.
Then it was back to the Pacific Coast Highway and then the Avenue of the Giants. The Avenue is a 31 mile (50 km) long road through a redwood forest, listed as one of America's ...
Dum Dum Tom Tom
... that the famous photo was taken north of where her shop was. The journey continued back on some curvy roads. We were treated to a beautiful sunset. Unfortunately the fuel indicator was pointing at less than quarter of a tank. I was feeling comfortable we'd reach our destination. Lucky, on the other hand was a little worried.
The decision was made that instead of Mendocino we'd stop over at Fort Bragg. Once again Dum Dum told ...
Coastal catastrophe
... crawling my way around the corners and down steep stretches.
We learned that our new pal was in the construction business. We mentioned that we had just come through Garborville, which was teeming with dreadlocked backpackers doing seasonal 'gardening' in Humboldt county. John laughed and said most of the area's money comes from the large pot gardens we've noticed hidden behind tall fences. In fact, about $50K (roughly half) of his ...
A Lovely Visit
... truck up to the edge of an ocean side cliff and let'r loose. The turbulence of the ocean carried a lot of the trash away but left the heavy ends, glass being one of those. Of course this practice is frowned on today. Ocean glass is very collectable for jewelry makers. We spent a bit of our visit collecting ocean glass.
Just south of Fort Bragg lies the town of Mendocino. If one were to pick the town up ...
California Coast
... at a great thrift store. We had an excellent lunch at Headlands coffeehouse.
Ft. Bragg was a lumber and fishing town for many years, and the Company Store is a repurposed reminder of the days when the Union Lumber Company was the only game in town. The Guest House is now a museum.
This incredible chunk of redwood shows its ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking
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