Arcata Hotels - Reviews and Rates

It has just snowed a few days ago in Arcata. I hurriedly hitch up the cats to my "Cat Sled". The Lead Cat is already tugging at his harness in anxious apprehension of the long fish (mush) south to the land of eternal sunshine. We headed south from Humboldt Bay in the early morning. Making our way to Santa Cruz and then to the San Francisco Inter...

Last week I found out that my Granmother is off Chemotherapy becuase of a heart condition. She is such an amazing woman, i feel like i need to get back to her homeland and travel, the way she told me to, with an accordion and a backpack. I have the accordion, a beautiful red Cellini, 120 bass. I have the back pack, but not the money. I'm sure w...

So we left San Francsico and got on a 7 hour bus journey to Arcata to visit the Redwood National Park in Humboldt County. It didn't start well when we couldn't fit on the bus as they had over booked it so us and about 5 other people had to wait for another one, the plus side was we got the whole bus to ourselves! Although we didn't arrive in Arc...

Saturday morning we headed over to the Arcata town square to see the opening cermonies of the Kinetic Sculpture Grand Championship. This is a very unique event. Teams create human-powered machines that are designed to race many miles. They have to withstand a period of time over sand dunes and in water. The main goal is to reach the finish line ...