This is part of my Pacific Coast Highway / Highway 101 road trip series and you can see San Francisco to Mendocino here and Mendocino to Eureka here. For this day, I drove from Eureka to Crescent City with a detour up to the Oregon stateline and back. You can easily use this post for a trip […]
Del Norte County
Trees of Mystery: Giant Paul Bunyan, Crazy Trees and a Gondola Ride
File this under one of the best road trip spots I have ever seen. From the minute Trees of Mystery comes into view, the 60 foot Paul Bunyan statue and his 30 foot ox beckon the weary traveler to come sit at their feet and hear their stories. I have seen these statues before, and I […]
Hensel’s Seafood and Deli: Best Fish Tacos Ever
Update May 2015 – I am told they are in the process of relocating and are currently closed. Let me know if you hear anything else in the comments. In the small coastal town of Crescent City sits one of the best fish taco places I have ever been to in my entire life. The […]
Pelican State Beach: Northernmost Beach in California
As the northernmost state beach in California, Pelican State Beach is a small, beautiful, and eerie stretch of sand. It is located only 3 minutes drive from the Oregon border, and with no sign leading to it and a road that looks like it hasn’t been maintained in years, it is a remote but beautiful […]
Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery on the Smith River
Fifteen minutes south of the Oregon/California border is a small, privately owned fish hatchery for salmon and steelhead that is open to the public. If you have ever wondered how a place like this works, then you can call and set up a free tour, or you can just go during the hours they are […]