Scenic Sunday
Among the coast redwoods
Wandering the trails I’ve found all along the Mendocino coast never fails to make me feel good. I’m sure there are many more paths to be discovered, and I may never get to hike them all. But even returning to one that’s already familiar, it’s impossible to feel bored, surrounded by all this natural beauty.
Twilight time
The last set of images from our walk along Manchester Beach and back to our rental house on the Mendocino coast, November 2024.
A walk on the beach
We walked from the house where we were staying over to Manchester Beach via an unpaved road cutting through what was once private property but is now part of a State Park Nature Preserve. I’m hoping to get a chance to explore this area further; both times I walked out this way it was late afternoon and I ended up […]
Walking to Manchester
Mendocino County has such a beautiful coastline that it can be frustrating when we often find access blocked by private property and “No Trespassing” signs. I’m really grateful that the California Coastal Commission is always working to protect the state’s coastal habitats and to improve access to beaches and bluffs. Whenever we get over to the coast for a few […]
Coastal sunshine
Our mid-November trip over to the Mendocino coast was short but very sweet — just what was needed after our trip in September caused more stress than it eased. Even though our November stay started off with a jolt from a minor earthquake (with the epicenter only a few miles away from Point Arena) and we lost part of one […]
Lost in the woods
I’ve shared some of the images from this March 2023 hike before, but to be completely honest, I’m still not entire sure exactly where we were walking. I had found a hike in my trail guide book called Pole Line Trail to Big River Trail which told us to head east on Little Lake Road; but after driving deeper into […]
Scenic Sunday
More from Mendocino Village
During our visit to Mendocino in early March 2023, we stayed in a quiet cabin on the east side of Highway 1, about a mile from the headlands. I’ve never been inside the MacCallum House Inn or barn, and when I shot these pictures I didn’t even realize there were guest rooms in the barn; but I was drawn to […]