Blogs from Mendocino, California, United States, North America - page 2

Geo: 39.3085, -123.809Got up and decided to walk the headlands in town. They are also very beautiful and there were several school groups walking around as well. There was also a group that were coming back from kayaking out in the bay. The wind was really blowing but they did not seem to get in there way. They had to carry all of the kayaks up a narrow path up to the headlands where we were walking! Whew!We saw some seals but not as many as we had seen the day before. There was a mother seal with a young seal that it looked like she was trying to push it away to go out on its own. We saw her hit it with her flipper and then we didn't see them again. Wish them both ... read more

Geo: 39.3085, -123.809What a luxury we are experiencing this trip. We set up our stove and fix our first coffee right outside the tent where we can then check the weather and Daily Word and then the day is ready to begin.Drove up to the picnic area to all decided to walk the headlands and check out the view. The flowers were not as profuse as they had been last year but were still beautiful. We were out at the edge of the headlands when John exclaims, "there is a whale!" Sure enough, there was one then another and before we had finished our walk had seen three or four. They evidently are moving up the coastline a little later than they usually do. Someone had told John and Cindy the Monterey bay water was shifting ... read more

Geo: 39.3078, -123.798Finally the day they had been waiting for arrived: their birthday. We had known Jerry for at least 10 years before we discovered that he and Jerry shared the same birthday and Nadxli and my birthday are only 3 days apart!First thing we did was fairly low key. We went to a bakery and had a croissant and took time to check messages, etc. and see if we could find a place to camp starting tomorrow since Russian Gulch campground was full up.Found Schooners Landing on the Albion River and decided to go and check it out. The sites line up along the Albion River. You can tell it is mainly an RV park because the sites are not very large and quite close to each other but they do have full hookups. They ... read more

Geo: 39.3078, -123.798Got up and walked down to the beach to check out what the water looked like. We were also going to see if we could get a phone signal. We had talked to a couple in site 15 and they told us of way to walk through the woods along the creek to get to the ocean. It was much nicer than walking along the road. By taking the path through the woods we also ended up on the beach across from where you would have had to walk through water to get to the beach coming from the parking lot. The wind was really whipping but it was a beautiful sight. We were able to get signal and heard they were on their way.We headed back and stopped and talked to the workers ... read more

Many years ago, Phil and I came for a week of horseback riding with the Ricochet Ridge Ranch in Fort Bragg. Our group rode horses used in endurance races that vary from 25 - 100 miles! Our rides were much shorter, but included 2-mile trots, ocean-shore rides and one 2-mile canter up through the redwoods. At that time, our evenings and nights were spent at various bed-and-breakfasts in the area, including one in Mendocino and one on a local farm. We loved the area and are delighted to be back to explore it more thoroughly by hiking. For this seven-night visit, we rented a small secluded cottage down a winding foot path through the massive redwoods and rhododendrons on a high ridge above the Big River. Our enchanting cottage has large windows to enjoy the trees ... read more