It’s a moody evening out here on Navarro Beach. The day started out fairly gray earlier this morning, migrating gradually into sunshiny warmth, and now has reverted back to the lowering mass of clouds so typical to Mendocino winter…
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…Why should we want to go spend the day in the Anderson Valley? … we’re itching to get out and experience some of the newest additions to all that the Anderson Valley has to offer…
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…So we thought we’d put together a weekend itinerary for these intrepid wanders, a little sampling of some of our favorite trails, both more and less well known, stretching out for longer miles and beautifully condensed into shorter bites of exploration…
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…One more slow gaze around the entire cove, my heart filling up to the brim with the peaceful calm of the place, and I at last turned back to my car and the day ahead, ready to face the world…
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…more often than not I find myself ever so gently trying to convince guests that they should leave themselves a little more leeway in their vacation, a little more space to breathe and let what I like to call the “Mendo chill” take over and guide their stay…
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…This was just what I needed. A short break from the rest of the world. A quiet trail inviting me to step away from work and bills and deadlines of any and all sorts. A chance to explore and gain fresh perspective. A sweet little escape…
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…We were slowly making our way along the meandering grassy paths of the perennial garden… oohing and aahing over every burst of color, every interesting texture of leaf, every variation in size and form…
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…It felt almost like the kind of place where a fairy or a woodland nymph would hide away from the noise of humankind – tucked away and nestled into the heart of the forest…
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“What are these, mom?” My siblings and I pointed childishly inquisitive fingers at the slender, ruby-brown stalks topped with nodding clusters of pink flowers that were exploding in our front yard into soft trumpets of summer color…
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We gazed down at the hand-drawn map in our hands as we stood outside Trillium Café in Mendocino… we wanted to pick the perfect spot to enjoy our lunch al fresco…
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…when chance put us in touch with Fort Bragg-based Liquid Fusion Kayaking, we jumped at the opportunity to go check out their daily playground, the Noyo River…
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…in all that talk of magical sunset viewing points, we may have been holding out on you on one particularly sweet, tucked-away spot…
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…we put out a list of recommendations for beaches and some of the more quiet walks that go along the tops of our beautifully rugged Mendocino bluffs, where you can stare out at the waves and feel the salty breeze on your cheeks while strolling peacefully by…
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…There is so much you can do out here and still be safe! And as you pack for your getaway, remember to tuck in your mask for whenever you do have to be around other people. It may not be super often, but it’s always good to be prepared!
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…We jumped up off the couch with a shout. “That’s it! It’s time for a picnic!”…
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…And so I meandered along the trail, enjoying every breath of free and wild air, forgetting the world outside these lovely trees…
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Do you find yourself craving a glimpse of waves, the freedom to wander paths and trails along ocean-side bluff tops, and that tickle in your nostrils of the sweetly golden air of sunset as day sinks down beyond the boundless expanse of the sea?…
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…One recent Saturday morning saw us heading into the Jackson Demonstration Forest from a trailhead a few miles up Little Lake Road…
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…This particular two night / three day itinerary is set up for those of us that need a break from the stress and worry of life, that want to reconnect with that quiet place inside…
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…this particular itinerary just makes us happy because it feels like a crash course in the essence of Mendocino, with a little bit of everything we love about this wonderful area thrown in…
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