Tuesday, May 28, 2019

A Quickie in Fort Bragg, California

May 6-8, 2019
Willits, California

Given the opportunity, one should always visit Fort Bragg and Mendocino along the California coast. The area is a long-time favorite of Bill's.

To make that happen on this trip, we stay in Willits along Highway 101 so we can take the Jeep for a day trip. 

Taking Hwy 20 from Lakeport is the only way to travel over those mountains, and is a nice drive on Monday morning. We're staying at the Willits Holiday KOA, a pretty little park in the trees. I can't get level in our back-in site, and we can't connect to satellite, but it's fine for a couple nights. The domestic bunnies running around are cute :-) 


Two large bunnies call the park home. Tessa is very interested. 
Breakfast at Eggheads is a tasty treat in a very tiny space. The restroom out back used to be a magical little building painted in their Wizard of Oz theme, but now it's been "redone" in plain white and is nothing special. Sadly I had built it up as something our friends must see when visiting a few days ago, so it was even more disappointing that they didn't get to see it "in its glory"!

We spend a wow-filled day taking in the incredible natural beauty, and exploring the small vintage town of Mendocino.


Mendocino Headlands


Such raw power.

And delicate beauty.

Pudding Creek Trestle

The historic Masonic Hall in Mendocino is now a bank.




Pops of whimsy along the boardwalk.

Natural Bridge


The drive there and back through the forest is part of the charm.
It's a quick visit, but it turns out we'll return to Willits next week :-)



14 comments:

  1. Mendicino, home to the 'Murder She Wrote' series is a great stop on the CA coast. We spent a week there and it could have been more. A nice rugged coast, Fran became impatient as I tried to get a picture of all the rocks, nooks, crannies along the beach.

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    1. LOL, I so get that!! There were just so many dramatic spots to capture. I didn't realize that Cabot Cove was Mendocino, but makes sense.

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  2. Loved Mendicino when I went there for work long ago--ate in some great places and stayed in the cutest little boutique hotel--that was back when I had an expense account! Gorgeous place!

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    1. It probably hasn't changed much since your visit!

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  3. LOL at what crossed my mind when I read your title. Bummer that the Wizard restroom was changed. Why would someone do that? Gorgeous pictures. Flowers, water, trees. Ahhhhh

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    1. Hehehe... You still follow the yellow brick road to get to the restroom, but I don't know why they took away the whimsy! It's very ahhhh on the coast :-)

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  4. Such a beautiful coastline, Jodee. Looking forward to getting back that way again.

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  5. We stopped in this area years ago when we were doing the coast on a motorcycle. Looks like a lovely town that I don't remember. The "goats" are such a clever idea. Beautiful ocean bridge, powerful waves, poppies, and lovely forest road! Perfect.

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    1. I loved those goats too!! It really is a perfect little coastal town.

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  6. Oh, yes—I second the "must do" for Mendocino and Fort Bragg! Such a stunning area. The goats grazing are adorable.

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    1. I'm always happy to see it again, and find something new to make me smile - like those goats!

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  7. We enjoyed our week there but it's been over a year so we'll need to return again.

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    1. It's one of those places to visit over and over :-)

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