Travel Reference
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North Coast & Redwoods
Why Go?
There's a stretch of the coast with no road access called the 'Lost Coast,' but even the rest
of the region, reached by a circuitous two-lane blacktop, feels far from the world's radar.
The North Coast is no Beach Boys' song; there are no bikinis and few surfboards. The
jagged edge of the continent is wild, scenic and even slightly foreboding, where spectral
fog and an outsider spirit have fostered the world's tallest trees, most potent weed and a
string of idiosyncratic two-stoplight towns. Explore hidden coves with a blanket and a
bottle of local wine, scan the horizon for migrating whales and retreat at night to fire-
warmed Victorians. As you travel further north, find valleys of redwood, wide rivers and
mossy, overgrown forests. Befitting this dramatic clash of land and water are its unlikely
mélange of residents: timber barons and tree huggers, pot farmers and political radicals of
every stripe.
