Northern California, this stretch sand, rocks, logging roads, wineries, tiny towns and pulsing centers of culture are one of my happy places. Often when I travel here to visit family, I fly into Santa Rosa, a quaint airport that feels like a time capsule, with touches of Peanuts' cartoonist, Charles Schultz everywhere.
Fog-nipped mornings, the sound of a distant train, a winding stretch of trees, shoulders of highway that drop off a rocky incline, this is a place best enjoyed like a glass of fine wine, one intentional sip at a time.
From a lost bit of coastline to a community that has its own dialect that's about to go extinct, which might not be a bad thing, there's lots to learn about and love in Northern California.
Let's get into it!
This episode covers The Lost Coast, B. Bryan Preserve, Bohemian Grove, Zodiac, Mount Shasta, Boontling, and more.
What to Watch, Listen to, Read, or Shop for NEXT!
CASCADIA episode on Mount Shasta, Buzzsprout (shout out to Hotes Design - that created the episode art!)
Exploring California's Lost Coast, VisitCalifornia.com
Want a Spiffy House? Acreage by the Pacific? Zebras? Here's the House for You, SF Gate
Earth's Root Chakra: the mysticism of Mount Shasta, Backcountry Magazine
Strange, Unique Northern California, CaliforniaThroughMyLense.com
11 Weird Facts about Northern California that Sound FAKE but are 100% TRUE, Only In Your State
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