North of Eureka (4)

The City of Eureka (4)

Humboldt Bay, Port of Eureka (4)

South of Eureka (7)

Cape Mendocino / Mattole Coast (7)

Punta Gorda (4)

Lower Mattole Valley (3)

Shelter Cove (3)

Whale Gulch, Sinkyone (5)

Needle Rock, Sinkyone (3)

Bear Harbor, Sinkyone (4)

The South Lost Coast, Usal (5)

Rockport, Westport, Cleone (2)

Fort Bragg and the Noyo River (2)

Jug Handle, Caspar, Russian Gulch (2)

Mendocino City (8)

Little River and Albion (5)

Elk (4)

Point Arena, Gualala (2)

Sea Ranch (1)

Salt Point State Park (7)

Jenner and Fort Ross (6)

Lower Russian River (2)

Sonoma Coast State Park (1)

Bodega Bay (3)

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North of Eureka

The Indian Arrow Tree, in cutover land east of Korbel.

Clam Beach, near Arcata.

Historic Arcata Plaza.

Part of the campus at Humboldt State University in Arcata.

The City of Eureka

The ornate Victorian Carson Mansion, Old Town, Eureka.

Third and L Street in Old Town Eureka.

A street fair in Old Town, Eureka.

Fort Humboldt State Historical Park, in Eureka.

Humboldt Bay and the Port of Eureka

The Fisherman Memorial on Woodley Island in Eureka.

The fire boat dock at the foot of J Street, Eureka.

Eureka harbor from the Del Norte Street fishing pier.

The Schmidbauer log yard at the Port of Eureka.

Humboldt Bay South of Eureka

The Loleta post office.

A trail follows the levee along Hookton Slough at the south end of Humboldt Bay.

The sand dunes on South Spit.

The encampment at South Jetty.

Table Bluff affords a fine view northwards over Humboldt Bay.

The old Lighthouse Ranch on Table Bluff north of the mouth of the Eel River.

Dunes extend southwards from Table Bluff to the mouth of the Eel River.

Cape Mendocino and the Mattole Coast

Cape Mendocino, with Sugarloaf Island and the old lighthouse.

The coast road near Cape Mendocino.

The beach just south of Cape Mendocino.

The low coastal terrace near Cape Mendocino.

On the switchbacks north of Capetown.

Devils Gate on the Mattole coast.

The beach at McNutt Gulch near Petrolia.

Punta Gorda

A partly excavated midden at the mouth of the Mattole River.

Douglas iris on the north Lost Coast trail.

Lupines near Punta Gorda.

Tidepools at Punta Gorda.

The Lower Mattole Valley

Looking east over Petrolia and the Mattole Valley.

The Mattole Valley (partial panorama).

Saint Patricks Church in Petrolia.

Shelter Cove

Above the Black Sand Beach access, north end of Shelter Cove.

The Lighthouse Inn, Shelter Cove.

The harbor at Shelter Cove.

Whale Gulch, Sinkyone

The trail crossing of Whale Gulch Creek.

By the sag pond near Whale Gulch.

Whale Gulch at the north end of Sinkyone.

On the bluffs above Jones Beach.

Jones Beach in the Sinkyone Wilderness.

Needle Rock, Sinkyone

Nightfall from the clifftops at Sinkyone.

Clifftop below the barn, Needle Rock.

The Ranch House at Needle Rock, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park.

Bear Harbor, Sinkyone

From the clifftop above Flat Rock Beach.

The Beach at Bear Harbor, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park.

Driftwood on the Beach at Bear Harbor.

A foggy morning at Bear Harbor.

The South Lost Coast and Usal

The Usal Road, high above the fog-bound Lost Coast.

From Jackass Ridge, above Wheeler.

Behind the beach at the mouth of Jackass Creek.

Remnants of the millpond at the site of the Wheeler lumber mill.

In the Sally Bell Grove, on the ridge above Wheeler.

Rockport, Westport, and Cleone

The huge Hardy Creek Slide near Rockport on Highway One.

Dawn at Westport Union Landing State Beach.

Fort Bragg and the Noyo River

The beach at MacKerricher covered with kelp from a recent storm.

Chamberlain Creek Falls in Jackson State Forest.

Jug Handle Creek, Caspar, and Russian Gulch

The old lighthouse on Point Cabrillo, near Caspar.

At the edge of the forest, Russian Gulch headlands.

Mendocino City

Steps down to the dog-hole cove below Main Street.

Calla lilies along the old tramway track, Mendocino.

A back street in Mendocino.

Victorian houses in Mendocino.

The old Masonic Hall in Mendocino.

From the balcony of the Mendocino Presbyterian Church.

Main Street, Mendocino City, from the clifftops.

The Big River mill site, Mendocino.

Little River and Albion

The Little River Inn.

The old harbor at Albion, now a campground.

Heritage House, built in 1877.

Same Time and Next Year, two of the cottages at Heritage House.

Pigmy forest at Van Damme State Park.

Elk

Cuffy Cove community cemetery, near Elk.

The town of Elk, from the south.

Above Greenwood Cove, south of Elk.

Greenwood Creek Beach.

Point Arena and Gualala

The lighthouse at Point Arena.

Near Schooner Gulch, south of Point Arena.

Sea Ranch

The lodge at Sea Ranch.

Salt Point State Park

Sentinel Rock, in the north part of Salt Point State Park.

On the Bluff Trail at Salt Point.

Eroded rocks on the coast at Salt Point.

Spring wildflowers at Salt Point.

North coastal prairie, a native grassland, at Salt Point.

In the campground at Salt Point State Park.

The South Cove at Salt Point

Fort Ross

Historic cannons at Fort Ross State Historic Park.

At the southwest corner of the Fort Ross palisade.

Upstairs in the blockhouse at Fort Ross.

On the grassy headlands at Fort Ross.

Fort Ross, the old Russian fort.

The high and narrow coast highway south of Fort Ross.

The Lower Russian River

The mouth of the Russian River, at Jenner.

Willow Camp, environmental campsites on the Russian River.

Sonoma Coast State Park

The California Coastal Trail above Blind Beach.

Bodega Bay

Above Campbell Cove on Bodega Head.

Lucas Wharf on Bodega Bay.

The breakwater at Bodega Bay.

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