Steve from Mendocino
Morning view east toward Mendocino village from the headlands.
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On The Road – Steve from Mendocino – Mendocino Village – second set
Mendocino
On The Road – Steve from Mendocino – First set of Mendocino photos
What a charming collection of photos! I assume there will be more because of the title; I surely hope so! ~WaterGirl
Steve from Mendocino
Mendocino is a town of roughly 1,000 people supplemented in the summer by easily that many tourists. Much of the tourism is driven by people from central parts of the state escaping the crushing heat. Locals complain about the cold overcast summer days, but eventually I figured out that that is a relief to people fleeing 120 degree temperatures. The tourists tend to walk down the center of commercial streets, gaping at the sights while locals try to drive to their destinations. We all breathe a sigh of relief when the tourists go home and we can just hang out.
The town is stretched out along the bluff just north of where Big River hits the ocean. Most years, some tourist will get too close to the edge of a cliff and have the ground collapse beneath them or else stand on a rock near the edge of the ocean and be swept away by a rogue wave. The coast is beautiful, but dangerous if you don’t use your head.
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This picture shows the village stretched out along the bluff overlooking the bay at the mouth of Big River. It was taken a bit before 8:00 in the morning. I had my daughter in the car on her way to being dropped off at high school. Large swell, beautiful light.
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