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Driving Mendocino County
Misty, craggy, and full of Northern California's specific brand of charm, Mendocino marches to the beat of its own drum circle
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March 2005 issue
Lodging
  The backyard table at the Apple Farm (Emily Nathan) |
Food
Attractions
We grab sandwiches at the Little River Market (which, for some reason, is attached to the post office) and take them to one of the tables in the back, where there is a splendid ocean view. A couple of minutes south is Van Damme State Park's Pygmy Forest, a romantic name for a natural aberration. Here, cypress, pine, and other trees only grow to a stunted height, due to the mineral-challenged soil. It's a bizarre, understated spectacle. Trees that look like they should be towering above us are just my height.
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