SperlingViews - Crescent_City, California

I made a trip up to Eureka about 20 years ago, thinking that I might like to live there. I've always loved the redwoods and the ocean and it seemed like the perfect mix. But there was something about that town that was just depressing. Last year I made a trip to Crescent City to visit my sister and was pleasantly surprised. It's fairly remote (Eureka is 90 miles away, but it will take longer than 2 hrs to make that trip, but Brookings, Oregon is about 30 minutes away-which isn't bad). So if you need to shopping, the events and the crowds of a larger city, Crescent wouldn't be the place for you. But I loved it. The traffic was refreshingly light. The people were friendly and the pace of life was just slower. It's also cold--well, cold compared to Southern Ca. You won't see many days reach the 70s. But you get dramatic storms and gorgeous green foliage everywhere for putting up with that cool whether. Housing is affordable, but you have to find a job. Of course, finding a job anywhere these days is a challenge. But, overall, I found Crescent to be a wonderful place to be![read more...]

Think of Del Norte Count as "Mayberry" with redwoods, clean rivers, beautiful clean beaches, rain, sun, fog and once in a great while a dusting of snow. If you want a life style where you get to live your life instead of just surviving and shopping then this is the place! Where people young and old go down to the river and sunbath, swim, fish and picnic after work. Where the whole county shows up for the 4th of July Parade and the fireworks display down in the bay. I can sit on my deck and watch the sun set all summer, the whales migrate twice a year, and lightning light up the ocean in the winter. I would not want it any other way. If you do not at least visit this area, you are missing out on the real California.[read more...]

A great place to live if you like walking the beaches and looking at redwoods. [read more...]