About The Contributors

There are three Primary Contributors to MendocinoFun.com, along with an ever-growing list of Guest Contributors.

About our Primary Contributors

  • DFF at CallanishDennis Freeze (also known as DFF): currently in his third career as graphic/Web designer (see www.MonolithDesign.com), teacher (associate faculty at College of the Redwoods) and avid photographer. In his second incarnation, Dennis was co-owner of the Agate Cove Inn B&B in Mendocino. During this time, he first published his guidebook to the area, Mendocino Outdoors. Prior to that, Dennis was a computer scientist and researcher at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories in Palo Alto, CA. “Once a geek, always a geek.” He has served as president of both the Mendocino Business Association and the Mendocino County Lodging Association, and is a past board member of the Mendocino County Promotional Alliance and the Kelley House Museum in Mendocino. And no, there aren’t any standing stones in Mendocino — the picture is from Callanish in the Outer Hebrides.
  • Bruce Lewis: photographer, journalist and co-owner of Lewis & Summers Public Relations, Bruce and wife, Gerry, have been Coast residents since May of 2000. Author of the blog, LightBackpacking.com, he’s an avid hiker and backpacker. He’s a member of Mendocino Rotary and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, which maintains the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, which is a federal aid to navigation. At right, Bruce holds (with rubber gloves) the Point Cabrillo light changer – a 1,000 watt bulb and backup. The Fresnel (pronounced Fra-nell) Lens is visible 14 miles out to sea.
  • Nancy Freeze: Nancy moved to Mendocino in the late 90′s when she bought Agate Cove Inn. Since selling the inn, she continues to be involved in tourism-related activities and volunteers at many non-profit events. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Kelley House Museum in Mendocino.
    Nancy, Gilmour, and Peet

About Our Guest Contributors

  • Don and Wilma Tucker: the Tuckers are local historians who have written extensively about the Mendocino Coast. Both Don and Wilma are past directors of the Kelley House Museum, and Don is currently a director of the Mendocino Coast District Hospital.
  • Rich Owings: Rich is an author (“GPS Mapping: Make Your Own Maps”) and a blogger (www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com). He is an avid outdoorsman, whether it’s back-country hiking or mountain biking on some of the hairy trails around here. Rich is also the former director of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens — he retired after 9 years to be a fulltime blogger.
  • Larry Wagner: Larry is a photographer and digital artist. He is also a dedicated theatre-goer, and is contributing occasional reviews of current theatre performances. Larry is a founding member of the Mendocino Coast Photographer Guild, and he shows his photography at their gallery in the Company Store, 501 N. Main St in Fort Bragg.

 

Overview

 

Lost Coast to Fort Bragg

Jackson State Forest • Inland

 

Caspar • Point Cabrillo • Mendocino

Little River • Albion • Navarro

 

Elk • Point Arena • Gualala