Category Archive: drives
August 8, 2009 at 7:53 am
by bruce
· Filed under drives, eats, favorites
I just found another great breakfast place on the Mendocino Coast: the Rollerville Café at the Lighthouse Pointe Resort. Located at Highway 1 and Lighthouse Road in Point Arena, 35 miles south of Mendocino Village and 15 miles south of Highway 128, it is family run, offers great breakfasts for about $10, and is the perfect place to fuel up before strolling next door in the Stornetta Preserve or visiting the newly reopened Point Arena Lighthouse museum and gift shop. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 18, 2008 at 7:02 pm
by bruce
· Filed under attractions, drives, ecotourism
I can’t tell you how many people who live in Mendocino describe it as paradise. The view of historic Mendocino Village, population 1004, perched on the cliffs next to Mendocino Headlands State Park, is break-taking, no doubt. But getting there is also half the fun. The last 15 or so miles before Highway 128 exits the Anderson Valley at the ocean, is old growth redwoods. The road is a lazy winding trip past Paul M. Dimmick Wayside park and dozens of turnouts that lead through fern-fringed trails to the Navarro River, just a couple of hundred yards from the highway. In summer, it provides beach access for sunbathing and swimming. In winter, it’s misty, lush and mysterious. When you go there, pull over, look up and take in the wonder.
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September 15, 2008 at 10:13 am
by bruce
· Filed under attractions, drives, events
Boonville — that quaint little town on Highway 128 in Anderson Valley on your way to the Mendocino Coast — was buzzing this weekend with cowboys, cotton candy and carnival. Watching Australian Shepherds herding sheep through an obstacle course was the highlight, along with cowboys racing into the arena, jumping off their horses onto the horns of cows and wrestling them to the ground. The fair is known for its displays of everything from bunnies to quilts to dozens of different kinds of apples to apple pie and ice cream. Boonville is going through a renaissance with art galleries, wine tasting and restaurants. Nice little stop before you hit the redwoods and the coast. Check out Anderson Valley Brewing Co. for beer tasting and picnicking.
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August 8, 2008 at 9:44 am
by dff
· Filed under attractions, biking, drives, family fun, favorites, general, hikes, museums, parks, pet-friendly, walks
Cover of Mendocino OutdoorsOn Saturday, August 9, there will be a book signing for my new book at the Mendocino Hotel from 4-6 pm. The wine will be poured by Goldeneye Winery — their wonderful pinot noir.
This event is for the release of the Third Edition of Mendocino Outdoors, the best guidebook about the Mendocino Coast. The new edition is a huge improvement over the past editions in all ways: it’s been completely revised (rewritten, really), and expanded to cover the entire Mendocino Coast. The new edition also has a lot more photography in it, to show you why you might want to go see something. I also ended up revising all of the maps, in addition to new ones.
You can see more about the book, including sample pages, here on the site.
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April 15, 2008 at 4:01 pm
by dff
· Filed under drives, events, general
Here’s a fun thing happening tomorrow soon. If you’re into classic and exotic cars, a bunch of them will be around town in Mendocino and the area on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.
APRIL 16, 2008
18th Annual 4-Day California Mille 1000-Mile Back Roads Tour to the Mendocino Hotel
The California Mille (MILL-ay) salutes Italy’s famed Mille Miglia (thousand mile) race that ran from Brescia to Rome to Brescia from 1927-1957. Cars that could have qualified for the original event are eligible to apply for entry in the California Mille to Mendocino.
This year’s cars will include some l5 Jaguars, 11 Alfa Romeos, 9 Mercedes-Benz as well as such rarely seen and exotic makes as Talbot-Lago, Nash Healey, Allard, Aceca-Bristol, Hudson Hornet, Kurtis, Cisitalia, Cunningham, and Delahaye. Participants are expected from l5 U.S. states and six nations: Australia, Colombia, Switzerland, the U.K., Canada and the U.S. Three 2008 Mille entries completed last year’s Peking-to-Paris marathon.. The 1000-mile route will take the Mille west on California Street, into the Presidio, and across the Golden Gate Bridge, then northeast to the wine country. A number of the guests are staying at the historic Mendocino Hotel and Garden Suites and the Hill House Inn where special food and beverage offerings will be made available to the race participants as well as other guests, visitors and locals who wish to enjoy this spectacular car collection. On Day 3, the 180 Mille guests will assemble at the Mendocino Hotel for a gourmet dinner and then return to the San Francisco area.
The California Mille, a not-for-profit event presented by Amici americani della Mille Miglia, is one of series of motoring tours under the direction of Martin Swig. The Mille is sponsored by San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel, Blancpain Watches, the Lodi Wine Growers, British Motors Jaguar, KSFO 560 AM Radio, Symbolic Motor Car Company, the Nob Hill Gazette and UBS Switzerland.
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