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STORY BY RON & MARY JAMES | PHOTOGRAPHY BY RON JAMES
ne silver lining of the Covid pandemic is Unfamiliar with the Mendocino area, we ex-
that it forced us to consider national plored online before hitting the road. Images and
travel rather than the mostly Interna- descriptions of redwood forests, rock strewn
O tional trips we’ve favored for decades. beaches, world-class vineyards, seaside small
Mendocino County, a couple hours north of San towns and rustic inns whetted our appetites for a
Francisco, wasn’t on our travel radar. Previous trips lengthy stay. We ended up booking four unique ac-
from our Southern California home usually ended commodations and a handful of local attractions,
in the Sonoma-Napa wine country. But when a leaving plenty of time for serendipitous experi-
press release on Mendocino’s many charms popped ences. We knew from experience that these unex-
up in our email, it sparked the idea of an upscale pected travel adventures always are the most
road trip. Wary of flying, we were confident we memorable.
could travel by car within the state and do it safely.
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