It has been over two years since we've last been to the coast. We were due! We chose the north coast area near Mendocino. Mary had never been there and I only breezed through a couple of times decades ago.
We arrived mid day and went straight to Jughandle Beach.
The weather was great, scenery sublime and it felt oh so good to breath the ocean air.
Beach sculpture.
After the beach stroll we climbed up onto the headlands.
Then finished the day relaxing at our rental - which was nothing short of amazing.
Next day we ventured up to Ten Mile Beach which is actually only four miles long, but sits below the mouth of Ten Mile River.
We poked around amongst the dunes. Most of the vegetation was parched except in the most low lying areas where the plants could reach down to groundwater.
This is Inglenook Fen, the southernmost of a series of fens running from Alaska southward. Fens are peatlands whose primary water source is groundwater. source. Much like oasis in the desert.
More dunes and vegetation.
After lunch we checked out Glass Beach.
The beach is named for the sea glass formed when residents of nearby Fort Bragg threw their trash into the cove.
A calm tidal pool elevated above the churning sea.
Evening at the Bauhaus (our rental) was sublime.
Our first full day on the Mendocino coast ended on a high note for sure.
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