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by smcin 815 days ago
Hey that's nasty, it's nice road-trip material, redwoods, coast, historical towns; Mendocino to the south, and Oregon to the north. Some people live there by choice.

You know you've been in SV too long when your first association for 'sequoia' is 'VC' or 'portfolio' not 'tree' or 'forest'.
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dieselgate 815 days ago
For sure. That drive (or bike) on 101 is priceless. Good attractions, that I remember, are the glass beach and Samoa cookhouse. Met someone a few weeks ago and found out today he went to Humboldt for college - came up while exchanging phone numbers and I have a 707

Edit: way better driving north from the Bay Area on hwy 101 than south towards SoCal on 5

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basil-rash 815 days ago
Certainly nobody chooses to live there for the tourists!

And it’s a fine place; I’ve just driven Seattle-LA on every path imaginable more times than I can count. It happens to be right around the point where you’re really far from absolutely everything, and it all looks the same.

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