Introducing Bolinas
For a town that is so famously unexcited about tourism, Bolinas offers some fairly tempting attractions for the visitor. Known as Jugville during the Gold Rush days, the sleepy beachside community of Bolinas is home to writers, musicians and fisherfolk, and it is deliberately hard to find. The highway department used to put up signs at the turnoff from Hwy 1, and locals kept taking them down so the highway department finally gave up.
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Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Western United State
by trekker502 04 September 2011
Try Jughandle Creek Farm cooperative just north of Mendocino, California. There might be some National Forest campgrounds open along…
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RE: northern/central California road trip advice
by trekker502 03 July 2011
I recommend the village of Mendocino to spend the night, but it might be a long drive from Newport, Oregon. It is a beautiful drive through…
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RE: Bay Area Neighborhoods to Check Out
by rylanpf 13 February 2011
Hi Windy - I say 'Greater Bay' because I'm from an outlying part of the Bay Area, and I assumed that in a post about the Bay Area readers…
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