Frankly, you can do this almost anywhere along the North Coast, but Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park , 17 miles east of Highway 101 in Carlotta, is a good place to avoid the crowds and grasp your brief place in time.

Tip: A redwood forest is particularly beautiful, and silent, in falling light. Additional tip: Bring a flashlight. Few places are blacker than a redwood forest at night.

Celebrate the richness and diversity of our local arts community on the second Friday of each month. Visit more than 40 locations in the downtown, northtown, South G Street and HSU galleries for demonstrations, musical performances, dance, and fine arts by Humboldt County artisans. Shows change monthly and location maps with featured artist profiles are available at the Arcata MainStreet office in the Jacoby Storehouse, or at the California Welcome Center in Arcata.