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Northern California Weirdness


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Northern California, this stretch sand, rocks, logging roads, wineries, tiny towns and pulsing centers of culture are one of my happy places. Often when I travel here to visit family, I fly into Santa Rosa, a quaint airport that feels like a time capsule, with touches of Peanuts' cartoonist, Charles Schultz everywhere. 

Fog-nipped mornings, the sound of a distant train, a winding stretch of trees, shoulders of highway that drop off a rocky incline, this is a place best enjoyed like a glass of fine wine, one intentional sip at a time.

From a lost bit of coastline to a community that has its own dialect that's about to go extinct, which might not be a bad thing, there's lots to learn about and love in Northern California.

Let's get into it!

This episode covers The Lost Coast, B. Bryan Preserve, Bohemian Grove, Zodiac, Mount Shasta, Boontling, and more.

What to Watch, Listen to, Read, or Shop for NEXT!

CASCADIA episode on Mount Shasta, Buzzsprout (shout out to Hotes Design - that created the episode art!) 

Exploring California's Lost Coast, VisitCalifornia.com 

B. Bryan Preserve link to donate, book a tour, fall in love with a giraffe, or plan an overnight stay!

Want a Spiffy House? Acreage by the Pacific? Zebras? Here's the House for You, SF Gate 

Earth's Root Chakra: the mysticism of Mount Shasta, Backcountry Magazine

Strange, Unique Northern California, CaliforniaThroughMyLense.com

California - A List of the Weirdest Things to Ever Happen in Northern California, OnlyInYourState.com

11 Weird Facts about Northern California that Sound FAKE but are 100% TRUE, Only In Your State

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But for today, hug your kid, cook food and really breathe in deep as it simmers, walk in nature, brush a cat, donate to the food bank, brew a cup of tea, or draw a five-minute portrait of your dog.

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Curious CatBy Jennifer Hotes