Mendocino Coast

Russian Gulch State Park

The Mendocino coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, and a good deal of it remains undeveloped--thanks to the efforts of environmental activists going back to the early '70s. (The creation of the California Coastal Commission was a key victory in the fight.) It's still a constant struggle, and every time you visit there are developments that weren't there the last time...but a lot of this remarkable land has been preserved for the benefit of everyone, instead of the profit of a few.

More pictures below the fold...

This is the northern headlands area of Russian Gulch State Park.

A rock arch in the Mendocino headlands.

Another photo from the Mendocino headlands. This whole area was saved from development back in the early '70s.


[That's all, folks]