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Jack London State Park-A fiery mans country home

Those who are familiar with Call of the Wild and White Fang might imagine that author Jack London made his home on the far north, wolf-wrangling by day and brawling in bars by night. But, unlike the protagonists in his earl novels, London chose a settled life in pastoral Glen Ellen – a region he described as “The most beautiful, {…}

Fort Ross – Last Stand Against the Pacific

The sea off the coast of Sonoma County originates in the icy upper latitudes of the far north. It sweeps down the west coast largely unfettered; waves born of Alaskan storms wash ashore here. In the summer, northerly winds draw chilly water up from the depths of the sea which renders the water cold year round. Compared to the wild {…}