The California Geography Conference holds its annual conference at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California this May. It takes 12 hours drives from Northridge to Arcata by car. This is the highest latitude I have went for. The place is described as textbook: at north of California, cold ocean water body with mid latitude cyclones make Arcata as mild Summer, cold winter.
Nearly all year around foggy conditions is favorite for coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). This coastal redwoods can living 1,200–1,800 years or more. The The oldest known specimen is about 2,200 years old.
(Chandelier Tree (Drive thru tree) v.s. modern truck)
Much of the counties at north of San Francisco is rural. More northern part of the California coast counties like Humboldt often referred to as the being located "behind the Redwood Curtain." The only way to breaching the Redwood Curtain is 101 highway.
Arcata may looks like a small town, but the microbrewery produces some unique beers that we southern Californians never heard. Microbrewery in Arcata uses water from Mad river and takes the river name as their company brands. Surely Arcata is very remote, but I see a bottle of beer (or ale) is worth for 12 hours road drive.
http://www.conifers.org/cu/Sequoia.php
http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Behind-the-REDWOOD-CURTAIN-Humboldt-a-separate-2649310.php
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