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Mendocino County: Skunk Train Pudding Creek Train Ride

1. Mendocino County: Skunk Train Pudding Creek Train Ride

Take in the beautiful and relaxing scenery on this 7-mile roundtrip journey, which departs the Depot in downtown Fort Bragg year-round. Travel along the Pudding Creek Estuary, home to abundant wildlife and natural beauty. Ride through ancient redwoods to the tranquil setting of Glen Blair. The historic tracks were some of the first to be laid down by the California Western Railroad in 1885, and they've been carrying passengers on them ever since. The original Skunk Train began as a logging route back in 1885, when it transported families and workers to and from the numerous logging camps in the area. The train received its now-famous nickname, the "Skunk Train" back in 1925 when motorcars were introduced that ran on gasoline and which had a pot-bellied stove burning crude oil to keep the passengers warm. Locals said that just like skunks "You could smell them before you could see them". Don't worry, the days of the skunk smell are long gone. Enjoy free admission the Model Railroad museum, included in the ticket price. See logging history brought to life on an incredible model railroad that has over 1,300 feet of track. View the mill, logging camp, town bridges, trestles, and much more. The museum is located just west of Skunk Train Depot in Fort Bragg.

California Audioguide for Self-Drivers

2. California Audioguide for Self-Drivers

Complete your road trip around California with an audio guide featuring 169 locations and 3 hours of audio in 1 app. Listen to the recordings as you take in views at Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, and Zabriskie Point, experience the unique cultures of Silicon Valley, Santa Monica, and Hollywood, and drive down Highway 1. Feel at ease taking in the views while the app uses GPS to find your location and suggest stops. From famous landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge to lesser-known gems like Moss Landing, appreciate the wealth of beauty and history in California with detailed audio descriptions.   Stop and start your journey as often as you please, there’s no constraints once you download the app and activate your audio guide. If there’s a specific site you’d like to visit, manually choose audio guides from the built-in map or from a list.

San Francisco: Cheese, Honey, Oysters & Wine Tour of Sonoma

3. San Francisco: Cheese, Honey, Oysters & Wine Tour of Sonoma

SF Bay area is famous for its traditions of winemaking and cuisine. People from other states and all over the world come to visit this place. First, there is the bay and the ocean, which means that there is a huge variety of seafood. Second, Napa and Sonoma valleys are famous for their wines worldwide. Third, immigrants from many countries start ethnic farms and restaurants there. Fourth, it represents a unique variety of climatic zones, that allows to grow lots of agricultural products. During the day you will visit a creamery, a meadery, an oyster farm, a bakery, and 1 or 2 wineries. You will get a unique opportunity to taste grape and honey wines, cheese, honey, seafood, local bread and other delicacies. Our first stop is Marin French Cheese creamery that was found in 1865. Soft Brie and Camembert cheeses are handcrafted according to an old French technology. Their Triple Crème Brie cheese was the first American cheese to win the World Cheese Awards in London in 2005. After buying some cheese, honey, crackers, and wine we will have breakfast by a beautiful pond. You will receive a bottle of white wine as a present from us. The next stop is Heidrun apiary and meadery. This farm produces honey from local wildflowers. They also deliver rare varieties of honey from other states: nut honey comes from Hawaiian Islands, orange honey is from South California, chicory, radish, and carrot honey are from Oregon, buckwheat is from Wisconsin and many other types can be found there. You will have an opportunity to taste all these honey varieties and wine made of it. The owners of the meadery claim it is the only place in the world where honey wine is champagned using traditional Champagne method. After a mead tasting session, we will go for lunch to the oyster farm located on the shore of Tomales bay, a narrow and long bay, where mother nature created unique conditions for oyster farming. You will enjoy the view of fishermen’ boats floating on calm waves from the terrace of the oyster restaurant. You will taste raw, smoked and baked oysters with white wine, freshly smoked fish, and chowder. Next you will meet the Wild Flour Bread bakery that uses a medieval technology of baking whole grain brown bread and fruit pies in a clay oven heated by wooden logs. This bakery opened in 1998 in a beautiful Freestone valley, among fields, barns and cattle. Open from Fri till Mon. Then, we will visit one or two wineries in the Russian river area. McEvoy Ranch is a small farm, known for its olive oil and cosmetics. Over ten wine varieties are produced here. Korbel Winery is known for its Californian Champagnes has over 10 varieties. Enjoy picturesque view of the vineyards and redwoods. Iron Horse Vineyards was founded in 1976. It is one of Sonoma County’s most beautiful estates in the cool, foggy Green Valley. Our tour will let you enjoy the beauty and originality of our land and you will feel the warmth of these memories for long years ahead.

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What people are saying about Mendocino

It was fun, clean with very professional staff. Very informative. Wish stop over had more to offer, but beautiful spot. Great Grandson who we went for had the time of his life.

It was so beautiful! The train singer was the best part of the ride and the trees the best part of the stop!

Very enjoyable train ride through the CA Redwoods. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable.

What an enjoyable and perfect day! We totally appreciated the experience.

Wry easy to book the trip, the Skunk Train was fabulous.