All Posts: northern california

Here's the deal: When you're located on one of the finest salmon fishing rivers in the world, you're used to only the best king salmon...and when you have the best king salmon, prep it in an all-natural brine  and cold smoke it over red alder, you get the best smoked king salmon. 

I was sitting with Mary on Friday when she was preparing Doug's latest batch of smoked salmon  for the Farmer's Market in Crescent City.

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1. The Beach
Where the ocean meets the river.    Not only a beautiful sight, but a great place to catch Chinook salmon or red tail perch.



2. Trees of Mystery

The redwoods are so peaceful and strong.  Ride the gondola up the mountain over the top of the redwoods.  Fabulous gift shop and great fudge!  Say "hi" to Paul Bunyan and he'll talk back!  Handicap accessible  http://www.treesofmystery.net/

3. Jet Boats
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Jetboat Tour
This experience is not to be missed.  Captain Rich takes you to where the river meets the ocean to see sea lions and all kinds of different birds and then it's 25 miles up the Klamath River to see sights you can only access by boat.   You'll see a host of wildlife including bear, wild steer, and bald eagles.  You never know what you'll see.  Captain Rich knows the river like the back of his hand and has many ...
Wing Wah Chinese  383 "M" Street, Crescent City,  707-465-3935
The best place to get a good meal at a very reasonable price is Wing Wah chinese restaurant in Crescent City.   Service is good and fast!  The food is really, really, good and we tried a lot of it.  Everything was delicious and there's lots of it!   The best deals are the combination plates.  Mine had a huge plate of Lemon chicken, BBQ pork...
The mother California Grey Whale and her calf  (Lucy and Little Ricky) are still here in the Klamath River.   They are hanging out closer and closer to the shore, delighting people who are now coming from neighboring cities all over to see them.   It appears, however, that the whales are having as much fun watching us as we are watching them.    You'll see in one part of this new video that Lucy ...