Arcata

I thought we would spend several days in Arcata but the cold wind blew us out of town rather quickly. We walked around on the plaza and stopped in some of the cute shops around the square.


They seem to have a problem with the homeless also and in this part of California it seems to be mostly young people who either can't find jobs or just don't want to work. Signs are posted everywhere as to what you can't do! Must be a sign of the times.



We spent some time at the Arcata marsh which is really their sewer treatment plant for waste water. But the parking lot was a nice place out of the wind while we took a break. They have a myriad of walking and biking trails and we almost hopped on the bikes, but a gust of wind changed my mind. The town surprised me with its many hills and I appreciated the many Victorian homes.


On up the coast we went.