Ferndale is situated in a pastoral setting not far from the lost coast and the redwoods. So many of the town's Victorian homes have been preserved that the entire town is designated a state historical landmark. I was just in heaven.
Our campground is a $10 dry camping spot at the county fairground. We are parked in a lovely spot by some picnic tables away from most of the folks in the grassy field. A real surprise has been the girl that keeps trotting by on her horse.
The top listed thing to do in Trip Adviser is a visit to the cemetery. Ah, perhaps we should check on the former residents. I can see why so many people go. How picturesque it is climbing the side of the hill. And climb the hill we did once we learned there was a geocache there. It was at a spot where the movie Salem's Lot, based on the book by Stephen King, was filmed. What a view of the town we had.
The town was founded by Vermonters in 1852, but the Danish established the dairying industry in the 1870s. We listened to the cows that live across the road in the evening. With only 1300 people they might be outnumbered by the cows.
And as with most farming communities in this area there is the local creamery.
While geocaching at the bottom of a hill that leads to the lost coast we were surprised by the log trucks that ascended upon us. We had read that the road was rough and decided we shouldn't go in the van. I can't imagine if we had and met these guys. The road further south is named the Lost Coast because when they built 101 they decided that area was too rugged for a main highway.
Before leaving Ferndale we did drive 5 miles through the beautiful pastoral countryside dotted with cows to the coast and cooked breakfast there. Then we were ready to head north. I thought the graffiti was interesting as there were no gang signs among the messages. Just innocent teenagers announcing their existence!
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