412 Adventures in Scenery 



Fossil Redwood trees which lived long ago may be seen in a 

 number of places. The most spectacular of these is the Petri- 

 fied Forest of Sonoma County, 1 5 miles east of Santa Rosa. If 

 the Napa Valley route is followed the Petrified Forest is six 

 miles southwest of Calistoga, on the road to Santa Rosa. 



Shore-Line Highway San Rafael to Rockport 



If it is preferred to follow the Shore-Line highway north 

 this may be done by turning west at San Rafael and driving 

 northwest to Jenner-by-the-sea. Following the Redwood 

 Highway, turn west at Santa Rosa. From the Napa Valley 

 turn west at Calistoga and pass the Petrified Forest to Santa 

 Rosa, thence to Jenner-by-the-Sea. (Armstrong Grove is at 

 Guerneville.) The Shore-Line highway follows the coast 135 

 miles to Rockport, thence 16 miles to the Redwood highway 

 near Lane's Redwood Flat and the Pie Shop. This is not a high- 

 way for the crazy driver. The highway follows the shore, 

 with many hairpin curves, and narrow bridges over small 

 streams that enter the ocean. 



The drive is a beautifully scenic one. Fort Ross (State 

 Park) and the old Russian chapel (dating back to 1812) is 13 

 miles from Jenner-by-the-Sea. Near Fort Ross is a sea cliff and 

 boulder beach with terraces sloping toward the sea. Below the 

 cliff are wave-cut terraces ranging in height above the sea to 

 1,400 feet, and successively lower terraces at 1,180, 760, 440, 

 350, and 280 feet. The terraces mark stages in the uplifting 

 of the land, and were cut by the waves as the elevation of the 

 land progressed. Two and one-half miles from Fort Ross is a 

 still higher terrace, 1,520 feet. At Plantation a school house 

 has been built on a beautiful beach. 



Fine terraces occur all along the coast through Sonoma and 

 Mendocino counties. The rock formations along the shore are 

 much folded and crumpled, and the edges of the outcropping 

 strata have been beveled by the waves. Point Arena (town) 

 is on a fine terrace. Point Arena Lighthouse is on the high 



