418 Adventures in Scenery 



high above the breakers. It was at Trinidad that the first land- 

 ing was made by early Spanish explorers, on Trinity Sunday, 

 1775, an event commemorated by a granite cross. On the 

 route northward from Trinidad what is pronounced to be some 

 of the grandest coast scenery in America is viewed. 



Patrick Point a Wild Slower Reserve 



Twenty-two miles north of Arcata, on the main Redwood 

 highway, is Patrick's Point State Park. This Park contains no 

 Redwoods, but here are bold outcroppings of rocks and a rugged 

 shore line. It is a wild flower reserve. Probably nowhere is 

 there a greater variety of flowers. In May and early June the 

 Rhododendrons and Azaleas brighten the region. During the 

 fall the woodland glows with color, and around the Christmas 

 holiday season California holly berries are at their brightest and 

 best. 



A few miles north, Big Lagoon, the first of a series of coastal 

 lagoons, is crossed by the highway. A few miles farther on is 

 Stone Lagoon, and farther still is Freshwater Lagoon. These 

 three lagoons, shut off from the ocean by wave-built bars of 

 sand, are interesting features of this northwest country. With 

 heavily wooded shores and sandy beaches the lagoons are the 

 habitat of many water fowl, especially pelicans and cranes. 



Mendocino County Streams Offer Fine 

 Fishing 



Mendocino County offers 100 miles of picturesque and 

 rugged shore line. If interested in fishing, numerous rivers and 

 small streams offer all that the most enthusiastic Waltonian 

 could desire. Beside the larger rivers, interspersed between 

 them are numerous smaller strams that teem with fish. With 

 800 miles of perennial streams, Humboldt County offers good 

 sport for fishermen. During the summer and fall fishing in 

 Eel River is unexcelled. Trout and king salmon and steelhead 

 abound in these waters. The steelhead range in size from 1 to 



