Humboldt County

If you like to hike in some of the most beautiful forest left remaining in the world, hunt, fish, camp, and smoke some world class buds, then you have reached Nirvana. There are some places here that will give you a religious experience, and other places like Eureka that will not. The little towns all seem to have distinct personalities. Some of these places are not too hippie friendly, though a few of them are. My brother attended Humboldt State University, so I had a pretty good introduction to the place, but keep finding new treasures each time I visit. Besides the Redwoods, you can visit the Mad, Mattole, and Eel Rivers, the coast, and several hundred miles of hiking trails from Honeydew and Shelter Cove up to the Del Norte County line and east all the way to the Trinity Alps. It is truly a sportsman's paradise, one of those places where there are plenty of deer to shoot, along with abundant steelhead and bottom fish to hook. Most people will find it difficult to become gainfully employed up there.