Ethan and Emily visit Humboldt County, California, with stops at Eureka, Manila, and Arcata. Featuring beaches, dune flowers, redwoods, edible plants, colorful Victorian architecture, a Finnish bath house, and cooler problems.
I've lived near Redding but I have spent most of my life in Humboldt County. I completely get it about the weather change between the 2! Lol! It is beautiful here, though! And I love how dog friendly most residents and businesses are dog friendly! My Hound and I spent a LOT of time on the beaches. He loved it! He lived to be 17. 🐾❤️🐾
Passed through Eureka last month and it was quite the pleasant surprise...the historic downtown was delightful... great bagels at Los Bagels, a real Zoltar at Eureka Books (great bookstore), cool murals galore and some gorgeous Victorian architecture.
Sunny brei too. I went to school up there. I feel like I left a piece of my heart that can never be recovered. When I go back every seven years it seems I feel complete. Like a child again
Fun video! Thanks for crafting this!! If you come back check out King Salmon for snorkeling in the summer, just mind the tides etc. Also fishing off North Spit is great, just watch your step! I've lived in Eureka for over a year and honestly it's great and may be one of the most beautiful places on a sunny day. (it can feel a little scary on a dark gloomy day hahaha) Sometimes though the rain is so gentle and magical. Also Sequioa Park is incredible for all the trails and zoo. All the best!
lol, I just finished a road trip through the southwest, up through CA, ending in Oregon, and I did stop in Eureka, and the tweaker problem is no joke. I was looking for a oil change place, so I parked my car at the end of a street so I could look on my phone, and within about ten seconds, a tweaker came out of the bushes and started circumnavigating my car. It was weird. Finally found an oil change place, and they wanted to charge me $130 for an oil change. Place was called "Down to Earth Automotive", w/ sky-high prices. But anyway, they were everywhere. Everywhere you go, basically there's at least one tweaker in site. I didn't have the best impression of CA. Everything was stupid expensive and either really ritzy or really poor.
Eureka is a "quaint" version of any town. It is filled with mentally ill and or drugged individuals. We stayed in an expensive B&B and were serenaded all night by screaming crackheads and the sound of sirens. We won't go back, only drive through.
Eureka is a shithole. Nowhere to shop, nowhere to eat; boarded-up businesses everywhere; a massive drugged-out homeless population; when the liberals took over and the area became associated with latter-day hippies and marijuana, it took a nosedive fast, attracting bums and druggies from all over the country, and driving out people who wanted a decent place to live and raise their kids.
I turn up the volume to listen to you voice and then you blow my headphones off with your ( music ? ) . 😢Don’t you ever listen to your videos before you post them ? 🤔
So sorry about that... The videos unfortunately sound completely different on every device. It's something I've also found quite frustrating because they'll be perfect on my phone but sound awful on a TV
