* My mother grew up in Seattle, and I was raised on her tales of a childhood spent beachcombing, digging clams, and roasting oysters on bonfires on the shores of Puget Sound. That could explain why I like Humboldt Bay so much. Geographically, it sits on California's far northern coastline. But in spirit, Humboldt Bay is pure Northwest.
Like Puget Sound, Humboldt Bay is a vast body of water, edged by forest. Both areas hold fast to the vestiges of their logging and fishing ...