Northern California, July 1993 National Geographic Magazine
Photographs from a National Geographic story featuring the culture as well as the rugged landscape of the north coast and interior. Mendincino charm and Ferndale small town life are places where an independent strong character is valued. Fishermen, ranchers, miners and monks make up a diverse sort of people.
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Northern California's coast highway near...
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Kayakers launch into the Pacific Ocean waters...
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Lanterns illuminate a lone girl in a gazebo...
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Portrait of a young woman dressed to go out...
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Morning brings a blue sky to the small town of...
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Morning light from a window frames a cowboy...
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Cowboy stops for a break at a coke machine on...
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Cowboys stir up the dust while branding calves...
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Ranch hands work together to tie a calf down...
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Young Hoopa Indian is dressed in feathers and...
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Tourists and locals make their mark carving...
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Horses gallop on Ten Mile Beach, a scenic quiet...
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Spring is the time sheep are sheared for their...
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Worker holding a pike pole jumps from log to...
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A hard rock miner's helmet illuminates dust as...
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Ferndale, California is a small town in the...
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Retired dairy farmers gather around the poker...
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Stark light from a window falls on the straw...
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Portrait of a working cowboy watching his...
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Blue sky backdrop for an American flag that...
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Flowers mark a cafe table that are framed by...
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Lace curtains and small wooden tables set a...
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A crab fisherman peers into thick fog engulfing...
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A fisherman in his dingy dangles in the air as...
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Fisherman stacks rockfish from the morning's...
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A salmon fishing boat circles in a quiet harbor...
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Check to cheek with a belled dog, a young girl...
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Two curious llamas intently watch a cat on a...
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Prospectors mining for gold have been drawn to...
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Leaving Shasta Abbey for another monastery, a...
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Monks dons cowls over their robes for prayers...
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A family bares their clothing to warm by a fire...
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A woman waits for her clothes to dry while in a...
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Cowboys share morning coffee by lantern while...
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His father and dog watch the road while his...
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Ranch hand tosses a bale of hay to feed his...
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Young cow poke practices roping a wooden steer...
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Young cowboy pulls back to stop his pony from...
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Two people cross Lansing Street in Mendocino, a...
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Kids play a western-style "shoot em up" with...
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Poker table at the cafe draws locals for a...
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Actresses put on make up in a mirror backstage...
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Farm family in pick up trucks make the rounds...
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Surf splashes up on shore along the rocky coast...
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A white bearded fisherman and his cat make...
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Coastal fog hugs the mountainous forests making...
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A youth gathers ferns for basketmaking, a...
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A logger cuts through a tall tree in the north...
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Stacks of wood line the Pacific coast in a...
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White picket fence and stark trees frame a...
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Third generation logger in Shasta Trinity...
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A lone figure crosses a street in the small...
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Night lights illuminate a fence along a remote...
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Dog guards a ranchers pick up truck and the...
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White picket fences and a house with an...
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Ranches washes his hands in a puddle after...
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Several generations of Hoopa culture adorn the...
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Young cow poke lassos a wooden steer with his...
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With help from a friend, a fisherman in a dingy...
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Bead work and feathers are part of the ceremony...
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A nude, steaming man enters cold waters...
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Lanterns illuminate a couple dusk as they stand...
