Loleta and Fortuna, CA

South of Eureka, CA, we found two memorable places:

* The Loleta Cheese Factory. Nice cheese, sensibly priced. Like a (very) small town Tillamook,
for you Northwesterners.

* In Fortuna, The Kinetic Sculpture Museum. Now here's a place devoted to whimsy. In May, the locals hold the longest human powered sculpture race in the world.

A few of the racing machines.




2009 marked the 41th run. The race has evolved from a short street course to 42 miles of sand, water, pavement, hills, more water, roads and freeways from Arcata to Ferndale. Check out the race rules on that web site above for a sense of the insanity involved.

Bruce