Mendocino
Northern California county
Mendocino is a county and coastal village in Northern California, known for rugged coastline, redwood forests, and wine country.
The name often evokes a particular style of rural California living—artistic, countercultural, remote: We spent the weekend up in Mendocino.
The 1978 song "Mendocino" by the Sir Douglas Quintet helped fix the place in American popular imagination.
West coast megastate
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- headlandsLand projecting into water
- bluffsMisleads about one's position
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
cliffs · promontory · seaside · rugged · northwestern · cape · shoreline · ocean
Major Army installation, Carolina
- ruralOf the countryside
- inlandAway from the coast
- northernToward the top
- sparsely populatedHaving few inhabitants
unincorporated · sheriff · agricultural · backcountry · ranching · wilderness · sprawling · mountainous
Sixties counterculture member
- communeShared-living community
- back-to-the-landMovement toward rural self-sufficiency
- cannabisPsychoactive hemp plant
- organicFrom living matter
alternative · artisan · bohemian · off-grid · homesteading · intentional community · marijuana · permaculture
Of a prim era
- historicOf lasting significance
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
inn · gallery · artisan · water tower · picturesque · tourism · cottage · boutique
Land cultivated for wine grapes
- pinot noirRed wine variety
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- wineryGrape beverage producer
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
tasting room · appellations · zinfandel · harvest · viticulture · sparkling · grapes · cellar
Enormous evergreen tree species
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- toweringOf imposing height
- canopyOverhead protective covering
fern · undergrowth · logging · conservation · grove · ancient · timber · giant
California
West coast megastate
Pacific · cliffs · promontory · seaside · rugged · northwestern · cape · shoreline · ocean · peninsula
Fort Bragg
Major Army installation, Carolina
sparsely populated · unincorporated · sheriff · agricultural · backcountry · ranching · wilderness · sprawling · mountainous · isolated
hippie
Sixties counterculture member
- communeShared-living community
- back-to-the-landMovement toward rural self-sufficiency
- cannabisPsychoactive hemp plant
organic · alternative · artisan · bohemian · off-grid · homesteading · intentional community · marijuana · permaculture · craft
Victorian
Of a prim era
- historicOf lasting significance
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
bed-and-breakfast · inn · gallery · artisan · water tower · picturesque · tourism · cottage · boutique · lighthouse
vineyards
Land cultivated for wine grapes
- pinot noirRed wine variety
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- wineryGrape beverage producer
terroir · tasting room · appellations · zinfandel · harvest · viticulture · sparkling · grapes · cellar · vintage
sequoia
Enormous evergreen tree species
- old-growthLong-undisturbed forest
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- toweringOf imposing height
canopy · fern · undergrowth · logging · conservation · grove · ancient · timber · giant · misty
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- coastal townscoastal town, seaside town, beach town, coastal city, coastal village
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- West CoastCalifornia, Sierra Nevada, Oregon, Death Valley, Washington
- Wine Countrywineries, winery, vineyards, grapevines, tasting rooms
- American winesNapa Valley, Sonoma, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
MendocinoLos Angeles
Southern California metropolis
Orange County · San Francisco · Silicon Valley · Hollywood · San Diego
MendocinoNapa Valley
California winemaking region
Temecula · Sonoma · Santa Barbara · Bordeaux · Humboldt
MendocinoDeath Valley
Below-sea-level California desert
Palm Springs · Mojave Desert · Arizona desert · Florida Keys · Great Plains