05/06/04, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Northern California
Posts: 252
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Boo,
Bear in mind the photos and property shown at that website are near the Redding/ Red Bluff area which is the hottest part of the north Valley and well inland. Summer highs there have reached well over 100 F. I think the record was 123 F...like being in an oven.
On the other hand, Ono is a delightful little community in the oak forests. You are not likely to see the usual coniferous trees other than a few Digger Pines. The part that always gets my attention is the summer heat. Whew!
Hospitals I personally know about include two in Eureka. In fact they are side by side. Arcata has one. Weaverville has one. Redding offers a big one with the membership air ambulance that I highly recommend. Other cities in the area you could check out easily with Chamber of Commerce.
Dave,
Rain over the summer months is trivial. Long term averages show July to be the hottest month, August a tiny bit cooler with possibility of a fraction of an inch of rain, and Sept the second hottest month. Most of our winter rain falls in January to March. Rain season extends from November to April.
Most lush and greenest part of CA is definitely the North Coast. It is absolutely gorgeous. And you are quite correct; Humboldt is the southern extent of the Temperate Rain Forest that extends north into Alaska. The summer on the coast has a typical high fog or low cloud bank that moderates temps, just what redwoods like. All time high in Arcata reached 78 F. But it is more humid than inland. Mighty few bugs to bother you, too; most bug free place I know of, bar none.
Bluetick,
If you didn't get any further north than Excremento you missed the real Northern CA. No comparison at all. Enjoy the traffic in Excremento??? It has gotten so bad there is NO time fit to run the fleeways. Morning rush starts at 0630 and ends about 1000. Then again in the evening. Plus the fools are so busy with their cell phones and novels that there are many daily accidents to help keep the roads a parking lot. Personally, I think that anybody who causes these accidents, if they survive the crash, should be executed! But then I avoid the place.
Gosh, all you folks are beginning to warm my heart. There are not enough homesteaders up here and I would sure be happy to see more! come on up...San Diego may have its attractions, but compared to up here...nope!! This is a GREAT place to live. Much to recommend it, few problems, most of the population pressure is down south, great climate to grow anything, great fishing, great hunting. What is not to like?
bearkiller
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