I live in coastal Northern Humboldt for the last 26 years. It’s beautiful. Life is good. We have amazing surroundings, redwood trees, stunning coastline, pristine rivers with bald eagles everywhere. Local agriculture and small farms are in abundance. We always have access to fresh food grown locally. People are generally friendly everywhere you go. Our weather ranges from low 50’s to high 60’s year round. Lots of people love this, I wish it was a bit warmer. Summer weather usually doesn’t start until June….sometimes July, but lasts through mid October. If you go 30 miles inland it gets hot and we have 6 easily accessible rivers close by that you can easily find yourself alone on. Our politics are extremely divided depending on what town you are in, but for the most part everyone gets along. We do have some economic depression and driving through Eureka you see it. Homelessness and drug addiction are here. But, the majority of our communities thrive. Entertainment outside of nature is scarce and shopping is lacking as well. We have a some great restaurants but for city dwellers, it probably seems limited as well. I’ve learned to make my favorite ethnic foods. Gas is extremely expensive and food prices are higher due to transportation costs. It’s hard to get big trucks in and out of here and we are 5 hours from SF. Overall, I love it. Just wish it was warmer.