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Whether pitching in to preserve or simply getting out to enjoy, folks in Arcata marvel at the city's scenic surroundings. Nearby Redwood National Park draws visitors from all over the world to its 106,000 acres of ancient redwood forests. Right in Arcata, trail-loving hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders enjoy the 575-acre Arcata Community Forest, with some old-growth trees of its own. A few miles to the east, adventurers can tackle the Salmon Mountains. To the west, they can hit the beach...
BEST AMENITIES: Redwood National Park, Humboldt State University concerts and classes, fishing, hiking in Salmon Mountains...
...making space less expensive for the little guys. So the little guys are racing to do what NASA has failed to do: design a reusable launch system that's inexpensive, safe and reliable. Kelly Space's prototype looks like a plane that has sprouted rocket engines. Rotary Rocket in Redwood City, Calif., has a booster with rotors to make a helicopter-style return to Earth; Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland, Wash., is piecing together its version from old Soviet engines, shuttle-style thermal protection tiles and an elaborate parachute system. The first passenger countdowns are still years away, but bureaucrats...
...giant redwood tree...
DESCENDED. JULIA ("Butterfly") HILL, 25, environmental activist, after a 738-day treetop vigil to save a 600-year-old redwood from loggers; near Stafford, Calif. Hill left her 18-story-high perch after Pacific Lumber Co. agreed to spare the tree, located on company property...