Catching up with 2018: Fort Bragg and the Skunk Train ~ Thursday, May 02, 2019

Fort Bragg is the western end of the California Western Railroad, known as the Skunk Train. Currently, due to a tunnel that needs to be fixed, the western end and the eastern (out of Willits, CA) are separate operations.

If you want to ride through giant redwoods, go to the east end. But the west end's ride along Pudding Creek is scenic too.

You can also enjoy a beverage along the way.

This was the colorful car we rode in:

Back behind the depot was this old self-propelled car, one of the ones that gave the line it's nickname--apparently the exhaust was pungent!

There's a pretty nice model railroad next door too:

Fort Bragg has a few other attractions, such as the glass beach

and a few things that looked intriguing but which we didn't have time for, such as the Guest House Historical Museum (next to the station) and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

This place is called Piaci Pizza, is close to the Skunk Depot, and is pretty good: