Hi, Sue, I’m in Humboldt County about 15 mi inland, along Hwy 299—in a valley that that the Mad river runs from inland to the sea. My wee town pop approx 1200, Blue Lake (lol, there’s no lake!), has a motto “sunshine and sea air”. Coast gets WAY more fog, but it tends to creep inland during the evenings, thus obscuring the stars at night—not always, but often! Here’s a link to some info: visitredwoods.com/listi… I was waaaay lucky to snag (purchase) a fixer-upper home here in 1990 (have lived in HumCo since 1968 when I came here to attend college).