Driving north along California route #101 through Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, one reaches the fantastic old growth Redwood groves of the coastal species Sequoia Sempervirens. These groves and their visitors also attracted various business entrepeneurs.  Motor hotels or "motels" followed the original camps with tents and cabins that prevailed through the WW2 era.  Shops selling redwood knicknacks were popular tourist spots on the old Redwood Highway. Unfortunately the only business still in healthy (?) operation is the Maxxam Corp owned Pacific Lumber Mill #1 at Scotia, NorCali.

Jarl DeBoer has a very large collection of the Redwood Highway online here  home