Funky Fun – Samoa Cookhouse and an Indian Casino

Eureka, California to Klamath, California
65 miles
Gas $3.02/gallon (why is it going up?)
Holiday Inn Express in Klamath (great, brand new hotel attached to a tiny Indian casino)
$117/night + $25/pet fee

Just north of Eureka is the Samoa Cookhouse – I love finding unique places like this (thanks, Roadtrippers). It’s off the beaten path, but worth the 15-minute drive from Highway 101. Built circa 1893, it’s the last lumber camp-style cookhouse still in operation in North America. Established by the Vance Lumber Company, Samoa is one of the last company-owned towns in the US, and the cookhouse was operated for the working lumberjacks. Today, they still encourage you to eat like a lumberjack. Continue reading

Diner Days…

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Bing’s Burgers
794 N Main Street
Cottonwood, Arizona 86326
(928) 649-1718
http://bingsburgers.com

This adorable diner in an old gas station is located next to the ultimate funky junk place, Larry’s Antiques & Things, in Old Cottowood, just south of Sedona, Arizona.

iPhone shot, edited in Snapseed.