My same-september sensation is the sense of growing older. This is the main street in Smith River, where the Bank kept its name but turned into a tavern many years ago. Dairy land and Easter Lily fields surround this town and the Smith River which is famous for Salmon fishing meets the pacific not far from here. I love when I sub as a teacher at their school, there the newness is more evident, a new playground was built a new gym is going to come and the ground has been broken for the plumbing and the construction noise rings through the classroom doors.
Wikipedia has this to say:
"Smith River (formerly, Smith River Corners, Smith's River Valley, Smiths River, and Smith's River) (Tolowa: kaa-nvsh, natlh-mii~-nee-dash ) is a census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States. It is located 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Crescent City, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the mouth of the Smith River, at an elevation of 52 feet (16 m). As of 2010, the population was 866. The ZIP Code is 95567. Its area code is 707. It is bordered by the Smith River National Recreation Area. Smith River is the headquarters of the Smith River Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe of Tolowa people."
