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Makenzy Williams smiled shyly as she told me about life in Del Norte County, California. She was sixteen during our interview in 2012 and had just finished her junior year of high school. Makenzy’s hometown, Crescent City, is the largest city in the region with a population of 7,500 and is the kind of place kids dream of leaving. The area is as beautiful as you could hope for, with vast old-growth redwood forests, sparkling rivers, and the Pacific Ocean meeting land along rocky coastlines. In fact, it draws adventure tourists from around the world, who spend their days fishing, crabbing, beachcombing, hiking, or sightseeing for birds, elk, and even Bigfoot.
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