Corralitos

Cabin / town in Corralitos, near Santa Cruz, California. Part of California (Literary).

At a glance

SourceAuthorRoleIn one line
How to Do Nothing — Reader’s CompanionJenny Odelljourney waypointOdell retreats to a cabin for several days without speaking to anyone and drives from there to Elkhorn Slough on the third day, listening to a Santa Cruz radio DJ.

How to Do Nothing — Jenny Odell (2019)

Source: How to Do Nothing — Reader’s Companion · How to Do Nothing · Readwise highlight

Most recently, I stayed in a very small cabin in Corralitos, a small town just south of Santa Cruz, with the intent of going bird-watching at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

  • Role: journey waypoint
  • In the book: Odell retreats to a cabin for several days without speaking to anyone and drives from there to Elkhorn Slough on the third day, listening to a Santa Cruz radio DJ.
  • Why it matters: It is the solitary base from which the epiphany trip begins; minor in itself.