FORT BRAGG, CALIFORNIA, May 23, 2020 -- After shelter in place orders were loosened last week; Pudding Creek Beach was largely unoccupied Saturday afternoon. (Christopher D. Pugh via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO Co., 5/26/20 — On Memorial Day weekend freelance photographer Chris Pugh took a spin around a newly reopening Mendocino County. He found the county still mostly quiet with people maintaining social distancing by and large while observing Memorial Day. Though there were some reports of tourists, especially on the coast, things seems to have remained much more subdued than on a typical three-day weekend.

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Chris Pugh is an award-winning editorial photographer from Ukiah, California. Born and raised in Mendocino County, he is passionate about the arts and is a founding member of the Deep Valley Arts Collective,...