Best Of Humboldt — Staff Picks
Actually, we secretly resent Bob Flame, Ranger. Poor feller, every dreary work-a-day morning he confronts the emptiness of his seaside office in the Redwood Parks visitors center at the mouth of Redwood Creek. A desolate beach, often empty of people. Nothing but gull-squawk and sandgrain rustle. The crash of waves. Dune-loving flowers.
On May 1, Flame had a particularly bad day. He wrote in his blog: “Reading Rock seemingly floats above the ocean six miles out. The ebbing tide uncovers a rocky path from the north side of the creek to the Sisters. Dark boulders, usually unseen, surround Little Girl Rock. A single long wave breaks a hundred yards offshore indicating a shallow sandbar raised by gravels carved from the redwood hills and transported downhill in the belly of the creek.”
OK, secretly we love this guy. Because he loves his job. And our heart goes out to him on the heat-wave days when he has to sit indoors in a meeting — No! Plus, he reads like a maniac, all kinds of good books which he often reviews. And he does our wine-tasting for us, too. Bastard. (Heh heh, just kiddin’ Bob.)
— Heidi Walters
BEST COP CAR
I don’t know, firsthand, that it has a minibar and a cozy blanket draped over a little courtesy rack on the back of the driver’s seat and magazines and WiFi and a free telephone — oh yeah, you do get a free phonecall, I recollect — and a bucket of cooled soda pop and dainty fingerfoods in crinkly wrappers and other special treatments.
But I do know that the Fortuna Police Department has the bitchinest police cruiser around. Snazzy wavy flag paintjob (beware, nonpatriots)! Eagle on the trunk! Woo! Can you say Woo-ooooo-ooo boopboop pull over!?
— Heidi Walters
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Comment / By jordan rollins / Sept. 10, 2009, 11:09 a.m.
i must say that i too love that jacob nunes from dutch bros. hes a keeper for sure!
Comment / By Tim Daniels / Sept. 10, 2009, 6:20 p.m.
I concur with the choice of best single-track. I think it’s some of the best single track trail in the country. Of course, my opinion is heavily biased.
Comment / By M’Aerie / Sept. 12, 2009, 12:19 p.m.
yes! Jacob Nunes from Dutch Bros is a wonderful young man and I so much enjoy his enthusiasm, his singing to the loud tunes, and his memory of what I like to order. He takes one look at me in the morning and knows if I want decaf or regular. What a darlin!
Comment / By Carol Ballard / Sept. 12, 2009, 7:09 p.m.
Where is the best reason to live here?
Comment / By Ryan Burns / Sept. 13, 2009, 5:44 p.m.
It’s in the readers’ picks section, Carol.
Comment / By Carol Ballard / Sept. 13, 2009, 9:27 p.m.
Thanks!
Comment / By BTP / Sept. 16, 2009, 6:58 a.m.
This was the most entertaining, funny, and interesting ‘best of’ i have ever seen! Well done! Thanks to NJC for trying to remind people why we all live and love here. I wish the Times-Standard would write like this….
Now, if only Mike Dronkers would call me and discuss how I can get paid to report on the happenings between Trinidad and Orick! Mike?
Comment / By Bill Moehnke / Sept. 18, 2009, 3:57 p.m.
Thanks Jennifer for proclaiming the library “Best place to be seen”! I would like to point out, however, that the library owns a copy of “Party girl”. You can check it out for a week with a valid library card.
Comment / By wendy / Jan. 5, 10:30 a.m.
Best Bar in eureka is The BOILER ROOM!!! Lots of booze, frendship and single people!