Mist floats along the grass, flowing around headstones and disappearing with a swirl as it meets the afternoon sun. Instead of searching for gauzy materializations down long hallways, I stroll local cemeteries for restless spirits. First is lumber magnate William Coleman Carson (1825-1912). If any house should be haunted, it’s his magnificent Victorian, the Carson […]
Meg Wall-Wild
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Trinidad Toil
Every day, locals and visitors wind up and down the trails to Trinidad State Beach. As I walked to the break in the red curb at the end of the parking lot off Stagecoach Road, I anticipated some killer views. It is Trinidad after all. What I did not expect was a close footpath that […]
Posted inPerfect Trips
Perfect Summer Trips
The rubber has hit the road. Your hand caresses the car door handle. Your anticipation is beyond scope. You look up to see the first destination you’ve picked. So many choices! Slake a well-earned thirst with a Smokey Hazy Hemp Ale at Humboldt Brews after hiking Samoa’s dunes and wetlands. Ride a Redwood Cycles eBike […]
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Nightwalkers
I am a child of the night, daughter of a third-shifter dad who had a penchant for 2 a.m. sky watching. The feel of night is different in unexplainable ways, more so in big cities, like where I grew up — block after block of hushed porches and weak nightlights painted to the tune of […]
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Van Duzen Venture
My spouse and I follow winding State Route 36 on a lovely July day. We, like many, have not been out in a long time and it feels good to be wandering, even with masks. We follow the bends and gentle curves that weave through Hydesville and Carlotta, the landscape changing from river bottom to […]