(November 2, 2023)
I grew up in Southern Humboldt but somehow had only been to Redway Beach once or twice, and never in the last 30 years. It's accessible to the public from...
(September 29, 2022)
Peter Santino completed his "All Happy Now" earth sculpture in 2008 but I only became aware of it last semester, when one of my College of the Redwoods students shared...
(March 17, 2022)
If asked to share one thing for which Humboldt County is best known, most would agree: Our dark skies provide excellent night sky viewing and photographic opportunities. But who...
(March 3, 2022)
I remember while camping with my folks as a kid how the Milky Way stretched so prominently across the night sky. It was a special feature of the night I...
(September 30, 2021)
A few weeks ago, I read about a giant fireball, visible up and down the west coast from the Bay Area north to Washington as it streaked across the sky....
(September 19, 2021)
A week ago, I read about a giant fireball visible up and down the West Coast — from the Bay Area north to Washington — as it streaked across...
(September 2, 2021)
Stargazing season is upon us, when the spectacular Milky Way is visible immediately after dark, soaring from horizon to horizon. Of course, one can watch the stars on any clear...
(July 22, 2021)
For millennia, a formidable rock outcrop has stood tall in the middle of somewhere out in the forests of Humboldt County. The lonely boulder has outlived the comings and goings...
(July 8, 2021)
After paying a second nighttime visit to this vista point in two years, I can safely say that a dull nocturnal moment rarely passes at this viewpoint looking up the...
(February 25, 2021)
This time of year sees its share of gray skies, a seemingly endless woolen rain blanket drawn across the heavens — the gray that won't go away. Rain patters the...
(January 21, 2021)
The year 2020 was something of an off year. I, for one, took fewer photographs; I simply had less creative energy this year. There was the never-ending pandemic, followed by...
(January 16, 2021)
The year 2020 was something of an off year. I, for one, took fewer photographs; I simply had less creative energy this year. There was the never-ending pandemic, followed...
(December 24, 2020)
You may have driven through Eureka and spotted this metal marvel where it lives behind a chain-link fence, dreaming of adventures past and future in the outer world. I have....
(November 26, 2020)
The girls are all grown up, beautiful young blossoms in their prime. They've overcome tremendous obstacles in their young lives and now they are ready to spread their wings and...
(October 29, 2020)
A trip to the beach in search of night light yielded a few views to share from Humboldt's beautiful Pacific Coast. Though most poignant was an image of a dead...
