The Avenue of the Giants is as beautiful a drive as you will find. The groves along its 36-mile course line the Avenue with some of the grandest examples of the tallest trees on Earth, the California coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens. Some are thousands of years old. If a disproportionate number of my photographs are […]
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Arborist Recommends Eucalyptus Removal to Make Way for Bay Trail
The eucalyptus must go. That was the conclusion drawn by a professional arborist hired by the county to determine if there is a viable way to mitigate the risks of the 219 eucalyptus trees on the U.S. Highway 101 corridor north of the former California Redwood Company mill while making way for the last leg […]
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HumBug: Who’s Your Daddy Longlegs?
As soon as the UPS delivered my newest camera lens, I had to go a hunting. Since it’s fall, many insects are gone until next year but there’s always something interesting out there. Today was no exception. Before I even got out the door, I noted a daddy longlegs on my window screen. It only […]
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HumLook: Pelicans and Parades
Local photographer Jose Quezada has launched a pair of new websites, HumSport and HumLook, showcasing the work of a team of local photographers. Photographers will be uploading galleries of photos on both sites regularly, showcasing their best images of local sports, cultural events and landscapes. High-resolution downloads of the images are also available for $5 apiece. […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Humboldt County Skyline
It’s unlikely for one who lives in Humboldt County to be unaware of a certain industry, which shall here remain nameless, and for which the county is known somewhat beyond its borders, and which recently became legal in our state, for the subject naturally becomes a part of many conversations. I could discuss it in […]
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HumBug: Halloween Romance
You see them nearly everywhere this time of year, the big female cross orb weaver spiders (Araneus diadematus). If you get close you can see the emblem of the cross for which they’re known. As I looked at one particularly large female spider, I noticed another spider with a leg span nearly as large as the lady […]
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Crab Season Opener For Patrick’s Point North Delayed by Domoic Acid
It’s official: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has “enacted a delay” of the recreational Dungeness crab season for areas stretching from Patrick’s Point north to the Oregon border due to “unhealthy levels” of domoic acid. The remainder of the state is set for an opening on Nov. 3. Read previous Journal coverage of […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Warning Issued on Dungeness Crab After Testing Shows Toxin
SECOND UPDATE: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has “enacted a delay” of the recreational Dungeness crab season for areas stretching from Patrick’s Point to the Oregon border due to “unhealthy levels” of domoic acid. UPDATE: The California Department of Public health is now warning the public against eating Dungeness crab caught from Patrick’s […]
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North Coast Night Lights: This Way to the Galactic Core
I found myself on a ridge line along the Kneeland Road the night of July 18, 2018, on an impulsive late-night mission to the Galactic Core. It was out there, all I needed was a stretch of road that would take me up to meet it at the horizon. We live in the Milky Way […]
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HumBug: Spiders in the House
The month of October, ending in Halloween, is the perfect time to check out our local spider fauna. Many of the largest and showiest species are at their finest at this time of year. With that in mind, I’ve seen quite a few lately. At my house, at least, the common house spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) […]
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North Coast Night Lights: Milky Way Over Kneeland Snow
I was enwombed in a place of dreamlike comfort and warmth. In the honey hum of perfect slumber, I was suspended in the vibrations of the universe. Dreaming of misty sunbeams and forest floors, and floating like a butterfly. Except … Except the sound of Dr. McCoy’s medical scanner was intruding. It peeled away the […]