The inspiration to create a Humboldt Geographic Facebook page came from sharing a few scenic pictures on my personal page. That sparked a friend’s idea to start a separate page just for my pictures. I look back over the couple years the page has been going and I do realize there’s another inspiration to get outside besides just taking pictures. My family will accompany me on some of my adventures but they are usually busy. The three four-legged members of my family always say yes to an excursion in the outdoors. In fact, I think they’re more of an inspiration to get outdoors than the pictures. Humboldt County is a dog paradise, and they know it and expect it. Thanks Chloe, Snowball and Daisy.
Rowdy Kelley (he/him) is a TV and film location scout/manager, producer and director with family roots in Humboldt going back to 1900. See more of his photos on the Humboldt Geographic Facebook page.
This article appears in Top 10 Stories of 2021.