The moral of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Purloined Letter (a future column in its own right) is that the best place to hide something is in plain view – the obvious is often hidden from our awareness. Here’s your Purloined Letter puzzle: I took these photos in Arcata, Eureka and in-between. Too easy for you? The first reader to email me the correct locations for all 10 photos wins a Humboldt Mud ($5) or similar gourmet libation at Old Town Coffee and Chocolates, in the company of your Field Notes guy: barryevans9@yahoo.com ($priceless!)
This article appears in Shooting Owls.