August 15, 20232 yr I just got back from up around Eureka in Humboldt County. It's been on my list for a long time. I didn't care about fishing. But, there's plenty of that. I wanted to see the big old trees. Ferns growing out of the side of a canyon deep in the big woods. I can understand why it is so isolated. Before the roads were paved it was an epic journey. Most of the ones that went there in the early days took a ship to get around the endless hills and countless rivers. Fern Canyon was pretty damn cool. The first part of it is easily accessible to even hobbling Nanas. The last of it is a damned obstacle course. It ended at this big ass fern that you had to grab ahold of and clamber up. Beyond that you would have to figure it out yourself. I wandered around in there for a while. I think the ravens were telling me to quit fucking around and find some more humans because they aren't going to come fetch you and that phone won't get shit for a signal. I agreed. I didn't want to make the news. Eureka has a lot of Fredericksburg about it. Shopping and cool old buildings. It was a helluva haul to get there to that clump of ferns in the big woods, but I would do it again. Edited August 15, 20232 yr by cactusflinthead
August 15, 20232 yr Popular Post cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign.
August 15, 20232 yr Thread title should be changed to "Look at Somebody Else's Photo of Big Trees in the PNW."
August 15, 20232 yr NorCal is impressive af. Haven't been there since the 80's, but it was beautiful. Used to truck across Mt. Shasta delivering fertilizer to farmers.
August 15, 20232 yr I use to go up to that area for work when I lived in Santa Rosa for a a bit 20 years ago. Definitely a beautiful area, pretty sure I had a bear outside my tent camping up there one night.
August 15, 20232 yr Author 4 hours ago, DoobieWah said: cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign. Fuckers I got your goddamn pix I tired. The road adrenaline crashed hard
August 15, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, DoobieWah said: cactusflinthead went to Fern Canyon and all we got was a picture...of a sign. And now more pics of Ferns and not the tall trees.
August 15, 20232 yr Being a Texan, I look at that, and I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey." I'm sure it's not. But it would take me a good half hour of hiking it to get past those thoughts.
August 15, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Incredulity said: NorCal isn’t PNW We live in Texas. Is it north? Check. Is it west? Check. Is it close to the Pacific ocean? Check! I'll alow it.
August 15, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Brisketexan said: Being a Texan, I look at that, and I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey." I'm sure it's not. But it would take me a good half hour of hiking it to get past those thoughts. I only saw birds. I was too focused on not getting impaled on the downed trees over the trail at the end stretch to really hunker down and watch. I suspect any self respecting reptiles or amphibians headed the opposite direction of white guy crashing through the woods.
August 15, 20232 yr Author It's a cheesy roadside attraction, but it's accessible for anyone. It is hard to get a full shot of a single tree.
August 15, 20232 yr Author 5 minutes ago, DDD Dad said: I don't see a single Morel. Me either. Not a lot of any fungi. A few shelf types
August 15, 20232 yr Muir woods easier to get to if you want to scratch some of that itch again. Love that area.
August 15, 20232 yr Love it up there myself. Try and go every couple years. You will find peace and beauty all over.
August 15, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said: It's a cheesy roadside attraction, but it's accessible for anyone. It is hard to get a full shot of a single tree. Not cheesy. An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect.
August 15, 20232 yr Author 21 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: Not cheesy. An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect. Oh there were cheesy touristy knick knacks and some cool local carved stuff. I had to get a banana slug for the offspring.
August 15, 20232 yr Traveled thru Eureka in a 76 Toyota pickup, maybe 1977. Stopped in a music store and bought a Steely Dan songbook. Lost it, long ago. An acoustic rendition of “Razor Boy” is all that remains. No Rick Derringer on the slide.
August 15, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said: Not cheesy. An amazing giant that deserves all of our respect. It should be cut down so they can expand the store and really start making money
August 15, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Brisketexan said: I keep thinking "looks snakey and poison ivy-ey. Poison Oak everywhere.
August 16, 20232 yr Coming back from olympic and the Hoh Rainforest to my burnt-to-a-crisp lawn today sucked.
August 16, 20232 yr 22 hours ago, Hook1997 said: I use to go up to that area for work when I lived in Santa Rosa for a a bit 20 years ago. Definitely a beautiful area, pretty sure I had a bear outside my tent camping up there one night. Its probably tough to sleep with YMCA blasting all night
August 16, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, UTexasFight said: Coming back from olympic and the Hoh Rainforest to my burnt-to-a-crisp lawn today sucked. Those trees growing off the nurse log are incredible.
August 16, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said: Those trees growing off the nurse log are incredible. Yeah a couple more pics of what those will grow up to look like in ~200 years when that nurse log nearly fully decays.
August 16, 20232 yr On 8/15/2023 at 8:28 AM, Incredulity said: NorCal isn’t PNW Depends on what metric. Ecologically, Humboldt County is the southern frontier of the region.
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