Eureka - August 2018

August 12, 2018.

Sunday, Joan and I went to the Humboldt Swiss Hall in Loleta, for the Swiss Independence Celebration.

Hans, the yodeler and former owner of the Cherry Blossom Bakery, was there too. He is slowing down and comes only on special occasions.

After a BB-Q Chicken Dinner we danced. I will not do the chicken dance. Elwood and Becky seem to love it.

Monday, we hiked the Burlington-Weott Trail near the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center.

After the hike we went to the Visitor Center and checked it out. Charlee Kellogg’s Log Mobil is on display. He carved it out of a giant log and traveled the country to make people aware of the redwoods.

There are many displays about this area. The salmon display is very important. Because of damming the rivers and creeks and other causes the salmon population is shrinking.

Wednesday, I walked with the Wednesday Walkers in the Arcata Community Forest.

It was a good exercise. We walked up hills and down several times. After the walk we went to Linda’s house and had coffee and sweets and ice cream.

Friday, I walked on my own and then went to the Senior Center for a Hawaiian Luau. Most of us wore Hawaiian shirts and the ladies wore Hawaiian dresses. The room was nicely decorated and the food was very good.

In the evening I drove to Fortuna where Jerry Rhode, at the Fortuna Depot Museum, gave one of his presentations about Humboldt County. The subject was: Home on the Range.

Saturday morning, Joan and I went to the Coast Guard Station, where they had open house. Besides the Coast Guard, there were also representatives of Law Enforcement and Cal Fire. Cal Fire had one of their helicopters on display.

On the way home we had lunch at the Marina Restaurant. When we drove over the bridge we saw a lot of booths at Halvorsen Park. We checked it out and it was Woofstock, an affair about dogs. There was everything available for having dogs, from food to training.

Joan has two little, cute dogs.

This was a perfect summer day. The temperature was about 65 degrees F. and no wind. It was T shirt weather.

Sunday was a quiet day. I walked at the boardwalk and found out that people were running a half marathon today. The finish line was at the end of the boardwalk.

August 19, 2018.

On our Monday walk we saw those beautiful flowers on the side of the trail. Nobody in the group could tell me their name.

Tuesday, I walked Down Town and saw artists painting murals and creating street art as part of the Eureka Street Art Festival.

Wednesday, I walked with the group at the bayfront and Thursday on my own.

Friday, I went to the Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale. I spent some time in the Goat Barn. They had some goats without ears. The ears were not removed. It is a specific breed.

I also watched the judging of goats.

My next stop was Gladius, the Show. It was a show with horses. Riders performed tricks on the back and side of the horses.

In some of the buildings were all kind of creations people have made. I like the humorous ones. This display is made with potatoes.

The wooden motorcycle shows craftsmanship. It must have taken a lot of time to fabricate it.

I stayed at the Friendship Stage and listened for a while.

Saturday, I drove to Klamath, where the Hurok Tribe was celebrating Salmon Days. The last two years they could not catch any salmons. This year was a better year. I always wanted to participate in this celebration and finally did it. I arrived just as the parade started. Most of the floats had banners asking the tribal members to vote for people who wanted to be members of the tribal government.

Since it was my first attendance I did not know how the system worked for getting tickets for the salmon dinner and where the dinner would be served. After asking several people I was ready to stand in line. I usually avoid long lines, but this time I wanted to taste the salmon cooked on redwood sticks.

When I arrived at the serving line they had just run out of salmon. I had to wait for a while until they brought a new pan. It was worth the wait. The young lady gave me a large piece of salmon.

Across from the large food service tent was the stage, where a band was entertaining the diners.

Along the street were about one hundred booths selling all kind of items.

Old cars were also on display.

On the way home I drove to the mouth of the Klamath River. The overlook is above the river. A small cemetery, with five graves, is up there.

August 26, 2018.

Monday, we drove to the Elk Meadow parking lot, north of Orick. From there we walked the Davison Trail.

In the evening I danced at the Moose Lodge.

Tuesday, I walked Down Town. I went to the alley where artists had painted new murals. They were finished and some are very good.

In the evening I danced at the Swiss Club.

Wednesday and Thursday, I walked alone.

Friday evening, I went with Karen to the Friday Market on E Street. Across from the Clark Museum did a strange but very good band entertain the shoppers and walkers.

At the gazebo did another band play Irish music.

Saturday, I drove to the Table Bluff Reservation where the Wiyot Tribe had their festival. I did not stay very long since there was not much going on. I was too early for the salmon dinner. They were just starting to set up the fire.

From the reservation I drove to Loleta and bought some cheese at the Cheese Factory.

Sunday afternoon I went to Christ Episcopal Church for their Sunday Summer Concert. The Scotia Band was there. The church organist also played the organ.

August 31, 2018.

Monday, we did a fantastic hike. We did several trails in the Lamphere Dunes.

With the assistance of a sand ladder we went up the dune.

The walk through the forest was inspiring and tasty for me. I picked a lot of huckleberries while walking.

Ants had made their own trail and were carrying plant material to their home. We checked them out.

Going down the dunes was a lot easier than going up.

And we had to go up again.

We finally made it to the beach.

In the dunes are some beautiful flowers.

At the end of the trail we were overlooking the mad River Slough.

We are almost back.

Thursday, I walked Down Town and after the walk went for an East Coast Swing dancing class. Most members of the class have participated for the last few weeks. I had no problem catching up since Doris and I took private lessons, a few years ago, with Debbie, the instructor.

Friday morning, Joan and I walked with the Ramblers the Elk River Headwater Trail. Joan wanted to turn around at the Two Mile Bridge.

The rest of the group carried on to the Three Mile Bridge.

In the evening I went to the block party at the Clark Museum.