A Digital Week View in the Life of Nor-Cali
by Stephen Dyer Wells
Redway - John B. DeWitt Reserve - Garberville - Humboldt Redwoods - Eel River - Mateel - Benbow
My friend Karen Mullarkey suggested I shoot for a solid week for the "Digital Week Across America" project. Here are the results, as I returned to many of my favorite Southern Humboldt viewpoints and even discovered some new ones. This time I used a special panoramic head, that provides a perfectly level viewpoint and an indexed rotating base. Nikon D100 with a 17/35mm f2.8 Nikkor for the landscapes most with a Nikon polarizer filter. A 60mm f2.8 Micro-Nikkor was used for the closeups.
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SylvandaleWhittemore GroveBenbow
South fork of the Eel River at Sylvandale. Crossing the Eel river bridge near sunset, the light was coming through the Whittemore Grove and lighting up the O'Meara Grove. The Stable Slopes Forever! 581 acre expansion lies just beyond the photo to the right. The old stone bridge at Benbow California.
Tooby FlatMirandaTooby FlatRedway
Tooby Flat, our new park! Looking south on the Eel River near Miranda. Tooby Flat Park. Near Redway California.
Twin TreesWhittemore GroveHolbrook Grove
Twin Trees bridge on the old Redwood Highway. Deep in the Whittemore Grove. The Holbrook Grove.
PenstemonGarbervilleGarbervilleBenbow
Cal-Trans has planted some superior flower strains like this Penstemon. Overlooking Tooby Park. My favorite bend on the south fork of the Eel River near Garberville. The graceful arch of the Benbow bridge.
CalochortusWhittemore GroveSedum
A wonderful California bulb "Calochortus amabilis" in full bloom! - Whittemore Grove and the Stable Slopes Forever! - Sedum Spathulifolium on a cliff wall near Garberville.
Love!Love!Stable Slopes Forever!GarbervilleWhittemore Grove
An artistically inclined tree lover, gathered some "Harvest Boundary" tape from the Stable Slopes Forever! and left this message in town in view of the slopes! - View of the Stable Slopes Forever! - Bear Creek bridge - Whittemore Grove
GarbervilleRedwayMateel
On the Eel below Garberville at Bear Creek. Hobbit cabin in the redwoods. Mateel Community Center built with Love!
PoppyPeaSileneRedwayCalochortusIrisVetch
A view of the Eel River outside Redway, California. The Poppy, Pea and Vetch are Cal-Trans strains. The Silene, Calochortus and Iris are natives. These flowers are all growing between Garberville and Redway.
Dean CreekTooby FlatWhittemore Grove.
Looking north at Dean Creek. Tooby Flat, our new community park. The WPA built bridge in the Whittemore Grove.
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