If my faltering memory is correct eagles have been reported along the Navarro River. Whether these three pics are “Mendocino eagles” I am not sure. These pics were found on local Facebook pages. If there is a twitcher out there who can set me to rights I’d appreciate them contacting me.
Best Holiday Diorama in Fort Bragg
Who says? Me!!! And the pics below bear me out. We have had a Seasonal display for the last couple of years. When we took it out this year we found that it had become quite tatty. So, Bill Shepherd built a new base. Jim Williams re-wired it. Chuck Whitlock refurbished all the old … Continue reading
Logging Treucks from Way Back When
We live five odd miles to the north of Fort Bragg on Route 1. Route 1 is an old road and was NOT designed for the traffic that now uses it. If, like me, you need to take Route 1 to get into town (Fort Bragg) it’s dollars to donuts that your going to have … Continue reading
New Car for Me
My car wouldn’t start today. Then the radiator boiled over. So I’ve been looking for something different like, maybe, this: Touch of rustoleum and she should be fine!
Branscomb, California
Where is Branscome? It’s not a good map but I think you can see that it’s close to Westport and Laytonville. According to Wiki, “Branscom b is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County. It’s located 8 miles west-southwest of Laytonville.” I knew there was once a mill but that’s about it. Wiki though has a nice piece of history: … Continue reading
Remnants of logging activities from over a hundred and ten years ago can be seen in the Gualala River.
Gualala. If you pronounce the “G” they know you are a visitor. Gualala it seems was not always Gualala but also Walahlee, Walalla and Walhalla. Gualala is the last “stop” at the southern end of the Mendocino Coast Redwood Empire. Gualala is a Pomo name meaning “where the waters flow down.” There was a mill there which … Continue reading
First Telephone in Fort Bragg, CA – 1897
No need for me to repeat what’s under the photo!!! Click on the photo to enlarge.
Loading a Steam Donkey onto a rail flat car
I am sure that this was done on the railroads along the Mendocino Coast. Alas, I have yet to come across a picture of the loading taking place. Marc Reusser’s “Steam in the Woods” Facebook page had a photo which showed me how it was done: Marc was kind enough to add explanatory text to the … Continue reading