EXPLORING THE MAGICAL AND THE MUNDANE


  • Sunday, May 20th Eclipse Day. Before breakfast, Al and I went back again to Ja She creek and basked in its beauty and watched the fish swimming far below us as we floated around. I’m not sure if I mentioned that to get to Ja She creek, we’d have to portage about 20 feet across…


  • Lava Beds

    Saturday, May 19th We decided to rest our weary shoulders and take our legs out for a walk around the countryside. After a light breakfast of re-hydrated fruit and a whey shake, we headed on a not-too-well-maintained Spatter Cone Loop Trail. The countryside is extremely rugged where black lava flows are still very much a…


  • Shasta Crawfish

    Friday, May 18th…relaxing paddling all around… There is a crawfish on the endangered species list called the Shasta Crawfish. It is only found in this area. It is getting eaten up by ordinary crawfish that has been introduced by fisherfolk using them as bait. The Shasta Crawfish has adapted its protective coloration to blend in…


  • Friday, May 18th After the night of the Go Girl episode, we settled into our new habitat. Ahjumawi is a beautiful spot. The lakes are frequented with fishermen. Few people camp. While we were there, we only met one: Jerry from Arcata. Seems like there is more than one Northern Humboltean out in search of…


  • You Go Girl!

    Written Friday May, 18th… > > I have no idea what time it is. What I do know is that it is really cold and it’s at night and I have to pee really really badly. I’ve had to pee for sometime now, but I was hoping I could hold out until morning. Dream on…