Come visit beautiful Humboldt County, California.
We are located two hundred miles North of San Francisco on the Pacific Ocean.
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The Beach at Eureka's North Jetty
Eureka, California North Jetty
you can see the pulp mill in the distance...with a white plume
of steam... The Humboldt Surfriders Foundation made LP clean up
this mill and now it is a model of Ecology and
Business working in cooperation...





Arcata as viewed from Indian Island...
Home of Humboldt State University.my Alma Mater...
there is snow visible on the mountains called the
Trinity Alps. In winter, this road (hwy 299) is often closed.
Arcata viewed from Indian Island





The end of the Jetty has these concrete objects that
are designed to withstand the pounding of ocean waves
for years. Called Dolos, A South African Invention.
dolos





dolos
This photo was taken on one of those days when the surf
allowed us to walk all the way out to the end of the jetty.
Often it is totally unsafe to go out there...Could be fatal.



Surfers LOVE this area. They often play in tandem with a
jet-ski to drag them out to where the waves start at the
entrance of Eureka bay...
Eureka Surfers

Humboldt Bay Surfriders RULE





A few miles north on Highway 101 is Trinidad.
Trinidad, California
a safe harbor at Trinidad
There is a natural harbor here and fishermen go for crabs.



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Link: Eureka, California, USA... Beach, Lion
Link: Murals by Flatmo at hardware store
Link: Waterfront Photographs, boat, train...
Link: Horse in the Mountains, Luffenholtz Beach Photo
Link: Public Library... All Redwood Construction...
Link: Van Duzen River...Bears...
Link: 2004 Rainbow Gathering Pictures.
Link: Ethanol and Biodiesel are better than war.
Dr. Novotney playing steel drums with his students
Music and Ecology at HSU Earthday Celebration...
http://gregvanderlaan.com HSU Calypso band, Samba Parade and WOMAMA,
a blend of jamband rock with steel drums, marimba and four lady singers





Links to a companion Eureka Arcata Tourism Website

http://gregvanderlaan.com/default.aspx This website is designed to promote tourism in Humboldt County. If people can see how beautiful it is here and how much fun we are having they might bring their tourist dollars here... It's an alternative to the redwood logging industry and the fishing industry which have both declined in recent years. The high profit trees have all been cut and the fish are almost extinct...






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Original artwork painted on physical objects that last...
Once a coffee cup or button has been created, it will be visible for years...


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BIG MEDICINE SONG (lyrics)
wrote at an Amerindian revival meeting we attended

Chorus:
Awaken the giant within...(E,F,F#,F)
Awaken the giant within...(E,F,F#,F)

Verse:
Went down to the river (E,G,D,D*,D)
Went down to the sea (A,A*,A)
Drank deep of the water of life (E,G,D,D*,D)
and set my soul free,my soul free (A,A*,A,E,E)

Ya Way is the mountain
the ocean and the sea
may the four winds of the ancients
become one with thee,one with thee

...sing chorus here...

Ya-way,your way (E,G,D)
lead on mighty spirit (A,A*)
Ya-way your way
fill me with light
Ya-way, your way
the path is calling
Ya-way, your way
Rainbow warriors to the fight
Ya-way use me
make me a healer
Ya-way, use me
Big medicine is yours
Ya-way, use me
flowing waves of compassion
Ya-way, use me
My hands are your tools...

...sing chorus here...

The spirit of the buffalo (E,G,D,D*,D)
the spirit of the bear (A,A*,A)
teach us to live in balance (E,G,D,D*,D)
mother eARTh we will share, we'll share (A,A*,A,E,E)
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