Category Archives: humboldt county history

INSIDE A HEALTHY SECOND-GROWTH REDWOOD FOREST

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

If one were to compare this image with those of the past couple of days, one could be led to an unfair comparison of the two forests. The site of this image is within the Arcata Community Forest, and those … Continue reading →

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MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading →

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A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Thomas Bethune
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EVENING SHADOWS IN EUREKA

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Thomas Bethune
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THE EUREKA INN

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

A Three-image panorama of the Eureka Inn.

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DRY LAGOON

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Thomas Bethune
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ARCATA PLAZA EARLY MORNING PERSPECTIVE

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I took this photograph in 2010. I took it because there were elements within the composition that spoke to me at a subconscious level. What I mean is that I did not fully grasp the totality of what was within … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE AIRCRAFT AT ACV FORTY YEARS AFTER WW II

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Thomas Bethune

I would need to dig through my old negative files to confirm the date when I took these two photographs, but I am not going to do so today. I took them with my Korona 4×5 view camera, and I … Continue reading →

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