Photos of a Visit to the Lolita Cheese Factory near Eureka, California - and the Happy Cows Near FERNDALE in the Beautiful EEL River Valley...

My dad took a bus ride with the Willow Glen, CA senior center to visit Bear River Casino and the Lolita Cheese Factory. It was one of the last visits we had. We met at the casino near Eureka (where I lived) and I drove him around in my Ford Windstar Van. It was a great visit and we had long chats... A good ending to a long life. He was proud that I was sober, employed, married and taking care of myself. "See, I Raised You Good..."

photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
Heart Frog Discovered
photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
at the Lolita Cheese Factory 
in Beautiful Lolita, California
photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
stirring a vat of cheese.
photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
Cows Living the Good Life 
in the Eel River Valley.

photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
Dino Painting in the Garden 
of the Lolita Cheese Factory.
photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
The BEAR sculpture at Bear River Casino. 

photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
Construction Project on the Eureka, CA Waterfront 
paid for by recovery.gov
including funds for public art.

photographs of Lolita California Cheese Factory and Ferndale by gvan42
Bear Mural on Redwood Curtain Playhouse

drawing of a bear using kids template
Dancing Bears Pencil Sketch. 
Made with a drafting template of a bear... 

psychedelic art by gvan42 - dancing bear original newspaper type
The Original Dancing Bear. Found in a 
Lead Type Set. Artist Unknown. 
Before computers, newspapers were made by
arranging Lead Type into racks and inked...
then pressed onto paper... 

redwood sculpture of a bear and Dancing bear logo from The Grateful Dead
Redwood Sculpture from 
The Avenue of the Giants

psychedelic art by gvan42 Butterfly Rainbows from here to eternity
Butterfly Rainbow Freedom...
From Here to Eternity.

psychedelic art by gvan42 Lotus Blossom
Lotus Blossom

psychedelic art by gvan42 St Francis Yellow Flower double exposure
St Francis and a Yellow Flower

photo of the forest in Eureka, CA by gvan42
My Backyard in Eureka, CA

Dolos in Eureka on the North Jetty Entrance to Humboldt Bay - Photographs of California - Drummers - Tree Sitter Protest at the Freshwater Valley Clearcut Logging by MAXXAM - If You Can't Visit in Person, Take this Virtual Tour! LINK: http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/02/dolos-in-eureka-on-north-jetty.html

Dolos in Eureka on the North Jetty - Photographs of Humboldt County, CA by gvan42
Looking at Eureka in the Distance

Dolos are Giant Concrete Objects that are used to Build Breakwaters... The ODD SHAPE prevents Ocean Waves from Washing them Away... Originally, The Jetties Were Built using Giant Rocks but... Storms Washed them Away... 
 They are about TEN Feet from End to End... 

Dolos on Eureka's North Jetty -
Pulp Mill Working in the Distance
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