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Virtual Avenue of the Giants Tour. "Drive" thru the Giant Redwood Trees... Without Leaving Your Home... Beautiful Humboldt County, California, USA


The Avenue of the Giants is a scenic highway that parallels the Eel River in northern California... running through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is named after the coastal redwoods that tower over the route. The road is a former alignment of U.S. Route 101

Use Streetview on Google Maps for a Complete Tour!

Avenue of the Giants Exit off of Highway 101 going North
Exit 645 Traveling North on Highway 101

Keep to the Right on the Avenue of the Giants
Keep to the Right on the Avenue of the Giants

Ave of the Giants - 61 Miles to Eureka sign
61 Miles to Eureka sign

AOG Chimney Tree Grill Restaurant
Chimney Tree Grill Restaurant

Avenue of the Giants - Big Trees
Avenue of the Giants - Big Trees

Avenue of the Giants - Deerhorn Market
Deerhorn Market

Avenue of the Giants - Humboldt County CA 1

Avenue of the Giants - Humboldt County CA gvan42

Avenue of the Giants - Humboldt County CA gvan42

Spirit art glass showroom Avenue of the Giants
Spirit Art Glass Showroom 

MIRANDA - AOG Humboldt County CA
Town of Miranda

AOG Homes in Miranda

AOG Deep Dark Forest

More pictures to come...

AOG Google Streetview Camera

AOG Google Streetview Camera 

AOG EEL RIVER

Ranger Talk at Campground AOG

AOG Myers Flat Market

AOG Tree Houses

AOG High water EEL River

AOG Garden Club Sign



Eel River on the Avenue of the Giants

Looking Up on the Avenue of the Giants

Ferns and Trees on the Avenue of the Giants

Dark Road on the Avenue of the Giants

A Dirt side Road to Nowhere - Avenue of the Giants


Map Avenue of the Giants



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Original Mandala Art by gvan42 Kaleidoscope

Original Mandala Art by gvan42 Kaleidoscope

Original Mandala Art by gvan42 Kaleidoscope

Original Mandala Art by gvan42 Kaleidoscope

Original Mandala Art by gvan42 Kaleidoscope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awKLW7WgGB8
    C                        F           C
The crops are all in and the peaches are rotting,
    C                           F        C
The oranges are packed in their creosote dumps.
        F                      C
They're flying 'em back to the Mexico border
   C                       F          C     Csus4   C
To take all their money to wade back again.
    F                   C
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita,
 G                  C
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria.
    F                          C
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane,
C                           F        C
All they will call you will be "deportees."
My father's own father, he waded that river.
They took all the money he made in his life.
My brothers and sisters came workin' the fruit trees,
They rode the big trucks 'till they laid down and died.
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria.
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees."
The skyplane caught fire over Los Gatos Canyon,
A fireball of lightnin' an' it shook all the hills.
Who are these comrades, they're dying like the dry leaves?
The radio tells me, "They're just deportees."

We died in your hills and we died in your deserts,
We died in your valleys, we died in your plains.
We died 'neath your trees and we died 'neath your bushes,
Both sides of the river we died just the same.
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria.
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees"
Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
Is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To die like the dry leaves and rot on my topsoil
And be known by no name except "deportee."
Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita,
Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria.
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane,
All they will call you will be "deportees."
All they will call you will be "deportees."

Ev'rybody's talking aboutBagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, TagismThis-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m
All we are saying is give peace a chanceAll we are saying is give peace a chance
C'monEv'rybody's talking about MinistersSinisters, Banisters and canistersBishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyesAnd bye bye, bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chanceAll we are saying is give peace a chance
Let me tell you nowEv'rybody's talking aboutRevolution, evolution, masturbationFlagellation, regulation, integrationsMeditations, United NationsCongratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chanceAll we are saying is give peace a chance
Ev'rybody's talking aboutJohn and Yoko, Timmy Leary, RosemaryTommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy CooperDerek Taylor, Norman MailerAlan Ginsberg, Hare KrishnaHare, Hare Krishna

Klamath River Un-Dammed - 2002 Fish Kill Disaster... Trinity River Memories... NorCal & Oregon

The Klamath River Basin in California and Oregon has been obstructed by different dams for over 100 years. The first dam was constructed in 1908, and the last was erected in 1962. In 2002, a catastrophic fish kill resulted in over 70 thousand salmon deaths, and this kicked off the fight to restore the Klamath River Watershed to its original glory. 4 of 6 dams are slated to be removed over the next few years.

Golden Bear at the Klamath River Bridge Highway 101

Golden Bear at the Klamath River Bridge 
on Highway 101, Northern California...

I have a Personal Feeling about the Klamath River... My Brother in Law Came all the way from Maryland to Fly Fish that River... It's a Classic Trip involving Hiring a Local Guide, Renting a Room and Eating at Restaurants... 

However, in 2002, George (American Idiot) Bush the Son DIVERTED the Water to Potato Farmers in Oregon. More Water, More Potatoes, More Profit... What He Didn't Realize was that the Lack of water would KILL the Salmon... How would he know? He's just a BOUGHT Politician and the Potato Farmers Bribed Him... 

anyway... The Oregon Tourist Business Lost a Fortune because... without FISH... NO Fishermen come to Visit... No Rooms Rented, No Guides Hired... and No Restaurants Selling Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner... The Bottom Line was that the Tourist Money LOST was MUCH GREATER than the Increased Profit from selling Potatoes... 

I learned that the Salmon have a Five Year Cycle... They get Born, Swim to the Ocean... spend Five years out there and Then Swim Back to the Same Place that they were born... So the Fish Kill of 2002 did NOT effect the 2003, 2004, 2005, or 2006 Salmon Runs... but 2007 was a bad year to be a fish... and 2012... 2017... 

I have swum in the Trinity River... it flows into the Klamath... On a drive along Highway 299 coming home I got stuck in a construction zone traffic Jam... and it was over a Hundred Degrees... NO Air Conditioning in the Car... so as soon as we were free to proceed... I drove to the First Place to Jump in the River... and BLISS!

Jerry Garcia's Father Drowned in the Trinity... 

My Father, Uncle and Grandmother Camped by the Trinity When They Wanted to Save Money instead of  Paying Rent... and they ate Trout FISH that They Caught in the River...

When I was a Student at Humboldt State University we had a Guest Lecturer... Derrick Jensen... Who OFTEN Spoke of Un-Damming the Klamath. He is a co-author of Deep Green Resistance, and the author of Endgame, The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older than Words, Bright Green Lies, and many other books.

He was named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” and won the Eric Hoffer Award in 2008.

Klamath River Bear - protest

Klamath River Bear - protest - Arcata Parade
All Species Parade in Arcata, CA
"Un Dam the Klamath Protest"

Headline: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation?
https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/08/klamath-river-dams-demolition/


I met a Lot of Yurok Tribe People when I worked in the Welfare Office in Eureka. 

They Fish the Klamath for Salmon but Do Not Catch ALL The Fish because the Hoopa People Upstream also need to Eat... Somehow they managed to Cooperate for Thousands of Years... WISDOM... 






My Best Pictures - Psychedelic Art and Travel Photos of California by gvan42 - Felt Pen Drawings and Potatoshop Freakouts! Download for Free or Buy on my Zazzle Webstore.




 While Reviewing the Thousands of Pictures I Stored in Google Drive... I Found these Gems!
Cross - Sacred Wafer by gvan42

Cross made of Sacred Wafers... It's funny but I have no recollection of ever eating Blotter Paper LSD... I guess I Stopped Taking LSD before that Technique was invented... Mostly I ate Four Way Windowpane... a Square of Brown Gelatin about on tenth of an inch on a side... I used to Cut it into four pieces and eat one piece... then decide IF it was good enough quality to eat more... usually I didn't want to eat any more so I gave the rest to other people... Sometimes it was Bad Quality... made my body cramp... why? They said it was mixed with strychnine... but "They" say a Lot of Crazy Stuff...

Barbecue for sale in Fortuna, CA
Barbecue for sale in Fortuna, CA - Imagine Cooking PORK on this!

US Coast Guard Caution Sign - Eureka, CA
Coast Guard Sign... They Spray Painted a Sheet in hopes of GETTING THE ATTENTION of people visiting the North Jetty... Like: Hey Folks! We Mean it! ... and in Fact... It was an Excellent day to stand on the top of the Hill near the Parking Lot and admire the Waves... from safety...

Happy Cows - Eureka, CA
Cows in Humboldt County... They saw me and Started Walking my way hoping for FOOD... 

and In the News Today: November 15th 2022: Russian Rockets Hit Poland... a NATO Country... According to the Charter, other NATO Countries May Bomb the Hell out of Russia... a Hydrogen Bomb on Moscow Would end the War in One Day... or Start World War Three... and End all Human Life On Earth...

In the event of all out Nuclear War... I'm Ready... I figure that I'm at a Ground Zero Location. Instant Death. One of the Advantages to being a Christian is The RULES for Going to Heaven After You Die. Only ONE Requirement... Really! All we have to do is Accept Jesus as our Personal Savior and YOU'RE DONE... I Did that in 1976 because I was Dating a Lady and She Wanted me to Be a Christian... I Couldn't Care Less but I Wanted Sex... and So... I Accepted Jesus... and At That Time I Really Meant it! Then After we Got Divorced, I Never Went to Church again... So I'm a Backsliding Christian... BUT... I'm Going to Heaven When I Die! Whoopee! 

Magic Mushroom Art by gvan42
Classic Mushroom Peace Sign Image... Done using WINPLOT and Adobe Photoshop.

Our Cats - Ponga and Emma posing in the Ferns

Sign promoting Redwood AG near Ferndale, CA

Pointless Random Squiggle by gvan42

Swing at the Top of the World overlooking Humboldt Bay
Swing at the Top of the World... looking at Humboldt Bay, King Salmon...

Rest Stop Highway 101 near Trinidad, CA
My Favorite Rest Stop... Highway 101 North near Trinidad... Makes me think of the EWOK Village in Star Wars...

Drawing on a Paper Plate - meme for a friend's GoFundMe Dentures Fundraiser

Dragon Riders Guild Drawing on a Paper Plate
Drawing on a Paper Plate...DragonRiders Guild Local 420... A friend worked as a Taxi Driver and He said that he felt like a Dragon Rider... When Driving Around... Stoned on Marijuana...

Drummers in the Marimba tent at the Rainbow Gathering California
Drummers at the Marimba Tent. Rainbow Gathering California... at Night, I took my two colored LED Flashlights and Projected Blue and Green Lights on the White Parachute Tent... and a Lady Also had a Flashlight... we made a Light Show that danced to the Beat of the Drums... Excellent!

Hexagon Pen Drawing by gvan42
Hexagon Felt Pen Drawing... You can see the outline of the Paper Plate used as a Drafting Tool to make Hexagon Based Art...

Sign at the Vista Point in McKinleyville, CA - No Overnight Camping
Here's a sign that's BEGGING to be DEFACED - or Maybe Just Stolen... Who makes up these Laws? Crazy Politicians in the Town of McKinleyville? Someone Ought to FIX this Sign! Change NO to KNOW...

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - Rainbow Spiralism in Ancient Civilizations

Saturn Eyed Smiling Man by gvan42 - felt pen drawing


On FaceBorg Liz Merry Asked: Question Of The Day: Who has influenced you in a positive way? How? Can't be a relative, but someone you know.

and I Replied: Dr Harold Campbell - Computer Science Professor at Humboldt State University... He was also my Guidance Councillor and Had an Excellent suggestion. Take the Journalism Class. They are Starting an Online Version of the Lumberjack Newspaper and Need Computer Help. This would be an Excellent Real World Experience for You. THEY need to Get Something DONE and You Know How... Just Like REAL WORK When You Graduate! And Then... Surprise - Surprise: I Learned How to Write a Newspaper Article! and That's Been VERY Useful Now that I Own a Blog... and Write Full Time!

Trump is Dead meme - actually... Fake News!


Trump Rises from the Grave to Haunt Mar-A-Loser Hotel... EXORCISM NEEDED NOW!

Flower Power by gvan42

My Grandpa Malek - and Mom (on the Right)
My Grandpa Malek - and Mom on the Right, Alberta on the Left...

My brother inherited a Shoebox full of family photos and he had them printed as a book... with Long stories written by Him and Many of my Ancestors... Letters... etc...

meeting drawing by gvan42
Actual Drawing I Did IN A MEETING at Work... We were required to attend an Hour Long Meeting every Friday Morning and QUITE OFTEN there was Nothing to Talk About... except our Plans for the weekend... but since it was a Government Job we were Required to Hold it... Often we would drive over to a Adel's Restaurant and Hold the Meeting There! Eureka, CA

Photoshop HEART created using Polar Distortion

Famous Magritte Painting of a Pipe... Repeated in a Visual Echo in Photoshop...
Famous Magritte Painting... Asks the Question "Is this a Pipe?" - The Answer is NO... It's a Painting... and NO... THIS is a JPG Image File on a Computer! Makes You Think!

Felt Pen Drawing of the Flower of Life ON a Newspaper... Made with a Compass...
Drawing of the Flower of Life ON a Newspaper... Made with a Compass... When I retired I really got into drawing with pens and pencils on Maps, Newspapers and Stock Market Statements... often there would be Pages marked "Left Blank Intentionally" and That Made Me Shout... Blank No More!

My Grandma Malek, Mom and Uncle Forest...
Grandma Malek, Mom and Uncle Forest...

Felt Pen Drawing by gvan42 - Rainbow Spiralism

Another Classic Greg Drawing... Staged with Rainbow Glasses and Stuffed Animals in the Window... After I Retired I Really Got Into Smoking Marijuana and Drawing With Pens and Pencils... "Somehow" all that weed caused me to think up Ideas... However... all that weed Made my Music Videos Terrible... I have a Piano and a Guitar and The TIME of the Songs was screwed up... as My Brain Struggled to remember which chord to play next... I can see in the Videos unacceptable pauses as I try to Remember what I'm doing! Many Musicians love to play stoned on Marijuana but That Just Didn't Work for me... Let's see... First I Play an "E" and Then an "A" and then... uh... uh... Oh Yeah! I Play s "B7"

My Super Marijuana Pipe...
My Super Pot Pipe... With a Massive Cooling Chamber! Fill the Standard Tobacco Pipe bowl with a Bud... Suck on the hole in the top of the Can to fill the Cooling Chamber With Smoke... Remember to Plan for a Place to SIT DOWN QUICKLY because the Massive Hits Cause Dizziness... You Could Fall Down!

#ArrestTrump #LockHimUp #EnforceTheLaw 

Arcata Plaza with NO People!
Arcata Plaza with NO People! Rare Early Morning Scene... 

Ezekiel's Wheel
Ezekiel's Wheel - a Bible UFO Story


I'll make these pictures Large and Documented with Stories Later... Too Damn Tired Now... But Tomorrow! I'll Get Right On IT! 



Metal Sculpture in Healdsburg, CA on Highway 101
Metal Sculpture in Healdsburg, CA on Highway 101 between San Francisco and Eureka... 

Bear Hole Swimming in Upper Bidwell Park, Chico CA
Swimming in Bear Hole, Upper Bidwell Park, Chico CA

Start of the Trail to Panther Meadows near Mount Shasta, CA
Start of the Trail to Panther Meadows near Mount Shasta, CA - Holy Water Spring...

Joke...

Chainsawed Bear and my Rock Collection
Chainsawed Bear Sculpture and my Rock Collection. After I Retired I drove around the Western USA and Picked Up Interesting Rocks... Mount Saint Helen had Shiny Black Lava Rocks... 


The Pulp Mill in the Distance (Abandoned) and Remains of Docks in Humboldt Bay
The Pulp Mill in the Distance (Abandoned) and Remains of Docks in Humboldt Bay... 

Flowery Bush near Humboldt Bay - Eureka
Flowery Bush... 

AI Portrait of My Grandfather Eldred Cornelius Vanderlaan

Humboldt State University Art Department and the College President
Humboldt State University Art Department and the College President. She Likes a Star Trek Outfit! 

AI Portrait of Gregory Vanderlaan

The Election is Over. Now I Can Say it Out Loud: NO BIDEN 2024... 

NO, NO, NO! Too Damn Old! Too Damn Stupid! 
NO BIDEN 2024!

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