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..."

Heart Frog Discovered

at the Lolita Cheese Factory 
in Beautiful Lolita, California

stirring a vat of cheese.

Cows Living the Good Life 

in the Eel River Valley.

Dino Painting in the Garden 

of the Lolita Cheese Factory.

The BEAR sculpture at Bear River Casino. 

Construction Project on the Eureka, CA Waterfront 

paid for by recovery.gov

including funds for public art.

Bear Mural on Redwood Curtain Playhouse

Dancing Bears Pencil Sketch. 

Made with a drafting template of a bear... 

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 from 

The Avenue of the Giants

Butterfly Rainbow Freedom...

From Here to Eternity.

Lotus Blossom

St Francis and a Yellow Flower

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

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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Kinetic Sculpture Race. Free Fun for the whole family. Memorial Day Weekend. May 28th 2022 at Noon in Arcata, CA, May 29th Eureka, May 30th Ferndale.

 Official Website: 

https://kineticgrandchampionship.com/

May 28th 2022 at Noon in Arcata, CA, May 29th Eureka, May 30th Ferndale. My Favorite Place is the Manila Cultural Center where they Change Tires From Street to Sand... and a Rock Concert, Kiddie Bounce and Food... See the Sculptures Up Close. Three days of travel by Whimsical Art Bicycles over Land, Sea and Sand. 

Hippypotamus Kinetic Sculpture

Sailfish Kinetic Sculpture

Starwheel Kinetic Sculpture

Duane Flatmo Installing Sand Tires

for travel on the Beach and thru Sand Dunes.

Cute Dog and Dragon.

Tiki-Bar 

Elephant known as Melvin.

Judge in Top Hat.

Live Music at Manila Cultural Center

IMHO: The best place to see the Kinetic Sculpture Race is at the Manila Community Center on Saturday at about 1 PM. They have live music, beverages, food, bathrooms and Kiddee rides... On Eureka's North Jetty Peninsula near Samoa Cookhouse. The Sculptures all stop there and change tires to prepare for traveling on the beach... and down DEAD MANS DROP... a very steep sand dune.

Fan with Hula Hoop at Manila.

Fans Strutting... One Man Giraffe Mobile.

Official Website: http://www.kineticgrandchampionship.com/

Rainbow over Humboldt Bay in California

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https://purple64ets.wordpress.com

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Free Coloring Book by gvan42

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/07/07/free-coloring-book-by-gvan42/ ORIGINAL DRAWINGS!

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Photographs of Arcata, CA

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/photographs-of-arcata-ca/

Located on Highway 101 in Northern California near Oregon. Arcata is a UNIQUE Town… Home of Humboldt State University and Countless Artists, Musicians and Hippies!

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Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/07/06/free-coloring-book-art-by-gvan42/ MORE DRAWINGS!

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Legalize Medicinal Psychedelics. Let Doctors and Patients Decide for Themselves what Medicine is Best…

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/legalize-medicinal-psychedelics-let-doctors-and-patients-decide-for-themselves-what-medicine-is-best/

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Photos of The Sacramento River near Chico, CA

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/06/25/photos-of-the-sacramento-river-near-chico-ca/

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Legalize Marijuana Nationwide, Tax It and Free All the Cannabis Prisoners

A Dramatic Savings of Government Spending CURRENTLY WASTED On Law Enforcement and Incarceration and a MASSIVE INCREASE IN VOLUNTARY TAXES! Everybody Wins! We Could Use the Extra Money to Pay for Education and Healthcare for All.

If you don’t smoke you wouldn’t pay a cent. It’s a Win-Win situation. More money going into the Treasury and Less going out.  In addition, states that have legal medical marijuana have fewer deaths due to opioid addiction. Some people simply choose the safer drug… DUH…

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/06/11/legalize-marijuana-nationwide-tax-it-and-free-all-the-cannabis-prisoners/

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LEGALIZE VOTING – Fight the GOP Attempt to Overthrow of the US Government... 

DEMOCRACY is Vastly Better than MONARCHY… Especially Mad King Donald… LOCK HIM UP!

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/legalize-voting-fight-the-gop-attempt-to-overthrow-of-the-us-government/

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Let’s Stop Advertising Prescription Drugs on TV. Those Ads COST a FORTUNE and The Patients Pay for Them in Higher Drug Prices!

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/lets-stop-advertising-prescription-drugs-on-tv-those-ads-cost-a-fortune-and-the-patients-pay-for-them-in-higher-drug-prices/

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Secret Trick to Life: Learn How To Do a FACT CHECK on Google.

That Way People CAN’T Lie to You. Because You Refuse To Believe Their Lies… Simply Type the Words “Fact Check” and the Statement You Want to Verify… Read the Results… It Can Be Quite Eye Opening!

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/secret-trick-to-life-learn-how-to-do-a-fact-check-on-google/

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1619 Project: #MoscowMitch McConnell is Reviving Interest Again… Now, It’s a GOP CANCEL CULTURE CAUSE!

He Wants the US Government to BAN Teaching the History of Slavery in the USA… In Public Schools…

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/1619-project-moscowmitch-mcconnell-is-reviving-interest-again-now-its-a-gop-cancel-culture-cause/

I Did a Scientific Experiment On How Drugs Effect My Skill Level Playing Chess.

Results: Coffee Made Me Play Better. Alcohol and Marijuana Made me Worse. LSD Made Me Reject the Entire Idea of Tests and I Refused to Play Games…

It was a Simple Test and You Could Recreate it Yourself for a “PEER REVIEW” – I owned a Chess Computer that Played at Different Skill Levels… I Took Those Drugs – I Played against the Machine and Determined What Level I Could Beat the Machine… and That’s Why… all these years later… the only drug I take is Coffee… and a Dozen “Doctor Drugs” That Don’t Seem to Do Anything but Don’t Seem to Do Any Harm Either… After All... “One Pill Makes You Larger, and One Pill Makes You Small… and The Ones That Mother Gives You Don’t Do Anything at All…” – Grace Slick

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/i-did-a-scientific-experiment-on-how-drugs-effect-my-skill-level-playing-chess/ 

Kinetic Sculpture Race Photographs - Bicycle Powered Art Vehicles - They Travel Over Roads, Sand and Water From Arcata to Ferndale, CA

Banana Split 

More Art At:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gvan42&form=HDRSC2&first=1&cw=1584&ch=787

Big Bug

Chain Gang

Odd Elf

Pandamonium

Flatmo Dragon

Silver Monster

Taxi

Sculpture of David

Big Wheel

Lobster

Horse by June Moxon

Lobster

Pirate Ship

Horse

Visit Beautiful Northern California! Not Only Do We Have Yosemite, The Giant Redwood Trees and Surfer Girls BUT We Have LEGAL MARIJUANA! Try riding the open air bus around Yosemite Valley HIGH AS A KITE... Big Fun! Visit Arcata, in the Heart of the Emerald Triangle, and Go to a Dance or a Parade around the Plaza... Almost Every weekend in the Summer there is Live Music for Free... Because we Love to Play Music... and we Love to Dance... On Memorial Day Weekend there is the Kinetic Sculpture Race featuring Cosmic ART Bicycles that Travel Over Roads, Sand and In the Water of Humboldt Bay. If you can't come here in person, use this blog to see photographs and movies of Fabulous Northern California... and We Have Surfer Boys TOO! 

California, Arcata, Yosemite, Surf, beach, dance, music, fun, tourist, visit, redwood, tree, weed, marijuana, grass, kinetic, sculpture, race, art, bicycle, 

Besuchen Sie das wunderschöne Nordkalifornien! Wir haben nicht nur Yosemite, The Giant Redwood Trees und Surfer Girls, sondern auch LEGAL MARIJUANA! Fahren Sie mit dem Open-Air-Bus durch das Yosemite-Tal. HIGH AS A KITE ... Viel Spaß! Besuchen Sie Arcata, im Herzen des Emerald Triangle, und gehen Sie zu einem Tanz oder einer Parade rund um die Plaza ... Fast jedes Wochenende im Sommer gibt es Live-Musik kostenlos ... Weil wir es lieben, Musik zu spielen ... und wir lieben es zu tanzen ... Am Memorial Day Weekend gibt es das Kinetic Sculpture Race mit Cosmic ART-Fahrrädern, die über Straßen, Sand und im Wasser der Humboldt Bay fahren. Wenn Sie nicht persönlich hierher kommen können, nutzen Sie diesen Blog, um Fotos und Filme von Fabulous Northern California ... und We Have Surfer Boys TOO zu sehen!

Kalifornien, Arcata, Yosemite, Brandung, Strand, Tanz, Musik, Spaß, Tourist, Besuch, Rotholz, Baum, Unkraut, Marihuana, Gras, kinetisch, Skulptur, Rennen, Kunst, Fahrrad, 


girls = Mädchen
giant = Riese
trees = Bäume


Visita la hermosa California del norte! No solo tenemos Yosemite, los secuoyas gigantes y las chicas surfistas, sino que tenemos MARIJUANA LEGAL. Intente viajar en el autobús al aire libre alrededor del valle de Yosemite. ALTO COMO UNA KITE ... ¡Gran diversión! Visite Arcata, en el corazón del triángulo esmeralda, y vaya a un baile o desfile por la Plaza ... Casi todos los fines de semana en el verano hay música en vivo gratis ... porque nos encanta tocar música ... y amamos bailar ... En el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos se celebra la Carrera de Escultura Cinética con bicicletas ART cósmicas que viajan por caminos, arena y en el agua de la bahía de Humboldt. Si no puedes venir aquí en persona, usa este blog para ver fotografías y películas de Fabulous Northern California ... y We Have Surfer Boys TOO!

California, Arcata, Yosemite, Surf, playa, danza, música, diversión, turista, visita, secoya, árbol, maleza, marihuana, hierba, cinética, escultura, raza, arte, bicicleta,

Photographs of the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Arcata, CA. Whimsical Art Bicycles travel 3 days over Road, Water and Sand thru Eureka to Ferndale.

I've been visiting the Kinetic Sculpture Race for many years. Every time I take my camera and document on websites the machines. My favorite location is the Manila Community Center. They have a big celebration there with live music, food, a jump balloon for the kids and food. The Sculptures Change their wheels from street tires to sand worthy tires. The next part of the race goes over sand dunes and on the beach. I've walked on the beach there during the race but it's really exhausting so in recent years I've not gone there. My wife never wants to go out to events so for years I've taken photographs for her to enjoy when I get home.

Links to More Photographs: https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/10/carson-mansion-in-eureka-california.html

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/06/kinetic-sculpture-race-free-fun-for_27.html

TV Station Filming KSR in Manila going up the sand dunes to the Beach

Video:

Click on the Enterprise to Engage Engines When Loaded... 

or even if you are Not Loaded.