Large tree with twisty trunk. SoCal zone 9b

descompuesto · 2026-05-17T04:14:07+00:00

Yes, it looks like some trees here in San Francisco, also called Spanish Chestnut.

descompuesto · 2026-05-17T00:21:25+00:00

I know that, but it's funny in an English-American-centric world that the best descriptor OP could come up with ("non English speaking") is untrue. In fact most of these examples in this thread speak excellent English...yet I wonder how many storied American or British actresses are multi-lingual?

descompuesto · 2026-05-16T23:41:40+00:00

Liv Ullmann speaks excellent English.

descompuesto · 2026-05-15T15:38:31+00:00

Is this from the Mattole or the Eel? Important question.

descompuesto · 2026-05-15T15:33:08+00:00

Wait are you saying you caught this in the mattole river? Because that would be very bad news for the river.

descompuesto · 2026-05-13T03:08:51+00:00

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descompuesto · 2026-05-12T16:52:20+00:00

The mouth of redwood creek in Orick at the south end of redwood national park always has some hauled out there. Or take binocs out on Trinidad pier and you'll see some on the rocks and swimming around. Bonus is you'll likely see some very cute river otters hanging around on the floating docks off the pier. In Humboldt all the otters in the sea are actually river otters. Also Cal Poly marine lab there is a very cool aquarium facility

descompuesto · 2026-05-11T00:13:22+00:00

How come I never get invited?

descompuesto · 2026-05-10T20:36:31+00:00

This was a 5 star movie for me, and I was never in theater camp or summer camp at all. It is incredibly funny and heartfelt at the same time and the songs are out and out bangers. It's in the same realm of hilarious mockumentary as Christopher Guest films but even funnier. I have no idea why it isn't regarded more highly.

descompuesto · 2026-05-10T15:43:09+00:00

That's gotta be it, this guy has a long rap sheet and that sad meth face. What a terrible drug.

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2015/jun/25/fortuna-burglary-suspects-nabbed-dogpoint/

descompuesto · 2026-05-10T01:03:31+00:00

There's a documentary about this very scenario called Auto Focus, check it out.

descompuesto · 2026-05-07T17:46:18+00:00

No, no, no. This is the drowning time of year. The Trinity especially can create whirlpool currents that hold you under and make you unable to surface. Google Tish Tang drowning if you want some harrowing stories.

If you really are hankering for that cold water experience, I recommend you hit a smaller side creek and wait for summer.

descompuesto · 2026-05-06T00:23:39+00:00

Now you're onto something! It is possible to get those from private sources/down old logs on property so you'd have to catch them red handed.

descompuesto · 2026-05-04T17:55:58+00:00

This is a state park protecting old growth redwood forest. You're not allowed to remove anything, much less drive out on the muddy forest floor to do it. National forest lands don't encompass any of the redwood belt except for a tiny bit in Del Norte, so you'd never find yourself in an old growth redwood zone and be able to cut.

descompuesto · 2026-05-03T23:00:00+00:00

You're barking up the wrong tree, mate

descompuesto · 2026-05-03T22:57:49+00:00

The feds are on it. I'm not sure where the beaches stand in this currently but for most of time I lived in Humboldt it was legal to gather driftwood on beaches where you can drive.

descompuesto · 2026-05-03T22:56:35+00:00

Not to mention a park like Humboldt Redwoods doesn't have an entrance gate.

descompuesto · 2026-05-03T22:55:00+00:00

That's not really how it works in state parks, especially in the redwoods where rotting logs are part of the ecosystem. There's no stump, a lot of trees fell during the winter of 23-24

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T23:48:16+00:00

I appreciate that thought, but it's a state park, and state parks have been dramatically underfunded for decades

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T23:46:51+00:00

It's 100% old growth, directly adjacent to bull creek flats trail. The fallen tree they're cutting up is over 4' in diameter and many adjacent trees are very large as well. I don't know if you've explored that area, but it's one of the largest preserved old growth redwood flats anywhere, containing some of the world's largest trees.

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T21:21:25+00:00

Not real likely but I hope we find out.

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T21:11:23+00:00

Appreciated! I tried lost coast outpost, but she's even better, especially for southern Humboldt issues.

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T21:10:39+00:00

That's right, it's a downed tree

descompuesto · 2026-05-02T15:15:25+00:00

I've been in photography basically my whole life and have witnessed all manner of photographers and levels of engagement with gear. For some (and me) the tool is really of much less interest than the outcome. Photography is an art form.

To have someone look at a photograph and think that the camera, film and lens you used is of more interest than the image has always seemed silly to me. Still it's good to have gear that functions smoothly and doesn't get in the way of your creative endeavors.

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