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101 Things to Love about Humboldt County
September 20, 2009
Here's a list of 101 things to love about Humboldt County in case the dreary autumn blues set in.
1. Yellow poppy growing freely on the roadsides
2. The clean ocean smell of the air
3. 25 mile per hour speed limits
4. Roundabouts
5. Amazing beer selections
6. Scoring a sack the first day you're ever here
7. Beards
8. Cool community events
9. Walking along the ocean beaches
10. Taking a hike through the redwoods
11. Hanging out by the rivers
12. Smoking a bowl down by the creek
13. Riding a bike
14. Chugging up Union Ave with no gears left
15. The pungent smells of cypress groves
16. The softs thuds in the redwood groves
17. Watching kids play on the plaza
18. Driving down to Sohum for a show
19. Seeing the 275 miles to San Francisco sign
20. California girls
21. The samba parade.
22. Blow holes up in Trinidad
23. Seeing 4 sets of dreadlocks in one VW bus
24. Discovering the Samoa Cookhouse
25. Dinner at the Sunset while the sun sets
26. Gentle steady drizzle
27. Sounds of dripping water
28. The largest snowflakes you ever saw
29. Getting snowed in down in So Hum
30. Eating 20 magic bonbons
31. Staying in a cabin on some back 40 acres
32. The delicious crisp green smell of an indoor grow
33. Getting to see ganja growing freely on open hillsides
34. Watching the sun set on the lush green tree-covered southern humboldt hills
35. Swimming in a river hole
36. Hot summer days with cool summer nights
37. Never going below 40 degrees
38. Never going over 80 degrees
39. Drinking champagne made from humboldt grapes
40. 98 degree hot tubs by the ocean on a starry night
41. Seal calls
42. Fresh local meat
43. Hunting mushrooms in the dunes
44. Cooking up mushrooms in the colony
45. Keg stands of hemp ale beer
46. 6 foot bong hits
47. Costume parties
48. Staring out at the bay on the safety corridor
49. Driving past cows daily
50. Happy dogs
51. Cool old hippie cats
52. More metaphysical stores than churches
53. Tibetan prayer flags
54. Indian tapestries in front windows
55. Taking a soak at the toke and poke
56. Safety meetings
57. 4-way stop sign standoffs
58. Beautiful smooth black roads
59. Winding drives in the hills
60. Sex on the beach
61. Open mic nights
62. Arriving in the middle of the night to fog-covered streets
63. Watching the fogs roll in
64. Riding the Arcata bus for 45 minutes to travel 2 miles
65. Riding on the bus with a secret mission
66. Plenty of coffee houses to hang out in
67. Fresh, original californian fashion styles
68. Cargo pants, hoodies and crocheted hats
69. Camping alongside a zen waterfall
70. Searching for sand dollars
71. Collecting tiny rocks at the beach
72. Running in the sand dunes
73. Lush green grass
74. The smell of a manzanita tree
75. Learning how to do chi gong
76. A yoga session available any day of the week.
77. Verbal displays of protest
78. Getting front door parking everywhere you go
79. The rare long line is always caused by a "stoner"
80. The ability to be completely shut off from outside the county
81. Losing power in the winter
82. Staying in a solar power house that's slowly losing the day's charge
83. Being 5, 15 and 30 minutes away from 3 casinos
84. Catching a peek of the ocean nearly every day
85. Hearing the sound of tires splashing rain on the highway
86. Stoking a wood stove for heat.
87. Fishing salmon out on the giant ocean swells
88. Catching a music show any day of the week
89. Hanging out with new-age, progressive, eastern-minded, socialist, revolutionary, anti-establishment cooperative people
90. Seeing hippie mommas with happy kids
91. Dreadlocks on every body you can imagine.
92. Barefoot sidewalk walkers
93. Hippie girl hugs
94. Seeing sheets of red light on back county drives
95. Being able to see many stars at night
96. Flip flops can be a formal shoe
97. Even expecting the unexpected can leave you unprepared
98. Checking out the cool bear at the zoo
99. Taking the back route to Eureka.
100. Falling in love with freedom
101. Enlightening your mind
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