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The deluge that dumped on Humboldt Co., particularly in the mountains and in the southern areas, destroyed parts of county roads and Highway 101 near Dean Creek. In addition, private driveways washed away and, in at least one case, a home is in danger of sliding off its foundation. Diana Totten, well known for her search and rescue work, joined
Read moreYesterday was beautiful. Today is supposed to be warm too but not as sunny.
Read moreWe know the County guys have been working long hard hours. The last two days have been lovely but before that they were working in snow and rain for weeks. You can help tell them thanks with donations of homemade food and beverages. Anyone wishing to send snacks and edible love to our road crews contact Autumn @ 223-2322 or
Read moreUPDATE: Estelle Fennell at SoHum Awareness is reporting, “County Roads Makes it official. Don’t use Briceland-Ettersburg to go north. Use Alderpoint- Blocksburg- Bridgeville – Highway 36” A massive slide blocked 101 yesterday as falling water tables pulled liquid-saturated soil down with them. According to the Times Standard, “The Eel River Camp near the U.S. Highway 101 slide measured 16.47 inches
Read moreWild Currant blooming—It’s spring, it’s Humboldt and, in spite of the slide, it is a lovely day. Here are more wild currant photos.
Read moreLast night at 1am Caltrans and JF Shea punched through a road on the 101 Slide for EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY! Thomas Norris, a consultant employed by Caltrans, worked a full shift in Miranda yesterday at the job just south of there, then worked a shift at the 101 slide. I reached him as he was heading back out to work
Read moreUPDATE: I thought all you readers might enjoy knowing that WordPress.com (the most popular blogging platform online) has listed the OMG The Hill Ate the Road post as number 50 of their top 100 read posts today! They have over 400,000 posts per day. Thanks for reading, Humboldt and beyond. I’m glad you’re getting the information you need. ——————– Caltrans
Read morePHOTO UPDATE: By Eli DeVita Photo Update from Brian Sargent Photo UPDATE from Mark Lovelace taken by CHP Lieutenant Adam Jager: UPDATE: 4:18 : More photos from Will Hurlbutt the rancher whose land is swallowing 101. His son is the handsome young man in the first two photos. The land has been in his family for generations. (I hear that
Read moreUPDATE @ 5:50 pm 3/29: Estelle is reporting on SoHum Awareness that “[The] WEIGHT LIMIT HAS BEEN LIFTED ON BRICELAND ROAD REPAIR. Just learned from County Roads that the engineers have signed off on the repair and weight limit has been lifted. Please continue to drive carefully through Whitmore Grove. ” (Post Updated with Kim Salaway’s photos at 1:40 pm
Read moreSalmon Creek Road in Southern Humboldt near the intersection with Thomas Rd has an invasion of charming brown and white goats. If little Bo Peep wants to know where to find them, leaving them alone might not be a great option in this case, sadly they might be attached to the grills of cars if they aren’t rounded up soon.
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