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UPDATE: As of 10:20 pm, one lane controlled traffic (that means flagman) on 101. According to Caltrans, the following roads are closed Highway 101 is closed 1.5 miles north of the junction with State Route 1 in Leggett due to a rock slide. Motorists are advised to use an alternate route. [The only alternate route I’m aware of is
Read moreUPDATE: According to Mark Lovelace, “[Humboldt County’s Public Works Director, Tom Mattson] has requested that the Sheriff declare a disaster to help expedite repairs.” Briceland Road has been closed. Old Briceland Rd is having trouble dealing with the increased traffic during such rainy weather. Delivery trucks and school buses as well as emergency vehicles and regular drivers are all being
Read moreUPDATE: The road is closed now. Take the alternate route over the Old Briceland Road. Kim Sallaway (see here for his incredible photos of Humboldt and beyond) took these amazing shots today of Briceland Road at Whitmore Grove. The slipout there is affecting residents of Briceland, Whitethorn, Shelter Cove and other points west of Redway. Last night the road was
Read moreUPDATE: KMUD is tweeting, ” State Parks working on Briceland Rd thru Whitemore Grove now, says they won’t close rd. again, putting up lights.” Effective immediately–tonight (March 25th)! Briceland Road is closed at Whitmore 7pm-7am. Furthermore, no delivery trucks will be allowed even when the road is open until further notice. There is concern that the road is being
Read moreCapetown resident and Fortuna realtor, Joyce Benton, shot these photos of the Wildcat about 3 miles from Ferndale. She warns that if you don’t have a pickup or other high clearance vehicle you could damage your car. (note it is also snowy by Panther Gap out Bull Creek road so be careful going either way.)
Read moreThe NY Times has a somewhat hysterical “tourist” piece on Humboldt. Apparently the author imbibed. Here’s a couple representative quotes, The sights of Humboldt County, Calif., can be hard for the rational mind to reconcile. Its hysterical shifts in landscape and weather conspire to make you feel, in the most pleasurable way possible, that you are going out of your
Read moreThe number of cannabis plants seized went up this last year but the number of indoor plants seized dropped. The San Francisco Weekly, The Snitch, crunched the numbers and came up with some big digits to wrap your mind around. DEA agents uprooted 10,329,185 cannabis plants in 2010, with the lion’s share — 7,392,652 — extracted right here in
Read moreUPDATE: On 3-24-2011 the decedent was identified as Jeffrey Malcolm Ahart. Jeffrey frequented the North Coast Community. A forensic autopsy was conducted and his cause of death will be pending the results of the toxicology findings. Mendocino County Press Release : On 03-23-2011 at 1836 hours Deputies from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Wildwood Campground, located
Read moreKMUD is tweeting that “Whitemore Grove (Dewitt Grove) still 1 lane, and holes on the road getting bigger.” More photos of the Whitmore Grove section of Briceland Rd. below thanks to Kim Sallaway! If you haven’t checked out his photo site, please go here and prepare to be delighted!
Read moreUPDATE2: All restrictions have been removed. (note this story in the Ukiah Daily Journal has a little more info on why the road was closed.) UPDATE: Road open to vehicles with chains or 4 wheel drive with snow tires now. According to the Caltrans site, Highway 101: IS CLOSED FROM 3.7 MI NORTH OF THE EAST JCT OF SR 20 TO WILLITS (MENDOCINO CO) – DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 2.5 MI NORTH TO 6.2 MI NORTH OF WILLITS (MENDOCINO CO) CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 4.6 MI NORTH TO 10.6 MI NORTH OF LAYTONVILLE (MENDOCINO CO) Check out the webcams for more
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