Trinidad Pier

The Trinidad, California, pier under construction.

Crabby

Sadie is uncertain about Dad’s dinner choice.

Stephanie

Aging fishing trawler Stephanie in Eureka, California, harbor.

Woodley Island at Night

The commercial fishing boat slip in Eureka, California on a quiet December evening.

Eureka Sundown Blue

Crabpot Christmas

Christmas Morning

Carson Mansion, Eureka Waterfront

Trinidad Fisherman’s Memorial

Trinidad Bed & Breakfast

Sunset Over Eureka Bay

Trinidad, California

CG Humboldt Bay

Kudos and thanks to the crew of the Coast Guard motor lifeboat Humboldt Bay, which scrambled out of Eureka, Calif., in 12-foot seas to respond to a mayday from the 38-foot crabber Wind Rose. An electrical malfunction blew smoke through the engine compartment and killed the engine and all electronics as Wind Rose, skippered by Capt. Jim Gullett with four crew aboard (including me), pulled crab pots less than a mile off the Eureka breakwater. The Coasties came and got us, towed Wind Rose back into harbor in a pretty exciting following sea. Life on the Pacific coast in winter. (©Ted Pease 2011)

The Wellsvilles

October dusts the Wellsville Range, Cache Valley, Utah. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Seasons Change

Signs of things to come atop the Wellsvilles, Cache Valley, Utah. (©Ted Pease 2011)

October Sunrise

October sunrise over Cache Valley. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Valley Morn

Morning mist outlines the floor of Cache Valley in late October. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Wellsville Field

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Tractor Wheel

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Blue Deere

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Grasses

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September Field

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Toy Tractor

Green fieldhand. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Yesterday’s Daybreak

September sky paintings above Cache Valley. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Old Main at Dusk

A late-August dusk settles over Old Main Hill. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Blue Moon

Sliver moonrise at dawn over Logan, Utah. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Beaming

Sunrise beams across Cache Valley. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Sunflowers

Sunflowers grow like, well, weeds across northern Utah in August. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Late Summer Contours

Drying grasses compete in safflower fields above Cache Valley in late August. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Summer Wisps

The delicate wisps of a summer afternoon. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Cold Blueberry Soup

Seriously! Most refreshing and yummy on a hothothot summer evening. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Sadie as Sylvester

For Sadie, the beach is a scrumptious smorgasbord, though she’s sometimes a little sheepish about the stuff she picks up. Brenda’s photo, from her iPhone.

St. George Light

St. George Lighthouse off of Crescent City, Calif., was built in the 1880’s. It’s an amazing story: St. George Reef is a collection of exposed rocks and covered ledges lying about eight miles northwest of Crescent City. In 1792, George Vancouver named the outcroppings Dragon Rocks, while the nearest point of land was dubbed Point St. George, in hopes that the dragon might one day be slain. The dragon, however, was still alive and well on July 30, 1865, when the steam side-wheeler Brother Jonathan struck the reef and went down. Of the 244 people aboard, only nineteen managed to escape in a small craft. See the rest of it at this website. My fishing buddy Casey and I were there Sunday after a day of tuna fishing 25 miles offshore. More on that to come. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Toad Nose

The new Toad sits at mooring in Trinidad Harbor. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Lucky

Four-leafs in Burlesons’ pond. (©Ted Pease 2011)

Pretty Nice

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Whiskers

Harbor seal mom and baby off Home Beach. (©Ted Pease 2011)

This Way

Directions past Abruzzi’s in Arcata. (©Ted Pease 2011)