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The Edge of my Earth
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Photographer's Note |
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The drive through the Redwoods is just as it was told for
generations. A most spectacular sight of tall and very old trees, but then in
order to get from Laytonville to the coastal highway one is 20 miles of
hairpin turns, down through those same Redwoods...and upon exit, not matter
how many times you have seen in, whether this is initial time of 100th time.
the view is larger than life.... This is one of the furthest points west in all of the 48 states, and is where land meets ocean. Mendocino County California, home of terrible sea storms with waves as high as 30 feet tall on top of high surges have carved away ever so slowly at the giant mountains. The results are sloping yet somewhat sheer cliff drops of 200 feet from road to beach, with no guardrails and little warning of the hazardous drive. At the far left of the picture you can see, just barely, the road as it snakes its way along the coast...all of this with open vistas such as this view. You will see very few other people, for even seasoned tourists have learned the hard way, that this road can be dangerous....and every year someone drops down. Most never get back up again, to lie here for eternity perhaps, as most times they are thrown from the cars...their bodies picked up by heavy ocean surf along the beach and lost to sea. On the beach I have found Japanese glass fishing floats, starfish a million mollusks and shells...and a feeling of calm yet kinetic energy awaiting to strike in any given sleeper wave. Picture is scanned from my 8x10 with Microtech i800 film and print scanner. Original hangs on my wall.This one done on RC paper, it is somewhat prone to age.
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