Year: 2010

Here are a few classic shots, straight from the vault. Now, before you email me saying “Why don’t you have any pictures of (insert names here.)” I want to tell you that this is a work in progress. I still have to fish through a few more waterlogged boxes of PCT slides. You can use these photos to make your own illustrated special edition. All you need is 1. three copies of the book, 2. an Exacto knife, 3. a color printer and 4. Elmer’s glue. Good luck with this project, and if you go through with it, make sure to send me pictures of the completed book. Spiky Joshua Trees beckon travelers in the Mojave desert. Desert scene in early morning Actual Golden Oak/cactus-bite diary entry The expeditioners fighting suncups under Forester Pass. Peaceful, alluring meadow under Mount Whatever. Here are two of my photos of the late, great…

My Haight-Ashbury apartment turned to Jello for a couple of seconds. And the windows rattled like crazy. (no damage that I can see. It must have been a pretty small one.) http://cactuseaters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

My eccentric neighborhood has some of the most unusual signs I’ve seen in a long while. Here is my latest sampling. The words are unchanged but the italics are all mine. This is from two signs hanging up at the Daljeet’s Boutique. “No photos. No brats. No cellphones. no restroom so don’t ask. No loitering. This is not the place to eat your pizza, tie your shoes, smoke whatever you smoke or hang out.” Wow! Thanks, Daljeets, for making us all feel so cozy and welcome. And here’s another one, from the Cannabis Company: “We don’t see weed, bud, herb, dank, ganja, trees, or marijuana, and not even reefer. We don’t know where you can get some. Thanks for reading, and welcome to the Cannabis Company.” Well, that just about covers it, although they didn’t mention green bud or fat nuggs. And here’s one more sign, at Murio’s Trophy Room….

I’ve received so many emails about this that I will have to post them very soon. Please keep in mind that I haven’t scanned a whole lot of photos with actual people in them with a couple of exceptions. But the photos are nice-looking, and they might convince you to hike the trail. Check back here within the next week or so. When I have access to a reliable scanner that handles slides, I will scan and post more shots. http://cactuseaters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default