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I can't figure out what the rock shaped thing on your lap is in the silhouette.

Slimee Gelter!

I can't figure out what the rock shaped thing on your lap is in the silhouette.

It's not my lap.  It's my friend Art out at the Cape with me in October of 2007.  It's probably some of his gear.

I just like to stay consistent with my image that's been on the gear for eleven years.

I can't figure out what the rock shaped thing on your lap is in the silhouette.

It's not my lap.  It's my friend Art out at the Cape with me in October of 2007.  It's probably some of his gear.

I just like to stay consistent with my image that's been on the gear for eleven years.

Not to mention it's a classic photo.

Well after 7 straight years of attending this absolutely amazing place we unfortunately cannot make it to the cove this year for GS.My dad and I joined forces this year and now have a Construction company together, unfortunately work calls and we are slammed busy. Hope to make it up sometime this year. Good luck to everyone and Hopefully the weather cooperates as well.


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Well after 7 straight years of attending this absolutely amazing place we unfortunately cannot make it to the cove this year for GS.My dad and I joined forces this year and now have a Construction company together, unfortunately work calls and we are slammed busy. Hope to make it up sometime this year. Good luck to everyone and Hopefully the weather cooperates as well.

Sorry you guys can't make it, Tommy.  Get in touch if you'll be up this summer. 

Hey Eric, saw the roster on post 1 and glad to see my check arrived.  Sorry I was so slow in sending it though. 
Cheers!

The Barnbacks and a story from my community.

I went looking for a piece of wood to use for the end pieces on the two big fish troughs I'm building for this year's Gimme Shelter 13th Annual Kayafishing Tournament. The troughs have always been redwood, so that's what I hoped to find at the local lumber yard. I've bought wood from other local lumber yards for past trough projects - a full 2 inch by 8 to 10 inch clear redwood board has become something that's increasingly hard to find, and if you do find it, it's likely to be pricey. No problem, I gladly pay what I have to.

I walked in to Valley Lumber in Ferndale, and within 30 seconds I was talking to the long time owner of the business, Troy Land. I told Troy about my project and that I was just looking for a board that's an inch thick and at least 8.875" wide. He listened to my description of my needs, and he knew right away that he didn't have any redwood that fit the specs. He then took me out to his yard and led me right to a stack of cedar boards at the bottom of a basic shed that housed many other stacks of lumber of varying sizes and species. Partially pulling out like a 12' board, Troy said the cedar was the closest thing he had available. I told him I only needed a foot of it and asked how much he'd charge. No charge, he said.

Troy pulled the board the rest of the way out and flopped it up onto a nearby cutting area, and as he routinely donned his ear and eye protection and turned the big saw on he said, "might as well just cut 2 feet so you get what you need."

With the saw turned off and safety gear hung back in place Troy went on to ask me about the finished thickness of the board - it was a bit wavy, like it was a bit of a misfit board in its day! I told him that I was shooting for an inch to 5/4 thickness, so he fired up his planer - another fixture in this well used and historic shop that looks like it's seen many generations of cutters - and he ran it through until my board was ready for my final trimming, some sanding, finish and attachment to the troughs.

As I left the shop I wore a wide and deep smile. I don't relish getting something for free - everything has value, and I always want to compensate for what I receive. This was different and very special. This was an instance where a community member came looking for possibilities, and another community member, after quickly hearing the need, realized that a very minor bit of his resources and time given could fulfill that need. There was no haggle. There was no second thought at all. This was the gift of community.

Soon I will take the completed Barnbacks in to Valley Lumber to thank Troy again in person.

Great story and community effort!

Enjoyed reading your story, it used to be like that when I was younger. Now days everything has a price on it. I was even told by a friend that runs a small store that" nothing is free". Took my wife to Ferndale once loved that town, people were great.

Thanks for sharing the story Eric.  Mailed out the GS13 registration today.

Cool story! Humboldt area is pretty tight knitted and has some real cool old timers! Thanks for sharing yours and others efforts and WAY TO GO VALLEY LUMBER!!! Maybe etch their name in the back of one of the boards as big thanks? Idk...

-justin


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Great story Eric !!! Troy and Skip are two of the best people you will ever meet. He knows most everyone in Ferndale and treats everyone as if they are family. That lumberyard has a lot of history,  and used to love watching them change over the belts to run each piece of equipment.  They are truly the kind of people that will change how you look at life. It's like stepping back in time when people cared about each other. Glad you got to meet them !!!

10 more days to register.  Hopefully this weekend we'll get a preview of what salmon season should produce.

Score at Mantanaska's secret crabbing spot during GS7 ...approx 40 lbs of sea stars on every pull 

Second pic is after I relocated and found my own spot 

Third pic is of Baja Ninja age 7

Second pic self destructed?