If you’re thinking of buying a used 2001 Dodge Dakota, don’t. When we purchased our 2001 QuadCab, it was the first year Dodge made them. It was far more comfortable than the competition’s mid-sized quad cab trucks that were available … Continue reading →
Each day before the fair starts we’ve been coming into the office for an hour or so just to check email, pick up mail, check phone messages, etc. This morning we were greeted by a parade of luxury antique automobiles … Continue reading →
Fortuna’s Autorama is going on this weekend so I wandered over there to take a look. This car was one of my favorites. It is a 1932 Stearns Knight limousine that is pretty much stock until you look under the … Continue reading →
After the parade, and since it was out and all spiffy, I took some pictures of Ferndale’s antique fire engine. More pictures of it can be found on the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. … Continue reading →
I now know what it feels like to get really clocked. Today I had two projects that I wanted to complete. First was replacing the headlight that we lost on the way back from San Jose. I guess complaining about … Continue reading →
This is later in the trip we took Sunday, and the reason why I probably won’t be going back up there until spring. There is already snow up there, and since most of the roads are dirt, they are turning … Continue reading →
This morning I photographed our Engine 1 for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. Lori has wanted a picture of me in my full turnouts so I figured I would take a shot with me posing with the engine … Continue reading →
I’m used to seeing rusty cars from back east where they salt the roads, but here on the west coast you get totally natural rust. This is the worst rusted vehicle I’ve seen in a long time and I’m not … Continue reading →
The name Pierce Arrow usually makes one think of antique luxury automobiles. So you might be surprised to find out that this antique logging truck was made by Pierce Arrow. For the lumberjack who wanted to cruise the forests in … Continue reading →
Apparently it’s that time of year again. At our house we have frog season, we have spider season, and we can tell when spring is finally here because we have bird crap season.
Earlier this year, Natalya came up to Ferndale to get her picture taken, and we discovered we had the same birthday, only 13 years apart. When she heard we were traveling down to the Bay Area, she wanted to get … Continue reading →
I have no idea when this bus was manufactured, but it probably left the factory looking forward to transporting thousands of kids to school and back home. Throw in a few field trips for variety, and then maybe a happy … Continue reading →
My next web site project is going to be for the City of Rio Dell. Today Rio Dell started their weekend festival, “Wildwood Days”, including a parade down their main boulevard. Which got rained on. I started on the way … Continue reading →
Went over to Fortuna this afternoon to take a look at the annual Autorama car show on Main St. As usual many of the same vehicles were there from previous years, but there are always enough new ones to make … Continue reading →
Ferndale is a popular spot for car clubs to come through, both for the quaintness of the town, and for the many scenic roads nearby. They often stop in Ferndale on their way to or from the Lost Coast. Today … Continue reading →
Today it was nice enough to leave the office door open and one of the interesting sounds we heard was a group of nine antique sports cars come in. Some were actual antiques and some were replicas, but they all … Continue reading →
The last few days our ’94 Honda Del Sol has been getting close to 100K on the odometer. I wanted to make sure I documented the rollover, for some reason ever since I was a kid, watching the numbers rollover … Continue reading →
Today started off with a pancake breakfast for the 4-H. Normally on the fourth Sunday we go the pancake breakfast they have at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall. This is a big Ferndale tradition. Why the 4-H scheduled their breakfast for … Continue reading →
Today was the big annual car show in Fortuna, and after stripping wood all morning, I took a break to head on over and take a look at all the hot rods on display. One of my favorites was this … Continue reading →
After the fire engine rides comes the parade. If you’re lucky enough to be on the last fire engine rides, you also get to be in the parade. The 1923 LaFrance engine that the FVFD owns isn’t the only antique … Continue reading →
As I was walking up to this rather unique expression of automotive art, these two kids came running up to it from the other direction. Their dad followed shortly, commenting, “Somehow I knew you guys would pick this one.” I … Continue reading →
Another nice car was this Ferarri, running Richard Petty’s favorite number.
Today the California Mille came into Ferndale, which is basically a bunch of rich guys driving really expensive cars up and down the coast of California. The cars have to be from the 30s to the early 60s and are … Continue reading →
This weekend I am hiring a model to do several photoshoots and one that I had planned was going to take place on the far end of Centerville Beach where there is a bunch of huge pieces of driftwood. I … Continue reading →
Today was the big Autorama in Fortuna. Main Street was lined with custom and antique cars for blocks, there were more in a shopping center parking lot, and also a park filled with old tractors and engines. Quite a bit … Continue reading →
Dad and Derek chase squirrels. Lori and I have a particular robin on our hit list. We’re not sure if it is always the same robin, but if all robins were this stupid, they wouldn’t exist anymore. First we had … Continue reading →
We sold the Blazer today so we’re down to 8 motor vehicles. That’s counting the lawn mower and the KZ400 which isn’t currently running. Lori mentioned that she was kind of sad to see the Blazer gone, after all the … Continue reading →
We picked up our new truck today, which is replacing our 16 year old Blazer S10. It’ll be nice having a truck that doesn’t overheat all the time.
