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Douglas Memorial Bridge in Klamath
The only reason I'm pulling over to snap some photos of this bridge are for the bear statues located on either side. Apparently, they're all that's
left of the original bridge (built in 1926 and shown in the first photo) which was swept away in a flood in December 1964 - along with most of the town of Klamath.
The grizzly bears, painted gold, are symbols of the state of California.
FYI - The bear is thought to have became extinct in California in the 1920s, its habitat destroyed
by human settlement. What better way to pay homage to an animal you figured you decimated than by making it your state's symbol?
First two images are postcards showing the old bridge. Last two images I took.
Captain Courageous Monument in Klamath, California
Damn if I didn't forget to look for this AGAIN!!! Rats. Maybe if I email the Chamber of Commerce, they'll send me a photo of it. Of course, I don't live that far away from Klamath so the next time I'm up that way Capt. Couragous is top priority!!
Samoa Cookhouse in Eureka, California
This has got to be one of the coolest restaurants that I've ever been to. Founded in 1885, the Samoa Cookhouse is the last
logging camp cookhouse in the West and still serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. When you arrive, you're immediately seated
at one of the long
tables. You don't get your own private table and you don't order anything. Each day the menu changes. For example,
today's dinner menu was: roast beef & pork steak. Dinner includes: soup, salad, homemade bread, vegetable, potato, pie and coffee
or tea. Seconds served on all meals, coffee, iced or hot tea.
When I sat down, waitstaff brought me a big
jug of water, utensils and dishes and plopped down a loaf of bread and huge bowls of salad and soup. I ordered coffee and a huge carafe was brought to me. When I finished with
the soup and salad, two huge plates of food were brought.
After scarfing down as much as I could, I felt like Violet from Willie Wonka when she's turned into a blueberry. Someone roll me home! When the waitress told me she'd
bring my dessert I thought I'd faint. Weakly, I asked her to put it in a to go box along with a loaf of their homebaked bread which is totally amazing. Wish I could find
bread like that down here!
After paying my tab, I checked out the museum which has artifacts from the early logging days as well as implements used in lumber camp kitchens.
There are also lots of photographs of the area as well as old photos of the staff of the cookhouse from twenty-five, fifty, even seventy-five years
ago.
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