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This year I decided to not race in Arcata. Instead Rick Keller and I went as spectators. It made for a much more relaxing trip.

The Drive to Arcata

	Along the way we visited Oregon Caves. Our timing was excellent. Since we had decided to drive down Friday the Caves Monument was not busy. We had a five minute wait if we would be willing to join a children's tour. We figured we would fit right in.
	We got a lot of pictures inside the cave. Its quite an intriguing place. And rather lovely in places. It was difficult to choose among the many pictures which ones to show here.
	The dark brown things are tree roots that dropped down through two hundred feet of mountain. The roots followed a fracture in the rock in search of water. The cave has a stream in it, so the tree hit the jackpot.
	In this picture we are looking directly up at the keystone rock over our heads. Like a keystone in an arch, it is holding the ceiling up. If the keystone came out the mountain would come crashing down on our heads.
	This pillar was formed when the stalagtite grew all the way down to the stalagmite reaching up toward it from the floor.
	Here the stalagtite/stalagmite pair is less mature than in the previous picture.
	I think of this as Bach's Organ room.
	Outside the cave there are also some nice sights. This is the trail above the cave.
	This waterfall is close to a convenient eating spot outside the office to the cave.

The Beach

	Shortly before we reached Arcata we visited the Beach.

Rick encounters the wildlife of Klamath California.

The Drive Home

Before we headed home we visted Hobart's Kinetic Art Museum. The museum is fascinating but frustrating. The machines clearly have many interesting stories to tell. But nobody has spent the time to record them there. Perhaps three of the machines have a sentence about them. The rest are unlabeled except for any markings the owner painted on for the race: names of the racers. Only in rare instances is there any indication what year the vehicle raced. There is so much opportunity here. A written history of the race: what year the race expanded to include sand; what year it included water; what year it included mud; how big the race has been over the years; who the racers were in the early years. Lacking that this museum is really just a boneyard. Fascinating to racers and those who have heard some of the oral tradition of the race. But I can't imagine it being able to spark interest in a guy who just happened to wander in off the street. Not in its current state.

	Caddy
	Museum
	Calistogasaurus
	I guess since the Yellow Submarine is no longer drivable, they donated it to the museum.
	Pedaling the bike seems to work the mannequin's legs.
	This wouldn't float well. The wheels and seat are made of concrete.
	A Flying Saucer
	A Wire Frame Truck
	A Biplane
	Bumble Buggy
	This probably did will with the Engineering score. But I'd hate to take it across sand.
	Bert's Buggy
	Hobart's original pentacycle

Back in Oregon.

Pretty classy car. This is in O'Brien Oregon.

Unless otherwise noted, all pictures were taken by Rick Keller or Allen Brown.