Closing the Circle

The circle is cast. The map circle is closed around the continental U.S. We’ve processed veggie oil for the last time of the voyage at the home of Raymond, Angela, Jet and Lin in Bayside, by Arcata.
The kids have grown since we left through here in July. Their musicianship has flowered and now they are learning karate. I’m so glad we had the opportunity to come back this way!
Usually I come to the coast in the summer to escape the inland heat. I’d forgotten the beauty of the azaleas, rhododendrons, oxalis and trillium blooming. We walked through the 500 acre redwood forest behind Humboldt state and it was perfect closure.