{"id":2002,"date":"2013-09-22T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2013-09-22T19:40:59","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T02:40:59","slug":"autumn-update-arcata-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/autumn-update-arcata-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn Update &#8211; Arcata, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2023\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2023\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2023\" alt=\"Summer Nights in Nevada City, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3343-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3343-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3343-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3343.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Nights in Nevada City, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When you have no strict itinerary, there\u2019s a lot of wiggle room. And I like it! I left Portland and headed straight to my Wilderness First Responder course (see <a title=\"Wilderness First Responder Training \u2013 Orleans, CA\" href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=1803\">blog entry here<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0knowing only that I was going to see my new nephew in Arcata afterwards (see <a title=\"Summer Update \u2013 3 months of Tour \u2013 Arcata, CA\" href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=1835\">Summer Update<\/a>). I thought I might come right back up to Portland to finish some projects and get myself ready to head east. But alas, as I thought might happen, <em>I was pulled deeper into California<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2021\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2021\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2021\" alt=\"Nevada City\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3272-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3272-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3272-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3272.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevada City<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a brief stay in Shelter Cove, <a href=\"http:\/\/massive2013.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blues Recess Massive<\/a> (see <a title=\"Blues Recess Massive \u2013 Placerville, CA\" href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=1900\">blog entry here<\/a>) brought me into the Sierra Mountains, a place I have spent very little time. Preparing for Recess and decompressing afterwards found Edna Lu the tea bus and myself in Nevada City. I was hosted so wonderfully by my friend Ally\u2019s parents, Steve and Jennifer. Having a place to stage and decompress as such is such a blessing. Hot showers, place to park, food, and a family. A big thanks to the Rugge Family!<\/p>\n<p>While in Nevada City, I served tea in conjunction with a local teahouse and art gallery, wittingly named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elixart.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elixart<\/a>. The owner was super nice and invited us to serve out front on a Friday while he was hosting a Kava tea party. It was a great evening.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2025\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3393.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2025\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2025\" alt=\"Nevada City folk\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3393-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3393-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3393-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3393.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nevada City folk<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A fellow named Truk had come aboard the tea bus, and said, \u201cNo way! This is what I wanted to do!\u201d He had been in Nepal not too long ago and would go on what he called <i>Tea Treks. <\/i>In Nepal, as in many places, people just invite you in for (free) tea all the time, whether it\u2019s at a shop or a home. Truk liked just wandering and sipping in the culture in this way. He decided that when he got back to the States he would offer free tea to people from his truck, but had yet to do it. A week or so later when I was back in Nevada City after Blues Recess Massive, Truk came back aboard and told me that he\u2019d gone to Santa Cruz and set up his truck with a FREE TEA sign and shared many a cups of tea with strangers. Yes! I love it!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2043\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2043\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2043 \" alt=\"Tea time at the Hobo Jungle in Roseville, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8083-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8083-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8083-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8083.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tea time at the Hobo Jungle in Roseville, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On my way back to Nevada City from Blues Recess, I stopped in Sacramento to grab something from the junkyard. I realized that my route back to Nevada City was going to lead me right by Roseville, where one of the west coast\u2019s largest train yards is. I had spent many-a-days and nights waiting for freight trains right there behind the Roseville Market. I decided that since it was so hot and I had a bunch of refrigerated chai left over from the festival that I would take it down to the hobo jungle (catch out spot) and see if anyone was around who needed a cold refreshing pick-me-up. An abandoned housing development that never happened left a paved road leading right to the catch out spot. I pulled Edna Lu right there to the jungle and immediately noticed someone sitting against their pack. Gregory was a mellow talking black man who rides trains around the west a bit. I shared some cold chai with him and we talked about trains. He told me that there were no more liberal radio stations anymore \u2013 they were all being bought up by conservatives and he was having a hard time finding any stations to listen to on his hand-held radio. Although the chai wasn\u2019t his favorite, he (and I) enjoyed the company. Thanks, Gregory.<\/p>\n<p>Following Blues Recess, back in Nevada City, I setup at the park at the bottom of Broad St. during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nevadacitychamber.com\/nevada-city-events\/summer-nights\/\" target=\"_blank\">Summer Nights<\/a>, an event that happens three Wednesdays in the summertime. The whole town shuts down the streets for vendors, crafters, classic cars, etc. It\u2019s just a grand time where everyone comes out to have fun. I was lucky enough to get a great parking spot and many folks came aboard for tea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2050\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3402.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2050\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2050\" alt=\"IMG_3402\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3402-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3402-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3402-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3402.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids awaiting tea at Camp Woolman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My friend (and Quaker spoken word artist) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonwatts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Watts<\/a> and his girlfriend Megan came out to California from Philadelphia to serve tea at Blues Recess, but also to see his brother Coleman\u2019s family in Grass Valley. Coleman had been an integral part of a Quaker summer camp called <a href=\"http:\/\/camp.woolman.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Camp Woolman<\/a> just outside Grass Valley. It\u2019s a school during most of the year, but kids come for camp during the summer. They invited us out to serve tea to all the campers after experiencing the bus at Summer Nights. It was such a pleasure to show up to a bunch middle school aged kids who were eager to engage. Immediately we were drawn into their scene for the afternoon and evening. Many of the kids were excited about the bus and tea, and we sat with them all for dinner. I was blown away by how cool that school\/camp was. They had a HUGE garden, which feeds 40 people everyday for the first semester of school. They also have a free store (Wool-Mart).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2031\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2031\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2031\" alt=\"Campout in Chilcoot, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3576-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3576-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3576-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3576.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campout in Chilcoot, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From Nevada City, I headed north to Chilcoot, CA, where some longtime friends (since I was six) were having a campout at their house. As soon as I showed up the bus was packed. My friend Bob came up outside the bus and said, \u201cJeez Guisepi, leave some women for us.\u201d I realized the whole bus was full of curious women (most of them a generation or two older than I). It was definitely a highlight for many people at the campout. Edna and I were received with open arms, with much food to be had, wonderful conversations, and new friendships. Thanks Bob and Nan Sea!<\/p>\n<p>From here I met back up with Ally to serve tea along the Pacific Crest Trail (see <a title=\"Pacific Crest Trail \u2013 Packer Saddle, CA\" href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=1937\">blog entry here<\/a>), and then on to Taylorsville, where a beautiful story that has been years in the making has unfolded. I hope to write a whole story about it soon\u2026 This was one of those moments in time where I wish I had NO schedule (had to be at an event in Eugene), as I would have stayed here for months. From there, I cruised to Chico, and on up to Mt. Shasta.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2033\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2033\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2033\" alt=\"Edna in Sandy Flats on Mt. Shasta\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3822-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3822-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3822-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3822.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edna in Sandy Flats on Mt. Shasta<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2044\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8095.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2044\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2044\" alt=\"Farmers' Market friends - Mt. Shasta, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8095-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8095-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8095-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8095.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Farmers&#8217; Market friends &#8211; Mt. Shasta, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2019\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2019\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2019\" alt=\"Collecting water for tea at Panther meadow on Mt. Shasta, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0171-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0171-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0171-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0171.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting water for tea at Panther meadow on Mt. Shasta, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2032\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2032\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2032\" alt=\"Parked out behind Young's Market in Taylorsville, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3790-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3790-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3790-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3790.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parked out behind Young&#8217;s Market in Taylorsville, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had ran into a woman in Nevada City who camps on Mt. Shasta every summer, so I asked her if she knew my friend Dave, who also camps out up there too. She ended up being good friends with him and shared with me directions on how to find him up on the mountain. So when I arrived Mt. Shasta (after a salad with my buddy, Rudi), I headed up to the mountain to surprise Dave. And that, I did! It was fun to connect with him after many years (we met when I was serving tea at Islands\u2019 Village Faire on San Juan Island, and had tea again in Squaw Meadow on Shasta a couple years back).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2045\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2045\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2045\" alt=\"Old school friend, Rudi Bega. Love this guy!\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8102-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8102-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8102-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8102.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old school friend, Rudi Bega. Love this guy!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I came down the mountain the next day in time for serving tea at the farmers\u2019 market with water I had collected with Dave that morning from Panther Meadow (where the water bubbles right out of the ground \u2013 the source of all creation according to natives). The market was filled with interested folks, and we had an amazing interaction. We talked about many things. A local man got in the spirit of gifting with a bunch of superfoods from his local company that he gave to the tea bus.<\/p>\n<p>From Shasta, I headed up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbcrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture<\/a> (BBCRC), where I was dying to go for personal reasons (trains!). I showed a film that my buddy and I did about 8 years back about riding freight trains. In the morn I made tea for people. I didn\u2019t want to leave. So epic, but I\u2019m not going to bore you with train-geek, non-tea-related blabber.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2034\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2034\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2034\" alt=\"Medicine box at BBCRC.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3837-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3837-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3837-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3837.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medicine box at BBCRC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hello Ashland! All I did this time around was fill up on some biodiesel and head north to Medford where EcoTeas new warehouse\/office is. It was wonderful to connect with Melissa from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecoteas.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ecoteas<\/a>, who hooked me up with tons of tea. From the start, I\u2019ve always tried to collect teas that can\u2019t be sold due to damaged packaging, being beyond expiration, etc. Ecoteas has a great shelf that they let me grab anything I wanted from. It is nice to know that people support what you do and want to help in big ways. Thanks, Melissa and all of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecoteas.com\" target=\"_blank\">EcoTeas<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Now, the moment I had been planning for \u2013 the <a title=\"Free Herbalism Project \u2013 20,000th Cuppa Free Tea \u2013 Eugene, OR\" href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/?p=1964\" target=\"_blank\">Free Herbalism Project<\/a> in Eugene on August 9th. Click on it to see the wonders of being part of an herbal community, as well as the story of my accidental serving of my 20,000<sup>th<\/sup> cuppa free tea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2039\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2039\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2039\" alt=\"Collecting waste vegetable oil from the back of a restaurant.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4107-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4107-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4107-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4107.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collecting waste vegetable oil from the back of a restaurant.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After some needed down time in Eugene, I headed on over to Coos Bay to lend a hand to my good friends Ric and Joan, who had helped me out so much in the past. Ric had taught me to weld stainless, run a mill, run a lathe, and more, so that I could build some tanks for my vegetable oil conversion. This time around, along with Ally (master organizer), we were helping him clear out huge piles of junk (and some good stuff). Free pile, garage sales, craigslist\u2026 anything to get rid of it to make space for them. I was also able to get some WVO from a local restaurant to keep Edna rolling down the road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2036\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2036\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2036\" alt=\"Jam session in front of Edna at music campout.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3970-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3970-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3970-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3970.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jam session in front of Edna at music campout.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During our stay, Ally, Edna and I also were fortunate to meet up with my father and stepmother at a music campout just outside Coos Bay. I grew up traveling with my family to such events, listening to live western swing, bluegrass, gypsy jazz, fiddle tunes, and such. Most of these campouts are just for people to camp and jam, and this was no different. Except this time, instead of partying like I did when I was a kid, I went to see my pops and all the familiar folks I grew up around, and to dance to the music\u2026 I realized that these are the elders of my community. Because so many of these folks have been traveling during the summers to all sorts of bluegrass festivals and campouts, they\u2019ve all seen or had their share of travel rigs \u2013 and boy was it fun to share Edna with them. They were stoked! And we made tea everyday for people\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2042\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2042\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2042\" alt=\"Scallywagon (Whiskey and Fraser) play music during the Bayside Park Farm Carnival.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4233-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4233-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4233-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4233.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scallywagon (Whiskey and Fraser) play music during the Bayside Park Farm Carnival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The long run of adventures this summer has led me now to Arcata, CA, where my buddy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturejoe.com\" target=\"_blank\">Joe<\/a> (remember him \u2013 I work-traded to use his shop and use lots of his salvaged materials) hired me to help him work on his new house (fence-building, pulling carpet, painting, and we\u2019ll see what else). This is good work for a good friend, and is helping refill my pocketbook for more tea-traveling. It is also great to be here to see more of my little nephew, and take part in some fun local events (Arts Alive, Arts Arcata, Bayside Park Farm Carnival, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>The first 6 months of the North American Tea Tour has kept Edna and I pretty well on the west coast, but not without some great new adventures in some places we\u2019ve never been. It\u2019s honestly been hard to try to get the momentum to leave the coast when summer holds so many opportunities here. We\u2019ll be heading north soon to wrap some things up in Portland, and hopefully be off and away from the coast this fall\/winter.<\/p>\n<p>Look out America!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2046\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8106.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2046\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2046\" alt=\"Freight trains run on the street where we were staying. \" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8106-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8106-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8106-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_8106.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freight trains run on the street where we were staying.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2040\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2040\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2040\" alt=\"Fraser teaches another guest how to play.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4212-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4212-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4212-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_4212.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fraser teaches another guest how to play.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2037\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2037\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2037\" alt=\"Jam session outside, writing session inside.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3978-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3978-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3978-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3978.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jam session outside, writing session inside.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2038\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2038\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2038\" alt=\"My papa. His cup says it all.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3987-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3987-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3987-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3987.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My papa. His cup says it all.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2035\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2035\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2035\" alt=\"Edna at the BBCRC.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3857-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3857-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3857-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3857.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edna at the BBCRC.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2030\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2030\" alt=\"Baby and banjo on board at Camp Woolman.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3570-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3570-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3570-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3570.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby and banjo on board at Camp Woolman.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2029\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3567.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2029\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2029\" alt=\"Even He Who came out for the kids at Woolman.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3567-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3567-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3567-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3567.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even He Who came out for the kids at Woolman.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2028\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2028\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2028\" alt=\"Happy camper.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3545-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3545-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3545-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3545.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy camper.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2027\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3518.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2027\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2027\" alt=\"The kids at Woolman were super interactive.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3518-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3518-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3518-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3518.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids at Woolman were super interactive.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2026\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2026\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2026\" alt=\"More happy campers.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3442-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3442-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3442-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3442.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More happy campers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2020\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_2828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2020\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2020\" alt=\"Edge of the world - Shelter Cove, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_2828-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_2828-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_2828-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_2828.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edge of the world &#8211; Shelter Cove, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2018\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2018\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2018\" alt=\"The source of life in Panther Meadow.\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0168-169x300.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0168-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0168-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMAG0168.jpg 722w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The source of life in Panther Meadow.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2024\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2024\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2024\" alt=\"IMG_3386\" src=\"http:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3386-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3386-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3386-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freeteaparty.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_3386.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone gets tea!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you have no strict itinerary, there\u2019s a lot of wiggle room. 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