Humboldt's Best Disc Golf Course Is Cooper's!

A little bird (or Google Alert) says that journalist/ alleged disc-golf supporter Andrew Goff is asking for you to vote in his Humboldt Approved poll over at LostCoastOutpost.com.

Go vote in this thing. Coopers represent. We are few, but mighty.

ROAD TRIP: Bigfoot Coming Up

As majestic as Cooper's is, you can't play great tourneys there. So, dig.
From Par Infinity:

This is the 27th annual Bigfoot Disc Golf Tournament hosted by Par Infinity Disc Golf Club. 

February 15 and 16 

Courses to be played are: 
Redwood Curtain, Arcata, Ca
Area 74, Fieldbrook, Ca

Divisions and cost of entry will be, with $5 off for Par Infinity Members.

Open: $60
Am1:$50
Am2:$40
Open Masters:$50
Am Masters:$40
Grandmasters:$40
Open Goddess:$50
Am Goddess:$40

Registration will be accepted via 3 methods.

1. Directly to TD Caleb Gribi either by contacting to arrange appontment, or stopping by Flyin' Lynx Disc Golf in Jacoby's Storehouse, Arcata, Ca during regular business hours.

or

2. Sending check or money order to Par Infinity Attn:Bigfoot Po Box 654 Arcata, Ca 95521
Please include a note with your name, and division requested.
Assuming space is still available the cut off date for mailing registration is postmarked by Feb. 3rd.

or

3. via paypal FRIENDS AND FAMILY OPTION ONLY. if you neglect to send it as friends and family you will be charged for any fees incurred. Also, you must include a note with your name, division requested. If you register this way after tourney is full your $ will be refunded.
PayPal address is parinfinitynews@gmail.com

TD Info:

Caleb Gribi
cell (707)601-9716
shop (707)822-PUTT

More info to follow.
Get that registration in!
Thanks folks!

Cooper Gulch Campground: $13 a night

No, a legit one. One that you're legally allowed to sleep in.

Cooper Gulch Campground

Located on the shores of Lewiston Lake, approximately 4 miles north of Lewiston on County Road 105, and 17 miles from Weaverville. This campground is on the water’s edge and is a favorite for fisherman, and for launching kayaks or canoes. There are 5 paved campsites, furnished with a table and fireplace, paved wheelchair accessible trails and one vault restroom. There is a camp host at this facility. The Cooper Gulch day use area has 5 parking spaces for people to fish and/or to hike on the Baker Gulch Trail. At a Glance Operational Hours: Open April 1 - Oct 31 Reservations: First come, first serve Area Amenities: Accessible,Tent camping,Camping trailer,Fee charged for some activities,Picnic tables,Toilets,Drinking water Fees $13 per day $5 per day per extra vehicle Open Season: April Closest Towns: Weaverville, Lewiston Water: Drinking Water Restroom: Vault Operated By: Concessionaire to the Forest Service: Shasta Recreation Company, 14538 Wonderland Blvd., Redding, Ca Information Center: Weaverville Ranger Station P.O. Box 1190 Weaverville, Ca  96093 (530) 623-2121 General Information Directions: From Weaverville, take Hwy 3 north for 7 miles. Turn right on Rush Creek Road for 9 miles. Turn left on Trity Dam Blvd for 2.5 miles. Then right on Cooper Gulch exit. Recreation Map Map showing recreational areas. Map Information and Feedback Map Data Terms of Use Report a map error Map Satellite Earth Activities Camping & Cabins HIDE Campground Camping Total of 5 units. Average max. trailer size = 16 foot.

Not Again

http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2013/mar/14/human-remains-found-cooper-gulch-fire/

Human Remains Found in Cooper Gulch Fire

Hank Sims / Thursday, March 14, 2013 @ 11:10 a.m. / News

 

Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Trevor Enright and Firefighters from Humboldt Bay Fire Protection District remove human remains from the swampy area of Cooper Gulch off of 14th Street in Eureka Thursday morning. The remains were discovered by firefighters early Thursday morning while responding to a fire in the gulch that was called in by a cab driver.

— Mark McKenna/Lost Coast Outpost

County Coroner Dave Parris just confirmed that a team from his office is investigating the discovery of human remains in the Cooper Gulch park area of Eureka, directly off 14th Street. The body is connected with a fire in that area overnight.

Parris told the Lost Coast Outpost that he received the call at around 4 o’clock this morning. A cab driver had noticed smoke coming from a swampy area of the gulch and called it in to the fire department. Because of poor vehicular access, firefighters battled the blaze — which turned out to be near a “large homeless encampment,” in Parris’ words — with hand tools and water from a nearby creek.

During the fight, they discovered charred human remains. Police, fire and coroners’ personnel are still on the scene.

Parris said that there is no indication of criminal activity at the moment, but the investigation is still in progress. The Lost Coast Outpost will have more on this soon.

Gulcher Alert

According to the Times-Standard:

DISLIKE.

We Should Probably Dress Nicer Anyway

Act natural! Girls are watching!

Apparently Coopers might be the hot new place for women to scope out men.

From a Humboldt Bachelorette post titled "Two More Places To Meet Men In Humboldt County":

"There's a lot you can learn from a guy if you meet him on the disc golf course. His behavior will tell you whether or not he's a sore loser. His team will tell you what kind of friends he has. The contents of his cooler will tell you if he's the kind of guy who needs a six pack of beer to enjoy a sunny afternoon. "

Make a note. So straighten out that posture and suck in that gut, single dudes. And keep your head up:

"I recommend chucking your disc at a cute guy's head and then apologizing and asking him to correct your form. Or if that's too stereotypically ditzy girl for you, kick his ass on the course and show that you can win gracefully by offering to buy him a beer."

Obligatory "we are not pieces of meat" line should probably be included.  So yeah, we should probably dress nicer anyway. And act more civilized. And what's with the male domination of disc golf, anyway? That doesn't even make sense. Let's work on that. It'd be good for Coopers and the whole sport.

And for those guys are off the market, we can continue on as slovenly as we wanna be, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health. 

Get A Room, Creeps

Looks like the Gulchers have competition. Worse still, many kids access the park from the trails stemming off of dead-end streets.

Via the Humboldt Herald:

Psssst. Hey, Casanova. It has come to our attention that you need a few pointers on how to keep your “secret” encounters secret.

Moving your play dates outside the office is a good first step. You’re a fast learner.

But on Wednesday afternoon, when you had that, shall we say,meeting in a red SUV tucked in the hidden reaches of a dead end street at Cooper Gulch? Way too obvious. Even that semi-secluded nook has witnesses.

Your truck, which you parked a couple blocks away, is too recognizable. Not to mention your own fine self — people know your mug. Hurrying along while looking over your shoulder like a nervous dude on a secret mission only attracts attention.

Your lunchtime rendezvous lasted about 40 minutes. You were seen both coming and going — let’s make that leaving and arriving. You departed the scene a little after 2pm. Your, uh, colleague, the lady in the red SUV, drove away two minutes later.

The point is this: if you want to keep these matters on the down low you might consider an actually private spot further outside city limits. Unless you get a thrill in the risk of being seen. In which case you should feel breathlessly busted.