07-27-2019, 12:55 PM
On that Caspar picture, the bridge going across the log pond is Highway 1. It's since been relocated through here, and what used to the the log pond is filled back in and grown over. The logging railroad stayed on the bluff above the pond, and they sent logs down a chute into the pond, then floated them underneath the bridge. I'd recommend finding yourself a copy of the Catenary Productions DVD titled North Coast Logging Railroads or something like that, it's all footage of logging railroads in Humboldt and Mendocino counties, and they have some fantastic footage of logs streaking down the chute, quite often throwing up enough water when hitting the pond to send a large spray of water over the highway.