Friday, June 27, 2008

The Pacific Lumber Company

Pacific Lumber Company With Clearcut Redwood Forests Behind the Mill, Scotia, California Photo: Pacific Lumber Company With Clearcut Redwood Forests Behind the Mill, Scotia, California

The Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO) is the site of the world's largest redwood mill. The mill used to be a tourist attraction as it was open to the public but I was told that an extensive re-organization of the company took place a few years ago so the public catwalks are no longer in place. I really wanted to see what the operations were like first-hand because PALCO has been at the center of countless environmental battles over the past twenty years.

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6 Comments:

At 8:37 PM, Anonymous Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images said...

Good eye; I have almost the exact same shot. :)

I haven't seen mine in a few weeks, but I think yours is actually a cleaner comp.

Cheers,

 
At 11:22 PM, Anonymous Richard Wong said...

Thanks Gary, I guess I'm almost enlightened too now. :-) I went back to this spot on two separate days. I blew a great photo op while driving around the neighborhoods, but more on that later.

 
At 11:08 AM, Anonymous bernie kasper said...

I bet you could get some really cool shots of the stacked lumber, with some closeup and other comps, nice find Richard !!

 
At 2:51 PM, Anonymous Richard Wong said...

Thanks Bernie, stay tuned for the next post. :-)

 
At 1:01 AM, Blogger Jim Goldstein said...

This works really well. All your N.Cal photos are making me want to get out more.

 
At 10:06 AM, Anonymous Richard Wong said...

Thanks Jim. I hear you. I want to get out more myself.

 

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