#HumboldtCounty

LoCO’s daily Instagram battle ran from March 2015 to June 2016. Instagram no longer serves the photos, so what’s left is who posted, when, the votes and the captions.

May 20, 2015

Voting is closed.

Think Humboldt County is beautiful? Got Instagram on your intelligent phone? Use #HumboldtCounty to place an image here and (temporarily) on LoCO’s homepage. Or just vote on your neighbors’ fine pics below. More details here.

REMINDER: Not everyone whose photo appears here necessarily knows that they’re playing our game, right? Remember that.

WINNER

46 4 #1. storkface

3:08 p.m.: Punta Gorda Lighthouse. 10 miles southwest of #petrolia. "The Punta Gorda Light Station was known as the ""Alcatraz of lighthouses"" because of its inaccessibility and because Light House Service employees were supposedly exiled there because of misconduct". #humboldt #humboldtcounty #kingrange #sohum #puntagorda #lighthouse

ALSO-RANS

36 5 #18. storkface

3:05 p.m.: More lost coast… Look at all those Velella washed up! #humboldt #humboldtcounty #velella #sohum #kingrange

36 7 #17. derrenraser

9:47 a.m.: Discovered an impromptu sculpture at the beach. #zen #balance #sculpture #beach #humboldtcounty #trinidad #statebeach #norcal #beachscape #vsco #vscocam #vsconature

34 9 #16. Katherine Kuhn

4:21 a.m.: Camping under Giants ! #redwoods #californiaredwoods #campingdreams #humboldtcounty #mytruelife #reilove #eastcoastersgowestcoastin

28 3 #15. missbojiggity

12:48 p.m.: where's the water at?? #Wednesday #dryRivers #Humboldtcounty #conserveWater #californiaDrought #climatechange #thestruggleIsReal

28 7 #14. Jack Pendelton

8:19 a.m.: #humboldtcounty

28 13 #13. jUsTiN mAiEtTa

3:09 a.m.: #cloudysunset, #sunset, #redskies, #redsky, #afternoon, #evening, #coastal, #coastalsunset, #warm, #vibrant, #humboldtcounty, #coast, #eureka, #travel, #northerncalifornia, #California, #redwoodcoast, #bay, #beach, #coast, #goldenhour, #golden, #reflection, #dreamy

26 9 #12. Michelle Tuel

12:14 a.m.: #calm #peaceful #quiet #humboldtcounty

24 13 #11. megzter1

8:52 a.m.: Sleeping #EyeofFablett #macroverse #WhatisIt #macro_perfection #macro_of_theday #macro_secrets #nature_sultans #rsa_macro #humboldtcounty #garden #Getoutside #colororange #california #californiapoppy #arcatamarsh #arcatamarshlands

23 7 #10. Andrew Goff

5:22 p.m.: Old Town Gazebo rats.

22 4 #9. James Clements

2:14 p.m.: Current view #humboldtlife #humboldtcounty #california #bestcoast #nature #natureandstuff #furtherdownthecoast #gtfo #water #gloomyday #peaceful

22 6 #8. James Clements

3:19 p.m.: View from the water #swimmersdelight #humboldtcounty #california #bestcoast #nature #natureandstuff #latepost #yesterday #furtherdownthecoast #gtfo #water #gloomyday #peaceful #waterproofphone #river #swimming #waterwascold #imstilldown

22 9 #7. erikalbenson

10:12 a.m.: A few ladies excitedly waiting for their mail delivery. #humboldtcounty

19 17 #6. jUsTiN mAiEtTa

3:05 a.m.: #historic, #Victorian, #Victorianbuilding, #historichotel, #vancehotel, #eureka, #realestate, #charming, #elegant, #preservation, #investment, #restoration, #travel, #humboldtcounty, #oldtown

18 4 #5. Shari

3:28 p.m.: How can a weed be so beautiful, so delicate… #NorCal #HumboldtCounty #McKinleyvilleCa #dandelion #flower #weeds #flowerporn #nature #beautiful #delicate #eyeappeal #yellow

11 3 #4. Mel Hatfield🌻

6:54 p.m.: Got a little sunshine on our stroll today. #theforestcuresall #avenueofthegiants #humboldtcounty

11 8 #3. Zed

3:52 p.m.: Proud this is my new home. 🌲✌🏽️🎶🍁💕 #humboldt #humboldtcounty #redwoods #fog #forest #prettytrees #collegelife #hsu #707 #stonergirls #girlswhosmoke #atonewithnature

10 4 #2. megzter1

6:18 p.m.: Spider Drop #EyeofFablett #macroverse #macro_holic #rsa_macro #rsa_macro_droplets #hidden #waterflowers #garden #macroworld #drops #rainatlast #redwoods #humboldtcounty

9 14 #1. Sarah Beth

4:57 p.m.: This girl gives me MAJOR hair envy. Natasha- you are SO gorgeous- love this one of you and your cowboy ❤️ | #photosbysarahbeth #TapanesTour #humboldt #humboldtcounty #samoa #portraits #makeportraits #california #love #exploreeverything #vsco #vscocam #ABMtravelbug #notiphone #canon5dmarkiii

0 0 #0. Vicki Trehearne-Walker

8:58 p.m.: I do love our area!!! #plaza #northerncalifornia #northcoast #humboldtcounty #nofilterneeded


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