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Togehter with a lot of other jugglers from the Humbolt Circus and a parrot that usually only pirats have, i have been to the Redwoods today.
All the jugglers were wearing something completly useless in best Springbreak-style: headlamp, construction workers helmet, foolscap. With my unicycle helmet i therefore looked pretty normal.

The forrest is fantastic. I felt like in a fairy tale. Giantic Redwood-Trees, huge farns, a little river sparkling throug the forrest... moss-grown trunks compared with mist. I am sure i would be afraid of the evil witch, if i walked through the woods all alone at night. ;) We did not come across any witches house, but we found a treasure chest.

The Humbolt Juggling Festival is one of the most amazing juggling festivals i have ever been to. Although my stereotypes about American jugglers as "numers juggler" have not been proven to be true, there are a few differences to European festivals:



Here in America lasso-swining is what you do at juggling conventions. So I had to learn that immediatly and by know I at least know the basic skills. Cowgirl Karen has thought me how to handle the lasso.

There have also been some juggling competitons as for example: best clubbs routine, best ball routine, best passing routine, best trick. And there was also an endurance competition: 5 ball, 6 ball, 7 ball, 5 keulen, 6 keulen usw.
Luckily there were also some funny Juggling games as for example juggling soaps, Quater Dollar Endurance – in which the winner got all dropped Quarter Dollars, unicycle gladiator, etc

I also took part in the show, which apart from a few dismounts went pretty well.