It's interesting to hear that take on it. Most people would assume Unabomber 2.0 I would think.
the music comment was a nod to the Joy Division tape on the shelf. And while I can see how some one might look at this reclusive stuff and worry about a unibomber... the place seemed quite tranquil to me. Like... I go camping with the family. I like the solitude of the outdoors. I've been to Humboldt County and understand the vast swaths of quiet forest out there. And Arcata/Eureka is LOADED with homeless people, hippies, and nature lovers. The weather is perfect to just sorta... abide. This place seemed like some one's own little private getaway, built with care, for almost free, probably from repurposed stuff... or maybe I'm unibomber 2.0 and this whole thing is crazy. :-)
My head immediately went to the Thoreau and not unibomber generalization. I'm rooting for this person. There's a part of me that would love to live off the grid. Based on my survival skills I would last a week. Maybe.
Isn't this a defeat though? His paradise has been found, he's been kicked out of whatever little slice of peace and quiet he managed to build for himself. Who knows how long that cabin took to build, how many peaceful afternoons that are now just memory?
Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.
Find a new paradise. West Coast's got a whole lot of forests. I honestly feel that the feeling of having built the place and being solely responsible for it and everything would be one of the best parts. It would be such proof of your abilities and independence. I would do it twice if I had to.
according to bhrgunatha's comment (which links to imgur) the person(s) vacated the property. Cool that the authorities left the note and allowed for a peaceful conclusion. Bummer that it had to come to this. I hope "Thoreau" found a new home... one that might not get logged for another century.