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Skunk Train

Published on September 4, 2019 | in Blog, Location By Christopher Maitland |

Skunk Train 299 East Commercial St Willits, California September 04, 2019 The Skunk Train is located in beautiful Mendocino County, in Northern California. The California Western Railroad, a heritage railroad, spans 40 miles, with a depot at either end in Willits and Fort Bragg. Regardless of your departure point, the train follows the […]

Castle Crags California State Park

Published on August 7, 2019 | in Blog, State Park By Christopher Maitland |

Castle Crags California State Park August 07, 2019 From the Vista Point parking area, a quarter mile accessible trail leads visitors to Vista Point where there are dramatic views of Castle Crags, Mount Shasta, and nearby Grays Rocks. Castle Crags Castle Crags through telescope Mount Shasta Mount Shasta through telescope Grays Rocks […]

Restaurant Review Dunsmuir Brewery Works (Dunsmuir, California)

Published on August 7, 2019 | in Blog, Restaurant Review By Christopher Maitland |

Restaurant Review Dunsmuir Brewery Works (Dunsmuir, California) Dunsmuir Brewery Works 5701 Dunsmuir Ave. Dunsmuir, CA 96025 (530) 235-1900 www.dunsmuirbreweryworks.com August 07, 2019 About: A micro brew pub offering a variety of hand crafted ales and fine food. They brew in-house and always have new brews fresh on tap. Located in the heart of Dunsmuir […]

Hedge Creek Falls and Mossbrae Falls

Published on August 7, 2019 | in Blog, Water Falls By Christopher Maitland |

Hedge Creek Falls and Mossbrae Falls August 7, 2019 Hedge Creek Falls Trail head parking 4131 Dunsmuir Ave, Dunsmuir, CA 96025 GPS: 41.2362962,-122.2702315 Hedge Creek Falls is a beautiful 35-foot waterfall only a quarter mile Walk from the trailhead in Dunsmuir. The narrow waterfall hardly obscures the not-so-secret cave meaning that […]

Lake Shasta Caverns National Natural Landmark

Published on August 6, 2019 | in Blog, National Natural Landmark By Christopher Maitland |

Lake Shasta Caverns National Natural Landmark August 6, 2019 Lake Shasta Caverns National Natural Landmark is one of three known caverns in Shasta County. The beds originated 250 million years ago when the earth was subjected to the folding of its crust. Ultimately, this created the Klamath Mountains. The caverns once sat at the […]

Subway Cave Lava Tube

Published on August 2, 2019 | in Blog, USDA - Forest Service By Christopher Maitland |

Subway Cave Lava Tube August 2, 2019 On the Northern border of Lassen National Park in the Lassen National Forest is the Subway Cave, a remnant of Northern California’s volcanic past. Less than 20,000 yeas ago the lava of the Hat Creek flow was discharged in large volumes from a series of north-south […]

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Published on August 2, 2019 | in National Park By Christopher Maitland |

Lassen Volcanic National Park August 2, 2019 Lassen has a rich natural and human history. Before settlers arrived to Lassen, the area was inhabited by people from four tribes: the Maidu (in the area south and east of the park), Atsugewi (who used park lands north and northeast of the peak as summer […]

RV Restaurant Review Fiftyfifty Brewing Company (Truckee, California)

Published on July 26, 2019 | in Blog, Restaurant Review By Christopher Maitland |

Restaurant Review Fiftyfifty Brewing Company (Truckee, California) Fiftyfifty Brewing Company ‪11197 Brockway Rd Suite 1, ‪Truckee, CA 96161 ‪(530) 587-2337 July 26, 2019 ‪About: ‪Laid-back local microbrewery & pub with a diverse menu plus retail beer & logo merchandise. The location also has a dog friendly patio. FiftyFifty Brewing Company works […]

Donner Memorial State Park & Emigrant Trail Museum

Published on July 26, 2019 | in Blog, State Park By Christopher Maitland |

Donner Memorial State Park & Emigrant Trail Museum July 26, 2019 Donner Memorial (California) State Park, opened in 1928, preserving the site of the Donner Camp, where members of the ill-fated Donner Party were trapped by weather during the winter of 1846–1847. Caught without shelter or adequate supplies, members of the group resorted […]

Donner Pass

Published on July 26, 2019 | in Blog, Historical Landmark By Christopher Maitland |

Donner Pass July 26, 2019 Donner Pass Summit Tunnel Historical Landmark GPS: 39.316582, -120.330540 Theodore Judah was a man with a dream, and his was to build a railroad through the Central Pacific, routed via the Sierra Nevada mountains. In the mid-19th century, the civil engineer surveyed a large stretch of the […]