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to Shasta Lake and the north state region CASCADETHEATRE.ORG | 530-243-8877 Clear, crisp air, superb fi shing, friendly people, beautiful scenery – these are just a few of the words used to describe the Shasta Lake and greater north state area. We hope you will be here long enough to enjoy the sights and get a feel for the area. The region is one of nature’s true Cascade Theatre continues beauties, with many interesting sights to see and things to do. booking shows all year long. Over the past few years, we have expanded the editorial coverage Check our website for the for the Visitors Guide of Shasta Lake to include other areas of the north most current show listings state (generally that area north of Sacramento and the Lake Tahoe region), including Burney Falls, Lassen Park, Mt. Shasta, Trinity Alps and beyond. Included in the 2018-2019 publication are new stories on the town of Shasta, haunted places in the north state, information on dog friendly places, FAQs for things you may have wondered about when visiting the area, and a new story on the Trinity Alps featuring interviews with Ascend Wilderness Experience members, including Trinity County native Jim Reynolds. Reynolds, along with his climbing partner, broke the speed climbing record on The Nose of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in October 2017 that was recently eclipsed. There are also stories on hiking and biking in the north state, as well as as three pages of photos and information on waterfalls in the region. Plus, for those heading out to the lake, there’s a map of Shasta Lake located in the center pages, as well as a regional map for the north state and SEASON southern Oregon on page 60. This Visitors Guide is produced by the Shasta Lake Bulletin. P.O. Box 8025, 4138 Ashby Court, Shasta Lake CA 96019. Telephone 530.275.1716. Fax 530.645.1776, email [email protected]. General Manager and Editor - Ron Harrington. A PDF fi le of the 2018-2019 JUNE DECEMBER 27 Chris Isaak 1–2 Cascade Christmas Shasta Lake and North State Visitors Guide 5 Post Modern Juke Box is available all year at: JULY 11 Trey Anastasio 1 Kids Summer Movie: Coco 12 Tommy Emmanuel with Jerry northstate.news 8 Kids Summer Movie: Inside Out Douglas 15 Kids Summer Movie: 16 Classic Film Series: COVER PHOTOS: Castle Crags and Mt. Shasta - Adrian Rogers. Trinity River The Iron Giant A Christmas Story rafi ng - Ron Harrington; Courthouse Museum in Shasta and Hiking on Lassen Peak at sunset - Michael Burke; Bike shot - Jaret Brantley for the Redding Trail 22 Kids Summer Movie: Babe 20 A Celtic Christmas 29 Kids Summer Movie: Happy Feet Alliance; Female Golfer - Billions Photos. JANUARY AUGUST 16 Blues Harmonica Blowout 3 Robert Cray 18 The Temptations Table of Contents 6 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo 24 Roseanne Cash Page 8.....Water Sports including SUPs and Kayaking 11 Cascade Documentary Premiere 30 Black Violin Page 10...Take a Hike - Hiking in the North State 14 Phillip Phillips & Gavin DeGraw Page 12...Pedal Power - Biking in the North State 16 Ziggy Marley FEBRUARY Page 18...Trinity Alps 2 Golden Dragon Acrobats Page 20...Profi le of Rock Climber Jim Reynolds SEPTEMBER 8 Nat Geo Live: Untamed 9 Mat Franco 10 Classic Film Series: Sleepless Page 21...The town of Shasta 18 Boz Scaggs in Sea le Page 24...FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 28 Manhattan Short Film Festival Page 26...River Rafting 29 The Kingston Trio MARCH Page 28...Flower Power - Wildfl owers in the region 8 Peter Gros OCTOBER 28 Dustbowl Revival & Hot Club Page 29...Experiencing and Exploring Shasta Lake 3 Graham Nash Trio of Cowtown Page 32...Shasta Lake Map 23 Five for Fighting Page 34...Lake Shasta Caverns APRIL with Strings Page 35...Ghosts and Haunted Places 4–14 Spring Musical: Willy Wonka 26 Classic Film Series: Page 36...Free Summer Music Psycho 24 Classic Film Series: American 28 Three Dog Night Graffi i Page 37...Dining, Breweries & Entertainment Guide Page 45...Fourth of July Celebrations and Summer Fairs 30 Cirque Mechanics MAY 1 Storm Large Page 46...Shasta Dam NOVEMBER Page 47...Waterfalls in the North State 7 Joan Baez JUNE Page 50...Have Dog, Will Travel 9 Nat Geo Live: Big Cats 14–22 Summer Musical: Mamma Mia 23–30 Cascade Christmas Page 51...North State Regional Attractions Page 54...Wildlife in the North State Page 56...Fishing in the North State Page 57...More Outdoor Activities Page 58...Golfi ng in the North State Page 60...North State and Southern Oregon Map PAGE 6 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • 2018-2019 Banking that’s customized for your unique needs.
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By Aaron Williams Lake’s fortunes as the water level was a Tourist or local, it doesn’t matter. mere 10 feet below the crest. SALES When it comes to the north state’s “The lake level being up is very good SERVICE notoriously hot summer days, there’s for business,” said Holiday Harbor’s RENTALS only one place to be: ON THE WATER. Kevin Kelley. Shasta Lake. Whiskeytown Lake. And with so much water, it’s a perfect 1261 Market St., Downtown Redding • 530.243.2323 Est. 1995 The Sacramento River. Lake Siskiyou. time to snag a houseboat for a getaway All have the antidote to beat the heat. weekend. And what a better way to enjoy the “Some of the best times are refreshing waters of the area than in a just sitting around and enjoying the boat or kayak, on a personal watercraft outdoors,” Kelley said. Mix and or riding a stand-up paddleboard (SUP). Houseboat rentals are the bread and Match The crown jewel of the north state’s butter of the marinas, but you don’t have Swimsuits aquatic activities is Shasta Lake. Five time for a full week out on the lake? miles north of the city of Shasta Lake, Ski boats, jet skis, kayak, canoes SUP the 1940s-era Shasta Dam project and SUPs all are available for day-use Packages created the 30,000-acre reservoir and rental at most of the seven marinas on Starting at the water-sport bonanza. Shasta Lake. $64999 A mild winter hasn’t hurt Shasta “Fishing, skiing, tubing,” said Holiday We also • WAKEBOARDS RENT SUPs! • SURFERS • TUBES Complete
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2018-2019 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • PAGE 9 The Pacifi c Crest Trail is the star, but plenty of other paths await the hiker’s footsteps
Hikers make the trek up Lassen Peak in the Lassen Volcanic National Park. PHOTO / Michael Burke
By Jon Lewis behaved off-leash dogs are welcome. offers 28 miles of hiking trails, including If ever a hiking trail warranted its own It’s good for little hikes in the woods a chance to spend some time on the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it or if you want to walk your dog, go Pacifi c Crest Trail. would have to be the 2,650-mile Pacifi c mountain biking or horseback riding. With Shasta Lake nice and full, Crest Trail, which meanders through a Trinity County’s colorful mining Leete said the popular Clikapudi Trail is big swath of the north state and was history is on display on the Grand well worth a visit. The main loop of the the focus of a bestselling memoir and National Mine Trail, a moderately trail, accessed from the Jones Valley a major motion picture release starring diffi cult 5.8-mile roundtrip hike. Slowly boat ramp parking lot, is a 7.5-mile trek Reese Witherspoon. rusting away are the remains of the through a forest of mixed conifers, oaks Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild: From Lost Grand National Mine, last active in the and Manzanita with occasional glimpses to Found on the Pacifi c Crest Trail” was 1930s. of bald eagles, osprey, wild turkeys, published in 2012, became a selection Hikers can poke around the old black bears, squirrels and rabbits. on Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club and stamp mill and other hardware from the If you go out hiking in the summer, made it to the No. 1 spot on the New building. An estimated 1,500 ounces of be sure to bring plenty of water and York Times Best Seller list. “Wild,” its gold, 2,200 ounces of silver and 1,900 remember to practice common trail critically acclaimed fi lm adaptation pounds of copper were extracted from courtesy as mountain bikers and starring Witherspoon, was released in the mine before it was shuttered in horseback riders enjoy Clikapudi as December 2014. the late 1930s. It’s pretty amazing to well. The PCT was already on the map, PHOTO / Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures consider the effort it took to get all that The Clear Creek Greenway is but the book and movie introduced it to Actress Reese Witherspoon in equipment in place. another popular hike that offers great a much wider audience, according to the fi lm “Wild.” The hike to Grand National follows access to the adjacent Horsetown- longtime trail fans. the trail to Tangle Blue Lake to a fork, Clear Creek Preserve. It is located “It defi nitely brought more awareness and then follows the old road up to the approximately seven miles west of to the trail, and attention to our cause For more information on the PCT, mine. Reach the Tangle Blue trailhead Highway 273 on Clear Creek Road. and the need for more protection and visit www.pcta.org. by taking Highway 3 north from Trinity During the fall, hikers are often treated volunteers to work on it,” said Redding The PCT is just one of hundreds of Center for 20 miles before turning onto to views of Chinook salmon spawning in resident Janette Storer, a volunteer north state options for hikers. Here are Forest Service Road 39N20 and then Clear Creek. crew leader with the Pacifi c Crest Trail just a sampling of ways to get those drive another 3.6 miles to the trailhead. Leete also likes to steer people to Association, in a 2017 interview. boots on the ground, and where to fi nd More info: www.visittrinity.com and the trail system in Anderson River Park, Visitors interested in retracing a few more information: www.northtrinitylake.com. Maps and the hikes in the Battle Creek area near of Strayed’s steps and getting a look at trail guides are available at the Trinity the Coleman National Hatchery and the the trail can pick from a couple of easy Trinity County County Chamber of Commerce, 509 Lema Ranch walking trails off of Shasta access points, Nelson said. One popular With the 525,000-acre Trinity Alps Main St. in Weaverville. Call (530) 623- View Drive in Redding. spot is where the PCT crosses through Wilderness Area as a backdrop, the 6101. More info: www.healthyshasta.org, Castle Crags State Park in Castella just hiking options are indeed plentiful in this www.nps.gov/whis, www.visitredding. off of Interstate 5. mountainous county. Those looking for a Shasta County com and maps and trail guides are Farther north on Parks Creek Road, fairly easy and family-friendly hike might Ask Gabriel Leete, a tourism available at the California Welcome the PCT can be accessed at the Parks consider the 2-mile trek to Boulder Lake information specialist at the California Center in the Shasta Outlets shopping Creek trailhead and visitors can enjoy and Little Boulder Lake. Welcome Center, and he’ll offer up center in Anderson off of Highway 273 a three-mile hike to the Deadfall Lakes To reach Boulder Lakes, take hiking suggestions for days. Like to and at the Redding Visitors Center basin or continue up to the summit of Highway 3 to Forest Service Road look at waterfalls? Leete noted there inside the Turtle Bay Exploration Park Mt. Eddy. 37N52, about a half-mile south of are four waterfall hikes available near museum store and coffee shop next to McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial Coffee Creek Road. After 3.3 miles on Whiskeytown Lake, which is part of the the Sundial Bridge. State Park, off of Highway 89 about six 37N52, make a sharp right onto 37N53 Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National miles north of Burney, also is an easy and drive 6.8 miles to the parking area Recreation Area. Tehama County access point. Visitors also are welcome at the trailhead. Looking for something a little fl atter, Since the eastern boundary of to stop at the Hat Creek Rim overlook Those visiting closer to Weaverville but still involving some cool water? Tehama County takes in a portion of (Highway 44, three miles east of the can check out the 40-mile Weaver The city of Redding boasts 220 miles Lassen Volcanic National Park, Jason junction of Highways 89 and 44 near Basin Trail system. The trails are open of trails, many of which are tied in with Bauer at the Red Bluff Chamber of Old Station) and take a stroll on the PCT to hikers, mountain biker riders and the Sacramento River. If rocks, trees Commerce is more than happy to direct while admiring the dramatic geology of people on horseback. There are several and breathtaking views are your thing, prospective hikers that way. Some local the Hat Creek Valley. access points in Weaverville and well- Castle Crags State Park near Castella residents may take Lassen for granted PAGE 10 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • 2018-2019 PHOTO / JGA after a while, but not so the international see impressive hydrothermal areas. tourists. --Reach the Bumpass Hell Basin “A lot of folks are interested in hiking overlook via a 5.2-mile round-trip trail on an active volcano, so that’s an easy from the Kings Creek Picnic Area via go-to. I send a lot of folks up there,” Cold Boiling Lake. Be prepared for said Bauer, who uses principal objective limited parking. coordinator as his job title. Other popular hikes in Lassen Those looking for hiking trails Volcanic National Park include the closer to Red Bluff are often referred Cinder Cone Nature Trail—a short but to the Bend Recreation Area along the challenging 4-mile roundtrip—and the banks of the Sacramento River, where Mill Creek Falls Trail, which is a 3.2-mile they can explore the Yana Trail and its roundtrip that starts next to the Kohm various tributaries. Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center parking lot. “The trails kind of spider-web all It includes a stop at the Mill Creek Falls throughout that area,” Bauer said. overlook. The trailhead is located on Highway The Bizz Johnson Trail is another 36 a few miles east of Red Bluff. Hikers Lassen County option. It is a scenic who get out early enough in the spring 25-mile rails-to-trails conversion that on the Paynes Creek Wetlands trail runs along the Susan River, just west system are often treated to some great of Susanville. Hikers can enjoy cool old wildlife viewing trestles and a couple of retired railroad The Sacramento River Discovery tunnels. Center offers up two to three miles of The trail is named after former Cong. relatively fl at, paved trails that are great Harold T. “Bizz” Johnson and it follows for dog-walkers and others interested the old Fernley and Lassen branch in a quick submersion into the riparian line of the Southern Pacifi c railroad. habitat along the river, he added. The It is jointly managed by the Bureau of Discovery Center is located at 1000 Land Management and the U.S. Forest Come Ride With Us! Sale Lane and can be reached by Service. taking the Antelope Boulevard exit off of More info: www.nps.gov/lavo/ and 2 & 3 Day Trail Ride Adventures at the Interstate 5 and driving east for a mile. www.lassenlandandtrailstrust.org/ More info: www.visittehamacounty. Wild Horse Sanctuary com and www.blm.gov Siskiyou County The Panther Meadow Loop is a Lassen County relaxing introduction to Mt. Shasta and Unfortunately, one of the more a chance to enjoy spring rivulets and an popular trails in Lassen Volcanic alpine meadow fi lled with wildfl owers. National Park—Bumpass Hell Trail— The 1.5-mile roundtrip can be completed is closed for the 2018 season to in less than an hour by following the accommodate a rehabilitation project. well-marked path. Hikers are urged to When open, the trail offers the chance stay on the trail to prevent damage to to walk through a fi eld of steaming sensitive plant life. The trailhead is 12.5 Photo by: Katy Barrett fumaroles and bubbling mud pots in the miles up the Everitt Memorial Highway largest hydrothermal area in the park. from the city of Mount Shasta. The closure went into effect April 1 The McCloud River Loop is one of Follow trails created by the wild horses and burros and will last through Dec. 1. The closure Siskiyou County’s must-sees. The trail area includes slopes above and below is approximately 1.5 miles long, one roaming free on the 5,000 acre preserve. Enjoy their the trail and basin to prevent injury to way, and it connects three distinctive visitors and staff from rockfall. It is waterfalls on the McCloud River. At the majesty in a beautiful, natural setting with other unlawful to enter a closed area and top, Upper Falls gathers the bucolic wildlife thatat call the Sanctuary home. violators may be ticketed. river into a rock chute before depositing Here are a few ways to view Lassen it into a pool far below; Middle Falls is Park’s hydrothermal features during the a spectacular sheet of water cascading Wild Horse Sanctuary Bumpass Hell Trail closure: over a lava cliff and into a large pool; --Visit the Sulphur Works and Lower Falls is a smaller chute that (530) 474-5770 hydrothermal area to view boiling also feeds a pool. 5796 Wilson Hill Road mudpots, steam vents and steaming There is a parking area and Shingletown, CA 96088 ground. restrooms at the Middle Falls. The --Check out contemporary and trail is 5.5 miles east of McCloud on www.wildhorsesanctuary.org historic images of Bumpass Hell on Highway 89. Follow the signs for the the park’s website, www.nps.gov/lavo/ McCloud River Loop and bear right at FREE EVENT - Open House Sat., Aug. 18, 2018 index.htm, and look for a streaming the fi rst intersection, go past Fowlers Call or visit our website for details and for the current ride schedule, rates, webcam as well. Campground, and park at the Lower and terms and conditions of riding at the Wild Horse Sanctuary. --Hike the Boiling Springs Lake Falls picnic area. The Sanctuary is also open on Wednesdays & Saturdays, at no charge, or Devils Kitchen trails in the Warner More info: www.hikemtshasta.com for wild horse viewing on foot. Valley area (accessed via Chester) to and www.visitmtshasta.com
2018-2019 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • PAGE 11 PHOTO / Jaret Brantley - Courtesy of the Redding Trail Alliance Nathan Knudsen and Kyle Adams ride the Big Berm on the Enticer videos that showcase the trail, the Enticer trail is attracting riders from Jump trail, new to the Redding area, which allows advanced riders to well beyond the NorCal region. catch big air over a fl owing, dynamic one-mile stretch. With a number of Mountain and road bike enthusiasts as well as the casual rider have an almost endless array of great riding opportunities around the north state By Jim Dyar the iconic Sundial Bridge near Turtle Shasta Dam. Ditch route. Most of the routes in Bay Exploration Park and stretches When it comes to all levels of the Swasey Recreation Area are Whether you’re a road cyclist or more than 17 miles to Shasta Dam. mountain bikers, the BLM’s Swasey interconnected, making longer rides a mountain biker, advanced rider or It also features side loops around Recreation Area west of Redding an easy option. rank beginner, it’s safe to describe far the McConnell Arboretum, and to has developed into one of the top New to the area is the Enticer Jump Northern California’s opportunities for the Highway 44 Bikeway. There are destinations. Riders can access the trail, which allows advanced riders to pedal power as boundless. spur trails to Hilltop Drive (paved), main parking area along Swasey catch big air over a fl owing, dynamic Imagine lonely, twisty paved Stanford Hills (paved), Buenaventura Road (about a mile and half north of one-mile stretch. With a number of roads affording extraordinary views Boulevard (crushed gravel) and Placer Road) where popular routes videos that showcase the trail, Dodd of massive mountains and immense Keswick Dam Road via the F.B. Trail include the Wintu Loop (2.7 miles), said the Enticer trail is attracting riders valleys. Consider hundreds of miles (dirt). Meiners Loop (2.3 miles), Escalator from well beyond the NorCal region. of singletrack trails cutting through “It’s a great draw for people visiting (2.5 one-way) and Mule Mountain forests and skirting picturesque town or new to town,” explains Joe Trail (4.4 miles one-way). Intermountain area streams and waterfalls. Dodd, a cycling enthusiast and bicycle “It offers a large variety of skill Burney and Fall River When it comes to exploring all mechanic at Redding’s Sports Ltd. levels and aerobic levels in a relatively Set amid a backdrop of two these cycling possibilities, often the “In time frame where they fi nished small area,” Dodd says. “You can stay massive volcanoes (Mt. Shasta and only limitation is time (or, perhaps, and paved all the sections, our road on the lower trails with lots of twists Lassen Peak), with pristine rivers, fi tness). What follows are some top bike sales went up,” Dodd said. “I and turns, or point your bike up one lakes, waterfalls, rice fi elds, ranches options throughout the region for both vastly underestimated how much of the climbs if you’re feeling macho. and more, the Fall River Mills and recreational and advanced riders people didn’t want to ride in traffi c.” We’ll send anyone from a relative Burney area in eastern Shasta County based. Keep in mind that these picks In addition to the Sundial Bridge, beginner to an advanced rider out is one of the West’s best kept secrets. represent only a slice of what’s out cyclists may cross the Sacramento there.” Home to the annual Fall River Century there. River at the Diestelhorst Bridge and From a major trail intersection (set for July 21), a road bike is one of ride on either side of the river (a 5.5- at the top of the Escalator, riders the best ways to witness the area’s Redding area mile loop) to the Ribbon Bridge (just have the option of dropping into the jaw-dropping beauty. For recreational riders and south of Keswick Dam). A parking lot Whiskeytown National Recreation Highway 299 crosses the Fall families, it’s hard to imagine a better near Keswick Dam is another popular Area or heading south to the Oak River valley and a number of side option than the extensive Sacramento departure spot for the section of the Knoll parking area/trailhead via Mule roads split off to offer hours of prime River Trail system. The trail crosses River Trail that runs all the way to Ridge or the Cosmos Way/Princess road cycling terrain. Dee Knoch Road,
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The highly interconnected trail “It’s a skinny tire appeal in the Fall system has trail post markers at each River Valley,” says Bill Campbell, an intersection and a downloadable map avid area cyclist. “There’s not a lot of of the trail system can be found on the traffi c up here, so it’s doggone good Trinity County Resource Conservation bicycle riding without many people District website at www.tcrcd.net. interfering with your riding.” “A lot of the trails are not as In terms of mountain biking, the groomed and freeway-ish as a lot of Great Shasta Rail Trail from Burney bike systems are,” Bradbury says of to Pilgrim Creek (near McCloud) is the Weaverville Basin Trail System. www.ReddingSportsLTD.com a burgeoning route for recreational “To me, that’s mountain biking. I also riding. The red cinder railbed used like the attachment to the history of 530.221.7333 · 950 Hilltop Drive · Redding to be the route for the McCloud the town. The LaGrange and how Railway and some 41 miles of the ditch trails are historic ditch lines. SKISSKIS · WAKEBWAKEBOARDSOARDS · WAKEWAKESURFERSSURFERS · BIKESBIKES · SSWIMWIM · BACKPACKINGBACKPACKING trail are currently open, primarily on Riding up Musser Hill there’s some BBOOTSOOTS · SHOESSHOES · CLIMBINGCLIMBING · THONGSTHONGS · SUNGLASSESSUNGLASSES · APPARELAPPAREL the northern line. Mostly fl at and easy great views. You can see Mt. Shasta riding, a fun portion of the trail is an and the entire (Weaverville) basin.” out-and-back from Burney to the Lake After a two year hiatus, the Britton Bridge, featured in the fi lm LaGrange Classic mountain bike Stand By Me. race returns to the area on June 9 About a mile north of the and utilizes many of the trail system’s intersection of Highways 299 and routes. For more information, visit 89 is where Campbell recommends trinitytrailalliance.com starting. “It’s basically through forest and Mt. Shasta area there are turn-offs to some dirt roads, Road cyclists and mountain cliffs from volcanic rock, you cross the bikers have a host of options with PCT [Pacifi c Crest Trail] then come spectacular views in this portion of to the bridge,” he says. “It’s the only southern Siskiyou County. offi cially designated Rail-to-Trail in For easy, scenic riding, the 7.3- eastern Shasta County. It’s great mile Lake Siskiyou Loop is a solid riding and typically nobody else is option, crossing three bridges as it around you.” circles stunning Lake Siskiyou. Two Visitors should avoid climbing pontoon bridges at the north side of on the bridge which could lead to a the lake are put in place from mid- treacherous fall, Campbell warns. May to mid-November. The trail can Eventually, there are plans to be accessed at several areas around incorporate the bridge into the Great the lake. Shasta Rail Trail. “It’s fantastic for beginning and intermediate riders,” says Jeff Weaverville area Williams, manager of the Fifth Season In what has grown into a true outdoor shop in Mount Shasta which destination for off-road cyclists, sells and rents bikes. “It’s mostly fl at. the Weaverville Basin Trail System It’s a great option, especially if you’re offers routes for all skill levels. For camping out there (at Lake Siskiyou families and beginners, Trinity Trail Campground).” Alliance board member Don Bradbury For road cyclists, the options are recommends riding from East Weaver plentiful with lonely and relatively Campground along a gradual grade fl at rides through the Shasta Valley of the East Weaver Creek Trail. near Weed, or dynamic climbs (and Beginning riders with a bit of skill can descents) to destinations like Castle return along the Day Ranch Trail. Lake or high on Mt. Shasta itself For more advanced riders, a major via Everitt Memorial Highway. The departure point for the trail system Castle Crags Century (set for June is north of Trinity High School along 23) will feature fi ve routes from 37 Weaver Bally Road. Popular routes to 132 miles, starting and fi nishing 2018-2019 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • PAGE 13 at Mt. Shasta City Park. For more to Westwood, following the former information, visit castlecragscentury. route of the old Fernley and Lassen com. Railroad line along the Susan River For mountain bikers, an array Canyon. The trail crosses the river 12 of routes are to be found along the times on bridges and passes through lower fl anks of Mt. Shasta within two tunnels. On the opposite side of the Gateway Trails system. A major the river from the main trail exists a trailhead is located about a mile more recently constructed singletrack north of Mount Shasta High School trail. on the right side of Everett Memorial Fall is one of the best times to ride Highway. The main Gateway Trail the trail (late September and October) route starts at 3,943 feet and climbs with a rich array of changing colors. to as high as 4,375 feet over rolling, For more challenging riding, there twisting terrain through ponderosa are more than 29 miles of singletrack pine forest. Other trails like Pig Farm routes found at the Susanville Ranch offer a variety of jumps and berm Park Trails. The trails pass through possibilities. meadows, up Paiute Creek Canyon, “You can ride from town and get and on Coyote Bluff. The northern on the trails pretty quickly,” says portion of the park features 14 miles Williams. “There are a bunch of good of trails with loop options, bermed options, plus they’re developing new turns and fabulous views. trails. It’s a big variety.” To access the trail system from The eventual plan is to link the Main Street (Highway 36), turn Gateway Trails system to the Mt. north onto North Roop Street, which Shasta Ski Park and Nordic center. connects with Cherry Terrace. Follow Plans are in the works to build some PHOTO / Chris McCoy Cherry Terrace to Lakewood Way and 50 miles of new trails. Chris McCoy and Jenee Liane Kite ride through a former train tunnel turn left into park entrance. For more information cycling in located near Shasta Dam that was paved over several years ago and is Siskiyou County, visit the Mount accessible only by foot or bike. Where am I? Shasta Mountain Bike Association’s For mountain bike trails, the website website at bikeshasta.org, or Cycle and winds north past the Coleman two miles. There are a number of trail Trailforks.com and their mobile app Siskiyou at cyclesiskiyou.com. National Fish Hatchery and intersects options and good signage along the are one of the better online resources with Ash Creek Road. hilly terrain. for navigating those trails around Red Bluff area For mountain biking, the Yana Trail the north state. According to their In Tehama County, road cycling System near the community of Bend is Susanville area website, they are also a management is in abundance along country roads excellent in the spring and fall months. The top option for recreational system, supplemented with Pinkbike near Red Bluff. Jelly’s Ferry Road to To reach the trailhead, turn east and riding (off road) in the Susanville content, that is a platform for riding the northeast of town is particularly cross the Sacramento River on Bend area is the Bizz Johnson National associations to keep track of trail scenic with expansive views as Ferry Road and proceed through a Recreation Trail. 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2018-2019 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • PAGE 17 Granite spires and emerald lakes make the Trinity Alps a paradise for backpackers
Upper Caribou Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area. PHOTO / Amanda Barragar
By Jon Lewis there’s a good chance you’ll fi nd solitude Amanda Barragar, a former farther, Shimmy Lake is another 3.3 up there in the Alps.” Wilderness Patrol worker with the U.S. miles and promises a fair bit of solitude It took one sixth-grade outing for With its highest peak topping out at Forest Service who now co-directs without the requirement of a long hike. Weaverville native Jim Reynolds to fall 9,000 feet, the Alps tend to be “really Ascend Wilderness Experience, said Barragar also likes Tangle Blue in love with the Trinity Alps Wilderness lush and full of life and less desolate Boulder Lakes is particularly well-suited Lake, an easy 7.6-mile roundtrip day Area. And at 821 square miles or than the high country in the Sierra for young hikers. The trail is accessed hike or backpack trip. 525,000 acres, there’s a lot to love. Nevada,” Reynolds said. “It has this from the Coffee Creek area off of “This pretty lake has a large meadow “Before I got into rock climbing, really cool kind of convergence of all Highway 3. on one side and plenty of exploring the only thing I wanted to do was go these watersheds and the granite up “This is a fantastic day hike, with options for longer trips,” Barragar said. backpacking,” Reynolds, 25, said by there is beautiful.” plenty of room to picnic and swim,” she “The Tangle Blue trail, accessed 13.3 phone from Yosemite National Park, There are some 550 miles of said. “As an overnighter, it’s a good miles north of Coffee Creek, is a great where he lives, pursues his rock- maintained trails in the Alps, including a option for parents introducing the idea connector to a number of through-hiking climbing passion and serves on a 17-mile stretch of the Pacifi c Crest Trail. of backpacking to their young children. options and day hikes. search and rescue team. Most of the trailheads are accessible The hike takes approximately an hour to “One mile before Tangle Blue is the Reynolds’ fi rst venture into the from Highway 299, Highway 3 and Big Boulder Lake—just long enough to East Boulder Lake trail which takes you Alps was led by Ascend Wilderness Forest Highway 93. feel immersed into the wilderness and by Big and Little Marshy Lakes and Experience, a nonprofi t organization that Hikers will fi nd lush meadows, reach a classic high alpine lake setting, connects you to the Pacifi c Crest Trail. takes youth on fi ve-day backpacking trips soaring granite spires, glacial cirques but soon enough to ‘quit while you’re From there it’s an easy jaunt to East into the Alps to develop personal and dotted with brilliant blue lakes (many ahead’ before any meltdowns from the Boulder Lake or a number of other spur social development and an appreciation stocked with trout), stands of Douglas kiddos.” trails to other lakes.” for the natural environment. fi r, spruce, ponderosa, cedar and Lake Eleanor and Shimmy Lake, Reynolds recommended the Reynolds said he went on several hemlock trees, and hundreds of species which are accessed 13.3 miles north popular Canyon Creek Lakes trail for more Ascend trips and then started of shrubs, plants and fl owers. of Coffee Creek, are also good for an introduction into the immersive taking friends and sharing the skills he For families and newcomers to families, Barragar said. It’s an easy 7.2- aspect of the Alps. Barragar said the had acquired. the backpacking scene, Reynolds mile round trip day hike or backpack moderately diffi cult 8-mile hike affords Now living in the Sierra Nevada, suggested Boulder Lakes as a great and Lake Eleanor is only 0.3 miles plenty of camping options and multiple Reynolds said his appreciation for the starting point. from the trailhead, and those with really waterfalls along the way. Trinity Alps has grown even more. “It’s a nice and real low entry-level,” young children might appreciate this For a full immersion, a multi-day trek “It has always felt isolated up there he said. “You can backpack in the two lake for the ease of being in nature with from Caribou Lakes to Stuarts Fork will compared to Yosemite,” he said. “The miles and set up camp. You’re in the a toddler. work just fi ne. It’s 26 to 30 miles long John Muir trail is always packed, but Alps and you can go explore from there.” Families willing to push it a little and the best way to tackle it is to stage
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The 25-year-old Weaverville native and his climbing partner, Brad Gobright, set the speed record for climbing El Capitan last October. Traveling light and working fast, the pair took on the Nose, the most iconic route on El Cap. Their time of 2:19:44 shaved four minutes off the 2012 speed record set by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine. PHOTO / Amanda Barragar It was a feat most in the climbing Sapphire Lake. world thought to be impossible since Honnold and Florine, who hold a a shuttle vehicle at the Stuarts Fork handful of records on the Nose, had already broke the previous record by Trinity County native Jim Reynolds, trailhead and begin the hike at Big above, and his climbing partner, Flat trailhead near Coffee Creek. 13 minutes. (All records are meant to be broken, Brad Gobright, broke the speed It’s a moderate to hard slog to climbing record on The Nose of El Caribou Lakes, and from there a short of course, and that includes the speed record for scaling The Nose. On May Capitan at Yosemite National Park but steep scramble will take you to on Oct. 21, 2017. Sawtooth Ridge and the commanding 30 of this year, Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set the current record with a view of the Alps. Enjoy the sights and he was drawn to climbing because it climb of 2:10:15.) added a valuable tool to his arsenal. then commence the 96 switchbacks For the sake of comparison, “I could just pick a direction and that make up the Caribou Scramble to experienced climbers are doing well to whatever obstacle I encountered, I arrive at either Emerald or Sapphire make it up the Nose in four days. The had the skills to go through it or over Lake. From there, it’s a gamble route begins at the foot of El Capitan it,” he said. through Morris Meadows and on out and follows the center prow 2,900 The young climber is not resting to Stuarts Fork. vertical feet to the wall’s tip. on his laurels, although he did say For sheer gnarliness, Reynolds “It was defi nitely one of the most his next feat is not apt to be as said either Morris or Smith Lake is the fun things I’ve ever done,” Reynolds noteworthy as the speed record on target. said from his home in Yosemite the Nose. Reynolds said this season “There’s no real trail up there and National Park, where he continues to he is studying the Freerider route— any way you can go is going to be kind pursue his rock climbing passion when made famous when Honnold chose it of a heinous adventure,” Reynolds he isn’t busy serving on the national to become the fi rst and only climber said. PHOTO / Amanda Barragar park’s search and rescue team. “It’s to “free solo” El Capitan, or climb The payoff, though, is an Lake Eleanor and Pitcher Plants dangerous for sure and kind of a wild without ropes—with the goal of “free unmatched view and a near-guarantee thing to be doing.” climbing” it. of solitude. destination is too busy. Reynolds’ philosophy when it In free climbing, the climber uses Barragar notes that the Alps are Black bears are prevalent in the comes to exploits like climbing up a rope for safety, but every step sheer granite walls is straightforward in danger of being loved to death. Trinities and hikers are encouraged to and handhold is made without any and befi tting of somebody who grew mechanical aid. There was a staggering 300 percent use bear bags or canisters to minimize up with the Trinity Alps Wilderness “I’ve been going back on the increase in visitors in 2017, she said, bear encounters. and most places in the Alps simply Area as a backyard playground. Freerider and trying to fi gure it all A Trinity Alps Wilderness Permit “If there’s certain things you’re can’t accommodate large groups. out, all the intricate little moves that and a California campfi re permit are drawn to, even if there’s some danger appear to make it possible,” Reynolds Barragar encouraged hikers to check required for camping in the Trinities. and risk, my belief is you should go for said. “I’m trying to do the whole thing in with the local Forest Service offi ce Both are free and available through it,” he said. in a day.” to get a sense of activity and develop the Forest Service. Call (530) 623- Reynolds was introduced to rock Usually, climbers who haul up all a backup plan in case your fi rst 2121 for details. climbing as a young boy when his aunt the applicable gear will spend six or brought him to Yosemite and enrolled seven days on the wall of El Cap. him in a summer mountaineering Reynolds said he was recently LARGE Lakeview In Beautiful program. reminded, yet again, of the inherent Trinity County “Just to see those rocks is amazing, dangers associated with big-wall POOL Terrace Resort and then when somebody says ‘there climbing when his rescue team was Cabin Rentals & RV Park are people up there’—that stuck with called out to assist a climber who had me all through high school,” he said. fallen and broken both legs. It turned Reynolds said he began climbing out that climber was Florine, the • 1 to 5 bedroom fully when he was 17. 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By Jon Lewis are positioned in strategic spots, and they do a good job of telling the story A lot of the fun in visiting Shasta of Shasta’s ascension to the lofty comes from thinking about what used status of “Queen City” and the Shasta to be. Spend a few minutes poking County seat, as well as its return to around the brick ruins on the south earth as gold claims petered out and side of Highway 299 and visions of life the fl edgling Central Pacifi c Railroad in a bustling 1850s mercantile come attracted folks to Redding. to mind. Fire played an important role It’s quiet these days, save for in Shasta’s past. One blaze in the cars and trucks heading to December 1852 leveled much of the Whiskeytown Lake, French Gulch town and shortly after residents had and points farther west, but life in rebuilt, another blaze came through the former county seat was anything and destroyed some 70 businesses but calm back in the day when gold on Main Street. was king and Shasta was the staging Merchants rebuilt with fi reproof ground for adventurers seeking brick and thick iron shutters, the fortune on the Oregon Trail. remains of which are still in place. As the commercial and social Not all has been relegated to the hub for Northern California, Shasta past, however. The Litsch Store has boasted of stores, hotels, saloons, been carefully restored and visitors bakeries and lodges. By 1852—a in the summer and fall can duck in mere four years after Major Pierson and enjoy what it was like to shop in B. Reading discovered gold in Clear a general merchandise store in the Creek—historians estimate more than 1870s and 1880s. The Litsch Store $2.5 million in gold had made its way was operated as a family business through town. until 1960, when it was acquired by The hustle and gold-seeking the state park. bustle is a memory now, but it’s a Next to the store is the Blumb well-preserved and well-documented Bakery, which was rebuilt in the early memory, thanks to the establishment 1990s. Henry Blumb, a native of of the Shasta State Historic Park. Germany who was drawn to California The park’s layout and operation is in pursuit of gold, came to realize the low-key, which helps make it easy to value in providing the hard-working enjoy each visit. Informative plaques miners with fresh-baked bread and
PHOTO / Jon Lewis 2018-2019 • SHASTA LAKE / NORTH STATE VISITORS GUIDE • PAGE 21 PHOTO / Ken Smith pastries and fi red up his big brick oven the time. Lodge members continue in the late 1870s. to meet there and occasionally host Blumb supplemented the bakery public breakfasts. The Masons also business by having it double as a maintain a cemetery southwest of saloon that served locally brewed downtown. beer. It became such a fi xture in town The Courthouse Museum is the that it remained in business long after star attraction for most. In addition the gold rush had subsided. to housing the park’s visitor center, Today, visitors can get a touch the museum features an exhibit of of the Blumb Bakery experience works by 71 California artists. The by stopping in at Shorty’s Eatery, a 98 paintings were donated by Mae fun café in a building designed as a Helene Bacon Boggs, who moved replica of the historic bakery. to Shasta from Missouri as a child Another sterling example of and later helped lead the 1920s Shasta’s past—and present—is the effort to preserve Shasta’s remaining Western Star Lodge No. 2 of the buildings. A restored 1860s courtroom, Free & Accepted Masons, the oldest jail and gallows also provide a glimpse chartered lodge in California. The into Shasta’s colorful past. lodge was chartered in Missouri in Today, much of Shasta is supported 1848; Saschel Woods brought the by the Town of Shasta Interpretive charter west on Peter Lassen’s wagon Association, a nonprofi t organization train in 1849 and it was transferred to that helps fund school group visits, the Main Street building in 1854. student docent programs and cultural Although the lodge was the fi rst events. to meet and organize in the state, it Shasta is located 6 miles west of was assigned the number 2 due to Redding on Highway 299. Visit www. some faulty information available at parks.ca.gov for more information.
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“Shasta Dam and the reservoir were built for water storage, power generation and designated as a water irrigation dam,” Harral said of the 1940s era dam built as the primary source of water and power for the Central Valley Project. Whiskeytown, on the other hand, was constructed as a recreational dam, Harral said. “The water level (at Whiskeytown) only drops about 10 during the winter,” she said. “By law, we are given parameters and only able to lower it within those parameters.” Shasta Lake’s levels, meanwhile, are lowered during the summer for power generation and irrigation use by famer’s in the state’s agriculture rich Central Valley. “It’s a cycle,” Harral said. “We lower it all summer and then fi ll it up in the winter.” Bigfoot: A big myth or a big reality?
When you’re in the north state, you’re in Bigfoot country. Or so say the believers who are convinced that one Please or more large, loud and foul-smelling creatures make their home in the do not They may not be questions that keep you up at night, but from time to time forests around these parts. you’ll hear discussions about these and other topics that pertain to the north feed the Non-believers dismiss the myriad state. We try to fi nd the answers to a few. reports of Bigfoot sightings as Sasquatch tabloid-inspired fi gments of fervid imaginations, hoaxes or harmless pranks. The truth, as they say, is out there but it’s doubtful this debate will be settled anytime soon. According to the Bigfoot Museum in Willow Creek (on Highway 299 in Humboldt County), the earliest known GRAPHIC / Phil Fountain Bigfoot report dates back to Crescent City in 1886. Numerous reports followed from the area between Willow Creek and Happy Camp of large human-like creatures seven to eight feet tall and weighing from 350 to 800 pounds. Local American Indians would talk about a huge man-like creature and his family that dwelled in the Bluff Creek area along the Klamath River. Many scientists contend Bigfoot is the byproduct of myth and misidentifi cation and cite the scarcity of physical evidence and the large number of animals that would be needed to maintain a breeding population. Rumors and reported sightings continue, however. The most well-known Bigfoot episode involves the brief snippet of fi lm recorded by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin on Oct. 20, 1967, on Bluff Creek near the Klamath River (and about 20 miles from Willow Creek). The shaky footage depicts a tall apelike creature shambling into the trees and brush with long, fur-covered arms swinging by its side. Since its original airing, several people have sought credit for helping perpetrate Eruption of Lassen Peak on June 14, 1914. PHOTO / National Park Service a hoax by donning a gorilla suit. Resolute Bigfoot believers, however, cite the fi lm as yet one more piece of evidence that the big guy exists. By Jon Lewis and Aaron Williams Who are these What would happen if Lassen Peak or Lemurians? Mt. Shasta erupted again? That Mt. Shasta is the stuff of The Lassen Peak eruptions from 1914-1917 were visible throughout the north legends, myths and perceived energy state, but a relatively small geological event. The last large eruption that created vortexes and power points is not really Chaos Crags occurred about 1,100 years ago, according to the US Geological in dispute. The mountain draws so Survey. The early 20th century eruptions blew ash 30,000 feet in the air, sent many to town that the Chamber of mudfl ows to the Hat Creek area and rained ash as far away as Winnemucca, Nev., Commerce has taken to referring to 200 miles away. them as spiritual tourists. “It’s not very likely that they’ll erupt,” said Rachel Teasdale, a Mineralogy and What is in some measure of dispute Volcanology professor at Chico State. “It’s monitored and there are no indications is the presence, or lack thereof, of that magma is moving.” Lemurians. Teasdale said the type of eruption would dictate what happened to the surrounding What’s a Lemurian? areas. “It depends on the volume and where it erupts,” she said. “Cinder Cone is Precise documentation is hard different from Lassen Peak, which is different from Brokeoff Mountain.” to come by, but as per the legend, USGS documents show a circular “Pyroclastic-Flow Hazard Area” stretches past Lemuria was a continent that sunk Shingletown to the west, nearly to Burney in the northeast, to almost Westwood and in the Indian Ocean. Its inhabitants, the junction of highways 36 and 44 to the east, and halfway to Chico in the south. Lemurians, were thought to be Depending on the severity of a Mt. Shasta eruption, the towns of Mount Shasta, advanced beings who had taken up Weed and McCloud would be blanketed in hot ash, choking out car air fi lters and residence inside the dormant volcano. GRAPHIC / Phil Fountain collapsing roofs. Melted glaciers would send water, mud and debris down the In the early 1880s, an 18-year-old Yreka boy by the name of Frederick Spencer Sacramento, McCloud and Pit rivers toward Shasta Dam. Oliver began transcribing stories from Phylos, a Lemurian spirit, and his work was eventually published as “A Dweller on Two Planets, or, the Divining of the Way.” It described a secret city inside Mt. Shasta with jeweled tunnels that harbored a secret Why does the water level in Whiskeytown brotherhood. The Lemurians were occasionally spotted walking on the surface of Lake stay the same when Shasta Lake’s the mountain dressed in white robes. Subsequent publications help spread the fantastical tale and it was later levels rise and fall depending on the amount embellished with theories that the spectacular lenticular clouds that form over Mt. of rain we receive? Shasta are actually obscuring UFO deliveries of supplies to the Lemurians. The idea of Lemurians in our midst has been incorporated into numerous Different lakes, different purposes, says Sheri Harral, public affairs offi cer for the splinter religions, including the I AM Movement, or Ascended Master Teachings, Bureau of Reclamation’s Northern California offi ce. and Church Universal and Triumphant and Kryon.
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