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Destinations
9 Family-Friendly Camping Spots in Northern California
The insistent bzzzzzzzz of a mosquito roused me from sleep, but my eyes refused to open in hopes it would…
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Shasta Cascade
See What it’s Like to Summit Mount Shasta via Avalanche Gulch
Climbing Mount Shasta is the ultimate badge of honor in NorCal. It’s a grueling hike up steep terrain with changing…
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Outdoors
Fly Fishing on the Haunted Upper Sacramento River
Thankfully, no invisible or bony hand ever reached out to touch my shoulder on dark evenings while fishing the October…
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Destinations
Road Trippin’ – The Painted Hills of the Oregon Heartlands
By Ryan Loughrey The first leg of our trip took us 323 miles, having left late last Thursday night, spending…
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Hikes
Weekend in Lassen – Exploring Cold Boiling Lake and Kings Creek Falls
By Ryan Loughrey Lassen Park offer a bounty of opportunities of exploration. Although I feel I’ve explored a good amount,…
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Outdoors
Exploring the Car Graveyard of Mt. Shasta
By Ryan Loughrey Walking through the car graveyard felt like walking through an ancient time. Even though the cars couldn’t…
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Outdoors
A Tale of Summer Backpacking: A Little Sketchy, A Lot Worth It
By Benjamin Goodpasture, Founder and CEO of Shasta Rock Club I’ll never forget the day I first saw Emerald and…
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Waterfalls
The 20 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Northern California
In 1995, the recording group TLC released their massive hit Waterfalls, in which the chorus reads “don’t go chasing waterfalls,…
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Destinations
The Desolate Hike to Lassen’s Mill Creek Falls
Photo by Skip Regan Now that the road through Lassen National Park is open, Kiva and I decided to hike…
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Destinations
The Flumes and Cable Pools of Paradise
The town of Paradise, California, which is just outside of Chico, is not necessarily known as NorCal’s “paradise,” but it does…
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Hiking Castle Crags – Castle Dome Trail
Castle Crags seems to hide in plain sight. Though clearly visible from I-5, the magnificent geological oddity receives less mention than other North…
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Outdoors
My Northern California Summer Bucket List
By Ryan Loughrey The sun has inspired me to start thinking more about summer. One of the activities I am…
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Waterfalls
Feather Falls – Hiking to Northern California’s Towering Waterfall
Before being accurately measured, Oroville’s Feather Falls was considered the sixth tallest waterfall in the United States. Though widely reported, the height of the falls…
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Destinations
Road Trippin’ – 10 Waterfalls in a Day at Silver Falls State Park
By Ryan Loughrey Sometimes your weekend starts with a long drive. This one in particular ended at a campsite at…
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Destinations
Off the Beaten Path – Kosk Hot Springs
By Ryan Loughrey A typical Redding Pre-Summer: glimpses of the searing heat to come, interspersed with rain and wind. While…
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Hikes
3 World-Renown Day Hikes in Yosemite National Park
Many people like to visit Yosemite National Park for intimidating adventures, like the thrilling hike to the top of Half Dome,…
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Destinations
Daytrippin’ in Humboldt – Beach Bouldering and the Lost Coast Brewery
By Ryan Loughrey With the holiday season, traffic and locales around Redding have been busy. Not to mention the heat,…
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Destinations
The 10 Best Summer Activities to do in Lassen Volcanic National Park
Summer has officially hit Northern California, which means we ceremoniously trade out our snowshoes and hard-shelled jackets for swim shorts…
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Destinations
Yosemite’s Famed Mariposa Grove Reopening to the Public
Following three long years of restoration work on Yosemite’s famed Mariposa Grove, park officials are ready for its grand reopening…
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Lassen
Discover the Hydrothermal Areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park
It’s been a hundred years since Lassen Peak’s last eruption, but evidence of its violent volcanic potential still pervades Lassen Volcanic National…
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Lassen
Lassen’s Jot Dean Ice Cave – A Cool Summer Getaway
By Ryan Loughrey The Jot Dean Cave is easy to get to, although it doesn’t have a set trail or…
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Outdoors
Into Thin Air – Climbing Mount Shasta
Sometimes the appropriate way to appreciate our beloved Mt. Shasta is to sit down, relax and enjoy its beauty. Sometimes…
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North Coast
13 Breathtaking Hikes in the Redwoods National Park
The Redwood National Park in Humboldt can provide some of the most memorable hikes for visitors. There aren’t many places in…
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Destinations
Road Trippin’ – The Must-See Tamolitch Blue Pool in Oregon
By Ryan Loughrey As long as you don’t mind how discovered the place can be, the Tamolitch Blue Pool is…
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Destinations
Exploring Humboldt’s Illustrious Fern Canyon
By Ryan Loughrey The Northern California coast defies the stereotype of the typical Californian beach. We don’t have red swim-suited…
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Butte
4 Ways to Enjoy Chico When You Don’t Have Time to Enjoy Chico
By Ryan Loughrey Chico is a beautiful college town sitting in the valley of Northern California. Whether its exploring the…
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Destinations
Grizzly Falls-The Grueling Hike to Northern California’s Remote 600-Foot Waterfall
Grizzly Lake and Falls has become a staple during the summer months for outdoor enthusiasts in Northern California. The long…
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Outdoors
Mt. Shasta Ski Park Opens its Summer Activities – Mountain Biking, Hiking and Disc Golf
Mt. Shasta Ski Park has opened its summer activities to the public, giving visitors the ability to ride the mountain…
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Stories
Road Trippin’ – Boards, Beers and Bucktail Streamers in Bend, Oregon
By Chip O’Brien For a town with 10,000 fewer people than Redding, Bend, Oregon is a lot cooler. Now, I could…
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Waterfalls
Hatchet Creek Falls – The Best Swimming Hole in Northern California?
Everybody loves Hatchet Falls (or Lions Slide Falls, depending on who you ask). A Montgomery Creek swimming hole, Hatchet Creek…
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Outdoors
The 6 Best Places to Camp in Northern California
It’s that time of the year again. It’s time to pop-up your tents, put on your mosquito repellent and sleep…
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Destinations
Lake Siskiyou – One of Northern California’s Best Destinations
By Ross Lawrence An expected forty-five minute road trip to Lake Siskiyou had turned into an hour-and-a-half, and hyped up…
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Destinations
Exploring the “Lost Coast” of Humboldt County
By Ross Lawrence You’d be hard pressed to find a place more quintessentially Californian than Humboldt County. It’s a natural…
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Destinations
A Retreat to Shimmy Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness
By Ryan Loughrey Our initial plan had been to go to Granite Lake in the Trinity Alps last weekend, but…
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Lassen
Lassen Peak Ranked As Top 10 Summit Hike In U.S.
Sitting on the eastern side of Northern California lies our beloved Lassen Peak, an active volcano sitting in the middle…
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Lassen
Climbing a Volcano: Hiking to the Summit of Lassen Peak
It’s hard to beat the experience you get when you’re standing at the summit of a significant mountain, especially when…
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Hikes
The Thrilling Hike to the Top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
Rising nearly 5,000 feet above Yosemite Valley and 8,800 feet above sea level, Half Dome is a Yosemite National Park…
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Hikes
An Overhead View of Northern California from Whiskeytown’s Bully Choop Lookout
Sometimes a trip starts from your eye catching a name on a map. For our trip, it started when we…
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Destinations
The Short Hike To Lassen’s Kings Creek Falls
The trail to Kings Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park probably sees more hikers than any other route in the…
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Hikes
Hiking to the Top of Whiskeytown’s Shasta Bally
By Chip O’Brien You might do it for the exercise. You might do it because it’s something you see almost…
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Waterfalls
Hiking the Four Waterfalls of Whiskeytown
Deciding where to hike in NorCal is anything but the “path” of least resistance. But for most people in the…
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Waterfalls
Burney Falls – The Eighth Wonder of the World Sits Right Here in Northern California
We’ve spent a lot of time admiring NorCal’s king of all waterfalls, Burney Falls. We’ve asked the question “did Tarzan…
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News
Lake Oroville Offers 10 Free Recreation Days This Summer
In order to entice boaters and swimmers back to Lake Oroville following the Oroville Dam spillway collapse in 2017, state…
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Hikes
Breathtaking Views Await at the Top of Lassen’s Brokeoff Mountain
Several hundred thousand years ago, ancient stratovolcano Mt. Tehama blew forming Brokeoff Mountain. Experts suggest Tehama’s explosion matched the destructive…
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Bay Area
Finding Cool “Off The Beaten Path” Destinations in San Francisco
By Ryan Loughrey Our weekend was spent in a common way – not enough time to do all the things we…
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Destinations
A Day at Wake Island Waterpark – Northern California’s Water Wonderland
The Wake Island Waterpark in Sacramento is a dreamboat for anyone that enjoys water activities. The amount of fun you…
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Sports
Fishing the McCloud River: Famous Fish in a Special Setting
By Chip O’Brien See if you can guess this famous NorCal trout stream: It was once the southern-most river in…
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Outdoors
The Hike to Heart Lake – An Unforgettable Summer Experience
By Ryan Loughrey Castle Lake near Mt. Shasta is beautiful. Not only is it the deepest alpine lake in…
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Hikes
Gorgeous Views Hiking the Lake Siskiyou Loop
Trail Difficulty:Â Easy Trail Length:Â 7.3 miles Map: Click Here Trail Description:Â This multi-use trail system crosses three bridges to circumnavigate beautiful Lake…
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News
Northern California Ski Resorts Prepare for Summer Activities
As warm spring temperatures melt the snow in the Northern California mountains, ski resorts are switching gears from waterproof jackets…
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News
National Park Tourism Contributes $2.7B to California Economy, Tops in Nation
A new National Park Service report shows that about 40.5 million visitors to national parks in California spent nearly $2…
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Outdoors
Fishing the Pit River – Name is the Pits, but the Fishing Isn’t
By Chip O’Brien You sometimes run into people with odd or unpronounceable names, and you think to yourself, “Now there’s…
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Random
This Unbelievable 3D Tour of Lake Shasta Caverns will Blow Your Mind
Lake Shasta Caverns is one of the coolest destinations Northern California has to offer. Located on the McCloud River arm…
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Sports
Merry Fishmas! The 7 Best Places in NorCal to Fish on Opening Day
Saturday, April 28th is truly a magnificent holiday. It’s the time of year when you get together with your friends…
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Video
VIDEO: Dropping Into the Lava Beds National Monument
Dropping into the Lava Beds National Monument. Video by Caleb Rasmussen:
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History
Photos of NorCal Waterways During the Last Two Droughts are Astonishing
During the drought of 2014, photos emerged of Northern California waterways that showed just how desperate we were for water.…
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Lassen
The Massive Snow Removal Operation at Lassen Park is Underway
When the springtime hits Lassen Volcanic National Park, park officials begin the massive undertaking of trying to clear the snow off…
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History
Humboldt’s Lyons Ranches Finally Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Redwood National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz is proud to announce the listing of Lyons Ranches Historic District on the National…
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Waterfalls
Celebrate National Park Week with the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge
The National Park Service invites visitors to “Find Your Waterfall†by taking the Whiskeytown Waterfall Challenge during National Park Week,…
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Destinations
Soak it Up: A Complete Guide to Northern California Hot Springs
Life is busy and sometimes you just need to unwind. There’s nothing like a relaxing weekend spent soaking in natural…
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Destinations
Celebrate National Park Week at Lassen Volcanic National Park
Celebrate the “Park Stars” that brighten Lassen Volcanic National Park during this year’s National Park Week. Enjoy fee free entrance…
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News
Incredible 300-Mile Northern California Coastal Trail Approved for Development
A brand new 300-mile trail from the San Francisco Bay to the Humboldt Bay was approved with a 12-0 vote in…
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Video
Video: An Overhead View of the Mighty Middle McCloud Falls
Jason Inman hiked to the trailhead over a flowing Middle McCloud Falls to grab this amazing video:
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Waterfalls
Searching for the Mystical Root Creek Falls in the Castle Crags Wilderness
The whole time I’ve lived in Redding, I never knew Root Creek Falls existed. I had heard of a waterfall…
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Hikes
A Solo Backpacking Excursion Through the Trinity Alps Wilderness
By Ryan Loughrey I’ve been to the Trinity Alps once before, but this was my first time this far north.…
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Waterfalls
Potem Falls is Northern California’s Most Blissful Swimming Hole
NorCal has a seemingly endless amount of gorgeous waterfalls and swimming holes and none of them provide the same experience:…
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Outdoors
Beat the NorCal Heat: 7 Summer Swimming Holes
Summer is upon us and as I write this in my air-conditioned office it is a smoldering 110 degrees outside.…
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Waterfalls
Mossbrae Falls – NorCal’s Most Unique Waterfall?
Mossbrae Falls is one of the most popular waterfalls in the Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir area due to its incredibly unique features. Let’s just…
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Stories
Strange Paranormal Encounters of Mt. Shasta
Flickr/Harold Litwiler It think we can all agree that Mt. Shasta is a magical place. Just being in its presence…
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