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The 10 Best Craft Beers Brewed in Northern California
It’s become clear to us over the years of interacting with our audience that most people who follow us love…
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Officials Considering Renaming Burney Falls to ‘Bernie’ After Famed Politician
*Happy April Fool’s Day! This article is part of the Active NorCal April Fool’s Day Extravaganza. Don’t @ us. The…
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Mysterious Green Walls Found in Shasta Caverns
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Bigfoot Captured on his Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Site in Humboldt County
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You Can Kiss a Giraffe at this Awesome Northern California Park
By Amy Sue Do you have an animal lover in your family? I’ve got one, and she gets extraordinarily excited…
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Fall River Stills? Pesky Moonshiners Revealed in Small Northern California Town
*Happy April Fool’s Day! This article is part of the Active NorCal April Fool’s Day Extravaganza. Don’t @ us. The…
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Lemurians Emerge from Mt. Shasta, Immediately Go Back Inside After Seeing Gas Prices
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UC Davis Researchers May Have Made Cows Smell Less While Trying to Stop Global Warming
Mohandas Gandi once said “be the change you want to see in the world.” And if you want to see…
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Whiskeytown NRA is Hiring for a Few Great Outdoor Jobs
Photo: National Park Service Love hiking the trails at Whiskeytown? Ever think about joining the team and making those trails…
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Tom Cruise Spotted in Lake Tahoe Filming Top Gun 2
Northern California is no stranger to acting as the set for some all-time movies. In fact, Star Wars, Stand By…
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Watching the Golden Gate Zipper is a Mesmerizing Experience
Up until 2015, the narrow six lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge were protected by flimsy tubes sitting in the…
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Where Exactly is Northern California? The Final Debate
As we cover all of our favorite activities and destinations in Northern California, we hear this all the time from…
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Eddie Murphy’s Beautiful Folsom Lake Mansion is Up For Auction
20-years-ago, Eddie Murphy lived in a sprawling mansion in Granite Bay with sweeping views of Folsom Lake. Today, that mansion…
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Illegal Marijuana Grows Pose Serious Risks for Northern California Firefighters
When firefighters battling the Hirz Fire near Shasta Lake discovered an illegal marijuana grow site, they had only one option…
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It’s a Wrap! How the Forest Service Protects Historic Structures from Fires
Destructive wildfires that have ripped through Northern California this year have approached many historic areas. The Carr Fire burned some…
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Walking on Water – Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga on Whiskeytown Lake
By Angela Cordell I’ve always been drawn to yoga. Everything about its physical, mental and spiritual benefits attracts me. I’ve…
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Northern California’s Famed Giant Cow – Tallest in the World – Has Died
A dairy cow named Daniel in Humboldt, considered to be the tallest in the world, has died. The announcement was…
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Video: Ornery Deer Crashes into Motorcyclist in Trinity County
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBU39rU-GPg&feature=player_embedded Motorcyclist Loren Turner was riding along the beautiful Highway 3 in Trinity County when she encountered a rare exchange.…
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Lake Tahoe’s Famed Water Clarity Hits an All-Time Low
Lake Tahoe is a Northern California gem, boasting some of the clearest and most beautiful water in the world. But…
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Report: Northern California Home to 7 of the 10 Most Polluted Beaches in California
Northern California beach-water quality sagged slightly in 2017-18, driven in large part by troubled beaches in San Mateo County and…
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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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Camera Captures Northern California Skydive Plane Crash from Inside the Plane
By Zach O’Brien I’ll never forget it. It was on my 16th birthday that my dad took me to experience…
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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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Get an Inside Look at Lake Tahoe’s Epic $75 Million Mansion
The most expensive mansion on Lake Tahoe is up for sale, and if you have $75 million laying around, you…
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It’s Always Frightening Experiencing an Earthquake in San Francisco
By Zach O’Brien It’s 7:30 pm on Monday night and I’m sitting in San Francisco working on a project. All…
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Sea Lions Spotted in the Sacramento River
As the temperatures begin to heat up in Northern California, seas lions are swimming upstream from the San Francisco Bay…
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Lassen Park Road Plowing is Well Ahead of Schedule
The massive task of plowing the roads for summer at Lassen Volcanic National Park began early this year (March…
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Video: Bear Breaks into Tahoe House for a Healthy Snack
Placer County Sheriffs made their way to a house at Northstar at Tahoe this week to look into a possible…
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The World’s Most Exciting Pond Skimming Competition is in Northern California this Weekend
The premiere spring skiing event in Northern California is taking place this weekend on May 5th at Squaw Valley Resort.…
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Oldest Male Dolphin in America Dies in Northern California Park
Semo, the oldest male bottlenose dolphin in the United States, died at the age of 54 at Six Flags Discovery…
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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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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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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Donates $750,000 to Help Conserve Northern California Rivers
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and The Nature Conservancy are once again teaming up on environmental stewardship projects to protect vital water…
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Lucky Fisherman Catches Giant 57-Pound Striped Bass on the Sacramento River
It was on April 7 around 6:30 pm when Billy Driessen hooked the catch of the lifetime on the Sacramento…
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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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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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It’s Time to Get Muddy! The Shasta Mud Run is Returning to Northern California
It’s that time of year again! The time when you get into your best physical shape and head down to…
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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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