Enjoying Cowboy Poetry with Roy Smith… When you’re bailing hay or at the height of boredom, things just start running around in your mind,” explains Roy Smith, a Shasta Valley …
Recovery Road
Jasmine Borgatti and the Rebuilding of Happy Camp… On September 8, 2020, the Slater Fire ignited, quickly becoming a wind-driven inferno that ravaged the town of Happy Camp. The fire …
Both Service & Society
The First Woman in the US Forest Service, Hallie Daggett… In Etna’s city park sits a little wooden cabin, its simple exterior belying the complicated and trailblazing woman who once …
Taking Hollywood by Storm
The Amazing Career of Etna’s Anita Loos…. She was born in Sisson (now Mount Shasta) in 1889 and buried in Etna in 1981, but for six of her nine decades, …
Romantic At Heart
The Victorian Gillis House in Yreka… Romanticism as a movement may have actually predated the Victorian period, but it’s hard not to fall in love with a Victorian house. That’s …
Being a Solution
Seeking the Root Cause at the Well Integrative Wellness Centers… While the word “health” might mean different things to different people, the World Health Organization defines it as “a state …
Snow Birds
Birdwatching at Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center… Crowned the country’s national bird in 1782, bald eagles were once in danger of going extinct. But with the habitat protection …
A Master At Her Craft
Lorrayne Hurlburt’s Hurlbut Crafts… It’s amazing what can be created with a simple hook, some yarn and thread when they’re put in the hands of a talented crafter like Lorrayne …
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Snowshoeing the North State… Many winter sports, like skiing and snowboarding, require a certain level of skill and disposable income. But snowshoeing offers another, perhaps more accessible way to experience …