Naturegraph’s Barbara Brown… When I met Barbara Brown some 20 years ago, she was a spry 70-year-old, running her backcountry book publishing business as a one-woman operation. She ran the …
Planting Seeds
Siskiyou County Communities Gardening Together… Gardening can often be challenging, but in Etna, the challenges are of near-Biblical proportions. Gardeners there have to contend with deer, jackrabbits and grasshoppers, not …
Golden Hour
The Colors of Dunsmuir’s Botanical Gardens… Ernie Wasson is a painter of sorts. His canvas features every color in the rainbow, colors that vary from season to season. Wasson’s canvas …
Summit Stop
Sierra Club Hut At Horse Camp… Built with volcanic rock and alpine timber, perched on the main route to Mt. Shasta’s summit, the Sierra Club’s venerable old Shasta Alpine Hut …
Happy Trails
A gourmet guide to hiking and biking… Many of the best hikes in the North State involve water in some form: Grand, sweeping views of Lake Shasta or Lake Siskiyou; …
Love of the Climb
Finding a way up with north state climbers… A couple of Christmases ago, Kelly Campbell got her son Larkin, then 14, a gift card for some sessions at a Redding …
The Snowmen Hill Group — A Fun-Lovin’ Fellowship Of Skiers
Seniors on the Slopes… Under a sign that says “Senior Moments,” you’ll find them in a corner of the lodge at the Mount Shasta Ski Park just about every morning …
Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery
Mindful Serenity… A visit to Shasta Abbey on a Sunday morning is an adventure in time travel, one that takes you back to the original teachings of a religion that …