Recreation + Outdoors
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;Read More
Community
Retro Tech Lab
Digital details from Tehama County… If there’s a box sitting somewhere in a dark recess of your home that you just can’t get rid of because it contains VHS tapesRead More
Community
California Conservation
Pathway to success with the California Conservation Corps… When 22-year-old Jerry Randolph moved from Arcata to Redding last year to join the California Conservation Corps, she knew she’d be challenged.Read More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors
The State of Skate
The skateboarding scene in the North State… It doesn’t matter if it’s the Dogtown culture of 1970s Santa Monica or the blistering heat at the Redding or Anderson skate parks,Read More
Life + Leisure
Animal Aide Adventurer
Kathy Snyder, vacation volunteer… They say an elephant never forgets. They might be right because at least one retired Redding nurse can remember an elephant who didn’t forget. When KathyRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
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 ReddingRead More
Food + Dining
S’Mores Skillet Cookie
What’s cookin’ – s’mores skillet cookie… Long summer days may be coming to an end but that doesn’t mean our favorite summer flavors have to. You don’t need a campfireRead More
Community
Rescued With Love
Catz And Dogz of the North State… It began as a personal quest over a community concern. Someone had reported a litter of kittens running across the drive-thru at theRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Water Sports Abound
Water Logged… John Muir may have famously written “the mountains are calling and I must go,” but honestly, the lakes and rivers in the North State are worth putting theRead More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors
Resource Conservation
Land that I Love, Tehama County… Soil erosion was brought to Congress’ attention during the Dust Bowl era of the 1930s. It was shown to be the number one priorityRead More
Community
Downtown Redding Details
Plans for a Shady Downtown, August 2020 Update… It’s no secret that one of the 11 herbs and spices in the proprietary blend that makes up Redding is beautiful lushRead More
Food + Dining
Taco Bean Salad
What’s Cokkin’? Aunt Daphen’s Taco Bean Salad… Family get-togethers mean games, laughter, storytelling and of course, food. During a trip to Missouri to visit my aunt, she pulled out herRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Enjoy The View
Emerald Lake, Stars and Milky Way – Lassen Volcanic… Frank Kratofil enjoys spending time with his family, friends and patients and he enjoys time in the outdoors. As a youngRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Bare Necessities
Low-Maintenance Beauty For The Great Outdoors… As many of us head off for what might be the last camping (or glamping) trip of the summer, remember that while a fullRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Wintu Museum
A history of tradition in Shasta Lake… The Wintu Cultural Museum shares the story of the Wintu Tribe through artifacts, photographs and documents. It’s a look at the past, butRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Manton Monastery
Eat, work, love… Tucked away on 42 acres of Ponderosa pine trees in Manton is the Monastery of St. John, a foundation of prayer, work and love for the EasternRead More
Community, Food + Dining
Milk & Honey 1860
Skin And Vintage-Style Farm Products… The change in Elizabeth Larson’s ceramic jar wasn’t for a dream vacation or a new car. Yet her family knew it was for something justRead More
Community
Elmore Pharmacy
More than your neighborhood pharmacy… The vintage neon sign for Elmore Pharmacy that hangs at Walnut and Washington streets in downtown Red Bluff is almost as iconic to the townRead More
Community
Yreka Sign Restoration
Sign of the past… In 1891, the first “electric spectacular” was installed in New York City – a 50-foot-high by 80-foot-wide outdoor sign containing 1,457 attention-grabbing lamps. Soon after, nightRead More
Community
Schreder Planetarium
Friendship that’s out of this world… Sometimes, a good friend comes along at just the right moment to remind us of our sense of worth. For the Schreder Planetarium, aRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Nighttime Paddling
The Night Shift… During the summer, it gets pretty hot in these parts and sometimes even the rivers and lakes don’t offer the necessary relief from the heat… during theRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
My Town: Dee Donnelson
My Town: Beautiful Landscape, Caring People… To understand how I feel about Trinity County you would have to get a bit of drama background. I had always felt from aRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance… If you’re anywhere near Mount Shasta on the 4th of July, the Annual Walk/Run has been the place to kick off the city’s holiday festivities forRead More