northern california: A Beautiful Summer Day Spent In Siskiyou County, California (Part 2) - 06/24/08 01:13 PM
Traveling a ways off Interstate 5 on Highway 89 at the base of stunning Mount Shasta, it isn't long before we come to the town of McCloud. We've been by the turn off to this historic town several times on journeys back and forth down Highway 89, and have wanted to experience the Shasta Sunset Dinner Train ride that takes off from McCloud, but will have to reserve that ride in advance, as it is a popular one. So Saturday, we meandered through the Brown Dog Gallery, the McCloud Heritage Junction Museum, and the shops throughout town, scoping out some great
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northern california: A Beautiful Summer Day Spent In Siskiyou County, California (Part 1) - 06/24/08 12:51 PM
Our youngest child loves seeing the "Welcome to California" sign so quickly after heading out on journeys from our home in Medford, Oregon. Only 30 miles north of the California/Oregon State line, we frequently find ourselves back in California, the State we relocated from in 2004. Saturday was one of those days, when we unanimously decided our family time would start out at the Yreka Gold Rush Days festival. After meandering through the streets of Yreka, California looking at the offerings available at the many booths along the way, enjoying the summer sprinkling of rain, we went in
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northern california: Winter Time in Northern California and Southern Oregon is Beautiful - 01/03/08 06:54 PM
Yesterday was a beautiful January day. We took advantage of a window in the snow to put in a day of skiing at Mount Shasta Ski Resort. We couldn't have asked for better conditions, both on the roads to and from the resort and on the slopes. With a straight route from Interstate 5 up Highway 89 then to the resort, even our Honda Civic Hybrid made the journey without challenge. Mount Shasta offers a "Guaranteed to Ski" program for first time skiers/boarders that our youngest took advantage of. There is a 90 minute lesson in the morning where the
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