Children’s Forest Exploration Trail - Running Springs, California
Children’s Forest Exploration Trail - Running Springs, California
Are you a hiker or biker? Do you like new and different places to see? Then you may be truly interested in this trail designed by children in cooperation with the Forest Service and built by a community that runs 4.5 miles in the backcountry of the San Bernardino National Forest.
This beautiful trail climbs right through the middle of the 3,400 acres of Children’s Forest Construction on the trail involved in the Rim of the World Parks and Recreation District. The area was previously hard or nearly impossible to access until the kids began work.
Skunk Train - Fort Bragg, California
Skunk Train - Fort Bragg, California
Take a trip back in time and ride the Skunk Train at a speed of 29 miles per hour through the towering trees, see deer drinking from the Noyo River, get a peek at a cabin sitting in the forested area. The train has been running this same path, the coastal "Redwood Route" since 1885. Now it takes you on a trip that will have your camera clicking and the memories in place for years to come.
You will chug through tunnels; go over bridges and past open meadows on your trip. Sitting there, looking out over the beautiful terrain will give you a feeling of what it was like for the loggers that worked this area in the 19th century, hauling the timber to Mendocino Coast sawmills.
Central California Chinese Cultural Center - Visalia, California
Central California Chinese Cultural Center -
The Gold Rush brought many immigrants from
The center was built with private donations and aid from the People’s Republic of
Miners Foundry - Nevada City, California
Miners Foundry -
The Miners Foundry was built in the 1855 era to accommodate the needs of the gold miners in the Sierra foothills. The miners realized that they needed the proper equipment to extract the gold at a faster rate then digging by hand. In response to those needs the Foundry was built and grew up with
Mercer Caverns - Murphys, California
Mercer Caverns - Murphys,
This is the longest continually operating commercial caverns in the state of
When the caverns were first opened for people to visit they had to descend by rope! This three million year old cave now has stairs, walkways and lighting and yet keeps cognizant of the responsibility to present this LIVING limestone cave in its original beauty. As with all living caverns the need to keep from touching the walls, or any part of the cavern itself is critical. Whenever someone touches the walls or other parts of the living cave the growth is stopped. People have oil on their hands the kill off any further development in the exact location of the touch, so when you visit, please keep your hands to yourself and make sure the children with you do the same. The cave is something that will offer generations to come the opportunity to witness the underground beauty that you are now seeing.
Fort Crook Museum - Fall River Mills, California
Fort Crook Museum - Fall River Mills, California
Protecting travelers on the Shasta-Yreka Road and the Lockhart Ferries was the purpose of the building of the fort in 1857. The fort consisted of 25-30 log buildings enclosed by a pine-pole stockade 12 feet high. This stockade makes this fort different from many, although the movies and TV show the stockades surrounding the forts in reality not all had them, they often built the fort on the most advantageous lay of the land for protection rather than building the stockade.
Honey Run Covered Bridge - Chico, California
Honey Run Covered Bridge - Chico, California
This 1886 (completed in January of 1887) three span covered bridge is the only known three span covered bridge in the United States. The spans were built in sections of 30 ft., 130 ft, and 80 ft for a total of 240 ft.. At the time it was first opened for traffic it was not covered.
Because it is a treasure to the area it has been preserved and is now used only for pedestrian traffic.
Location: 1384 Honey Run, Chico, California 95928
Phone: 530-891-5556
Shasta Dam - Redding, California
Shasta Dam - Redding, CaliforniaShasta Dam was built above Redding, California on the Sacrament River between 1938 and 1945. It is ranked as one of the great civil engineering feats of the world. The dam is 602 feet high and 3,260 ft. long with a base thickness of 543 ft. With the dam in place the reservoir known as Shasta Lake was created.
Sacramento River Trail - Redding, California
Sacramento River Trail - Redding, California
Entering the Sacramento River Trail at Redding you will be able to participate in motor boating, kayaking/canoeing; fishing; hunting; swimming; tubing; birding; photography; Nature observations and walks. Everything that you could want on a trial is available here.
California Wine Trails
There are thousands of wineries in California, way too many to list individually so I have asked the owners of a great site - www.winecountrygetaway.com to allow me to place their site in conjunction with ours to provide you with a wide range of places to visit with insider information on what their thoughts are and to give you suggestions.
While I was trying to find what I considered to be the best site for information this particular site seemed to fit the need best. It is done with taste, creativity and personal experience. For a listing of many, many of the wine trails throughout the state of California go to this site and begin your California Vacation experience in wine country.
