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This week we head up the road to celebrate the harvest. ‘Tis the season.After you’ve done justice to your local farm trails and farmers’ markets, consider…
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This week's story starts with a confession: I am a sucker for a great title, which is how I first got hooked on Oaksong Society for Preservation of Way…
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Lately we’ve been visiting museums. People often think of museums as musty buildings filled with dusty memorabilia and fussy art or artifacts. And OK,…
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Now that school’s started again and autumn is on the way, we’ll visit more indoor destinations—starting with some unique north state museums. Today we…
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Many of you already have plans for Labor Day weekend. If you don’t: Head up the road to Willow Creek, a spot in the road overlooking the Trinity River,…
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Today we head up the road to one of the Shastas you may have missed, especially if you’re an are-we-making-good-time-yet traveler—ancient Lake Shasta…
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Today we head up the road to Shasta Lake and Shasta Dam. Which got me thinking about my Chico childhood. My family had a huge, and hugely ugly, beat-up…
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Today we continue exploring the heart of the Sacramento Valley. Comparing it to New York, the Big Apple, some people fondly call Sacramento the Big…
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Today we continue to explore the heart of the Sacramento Valley, in many ways the center of early California statehood. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s…
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Today we head up the road to the weathered redwood fortress that once represented Imperial Russia on the California coast. Fourth graders know this story,…