As I walk through the streets of downtown, I find myself enveloped in the sweet scent of early spring. This is a special time of year. It’s that time when the gray clouds of winter give way to blue skies,… Continue Reading
What: “Avalanches, Wolverines, and Lemurians: A Climbing Mt. Shasta Primer” at Turtle Bay When: Feb. 24, 6 to 9 p.m. Where: Turtle Bay Visitor Center Theater Cost: Members $3, nonmembers $5 Chris Carr, owner and operator of Shasta Mountain Guides,… Continue Reading
February is the time to celebrate love and all its glory. Trees have played a prominent role in mythology when it comes to love, either heartwarming or morbid. In Greek mythology, the nymph Daphne turned into a laurel tree when… Continue Reading
I was driving down Highway 273 toward Anderson the other day, windshield wipers slapping, when I passed a familiar stand of palm trees. Big old palms, left from the days when a home or business occupied the now-vacant lot. The gray… Continue Reading
Although bare root tree season started in early January, local nurseries are still getting some varieties in. Wyntour Gardens has, by far, the largest selection, Gold Leaf Nursery has just about any fruit tree you can imagine, and Creekside Nursery… Continue Reading
Users of medical marijuana in California scored a double victory this week in the state Supreme Court, which upheld a law that protects users from arrest if they show an official identification card and overturned limits on how much pot patients can… Continue Reading
Bad weather has forced officials at Turtle Bay Exploration Park to cancel tonight’s lecture on climbing Mt. Shasta. The speaker, a veteran climbing guide, can’t get to Redding because of all the snow to the north. As I reported the… Continue Reading
The Mystery Writers of America today announced the nominees for the 2010 Edgar Awards, honoring the best in mystery books, films and TV shows. I’ve got a lot of reading to do. I’ve read only one of the five nominees… Continue Reading
In the course of this story, I will first seemingly dissuade you from seeing “The Art of Mt. Shasta,” opening today at Turtle Bay, and then wholeheartedly persuade you to see it, even if I have to pick you up… Continue Reading
For the first time in my life, I’ve seen a mountain lion in the wild.
OK, “in the wild” is stretching it a little. The big cat was in somebody’s pasture, perhaps 100 feet from the road, and we humans were safely within the confines of my Ford Lemonstar minivan. But still, it gave me goosebumps. Continue Reading
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