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TOUR
The VOLCANIC LEGACY
SCENIC BYWAY is a
500-mile-long route that
winds from LAKE
ALMANOR, south of
Mount Lassen, to CRATER
LAKE in southern Oregon,
with access to most of the
region’s major attractions.
volcaniclegacybyway.org
PADDLE BOARDING on the
Sacramento River by the Sundial
Bridge, Redding, right; winter fun
at Chester Lake, below.
last of the Indian wars in California in 1872-
73. In the late 1880s, the Central Pacific
Railroad spurred development of the timber
and tourism industries, and in the 1970s,
New Age seekers began filtering into the
area, culminating in 1987’s “Harmonic Con-
vergence,” which identified Shasta as one of
the world’s “power centers.”
Family Fun
The Sundial Bridge is the big draw, but for fam-
ilies, the surrounding Turtle Bay Exploration
Center in Redding offers a full day’s worth of
activities emphasizing the Sacramento River
watershed, including an aquarium, museum,
zoo, botanical garden and a recreated logging
camp. turtlebay.org
SPECIAL
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EVENTS 2019
Miles of classic cars, an officially designated cruising route and ‘50s-style sock hops are the
big attractions of Redding’s KOOL APRIL NITES. April 20-28 koolaprilnites.com
Eighty wild horses run free on the 5,000-acre WILD HORSE SANCTUARY near Mount
Lassen. Guided, two- and three-day rides are offered every weekend from April 27-28 to
June 1-2. wildhorsesanctuary.org
May is rodeo month in Redding, kicking off with a barbecue and dance May 12 and then
four days of classic riding and roping events, plus “mutton bustin’” for the kids, at the RED-
DING RODEO. May 16-18. reddingrodeo.com
VLSB PHOTOS
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