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If you’ve spent any time around serious trout anglers, you’ve heard the name Dunsmuir come up. This small railroad town tucked into the Shasta Trinity mountains sits alongside one of the finest wild trout fisheries in California, and for fly fishers who know it, the Upper Sacramento River is a…

Road trip food is usually terrible. Gas station snacks and drive-through windows define the I-5 experience for most travelers. You grab whatever is fast, cheap, and close to the on-ramp, and you tell yourself you will eat something real when you get there. But scattered along California’s busiest corridor are…

Mt. Shasta draws hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Hikers chasing the summit, skiers carving runs at Mt. Shasta Ski Park, kayakers on the Sacramento River, and spiritual pilgrims drawn to the mountain’s mystique all converge on this corner of Northern California. They come for the adventure. But at…

Dunsmuir, California doesn’t advertise itself loudly. It doesn’t need to. Tucked into the Sacramento River Canyon in Siskiyou County, this small mountain town sits at the intersection of some of the most spectacular natural scenery in Northern California. The Sacramento River cuts right through it. Castle Crags rise to the…

There are moments on a long road trip when you realize the best decision you can make has nothing to do with how fast you get where you’re going. Sometimes the best decision is knowing when to pull off the freeway, stretch your legs, and sit down for a meal…