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Shaver Lake Art Gallery 22 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
The Shaver Lake Art Gallery is located in the quaint village of Shaver Lake. It was founded by a group of ten local artists in February 2008. In 2009 the gallery relocated to its... Read More
Sutter Creek Inn 21 Aug 2013 | 03:16 am
The Sutter Creek Inn is a destination unto itself, since it is the first bed and breakfast in the West. Opening in 1966, in a home built right in the heart of town, on Main Street, before the... Read ...
Galena Creek Recreation Area and Visitor Center 21 Aug 2013 | 02:54 am
The mission of the Galena Creek Recreation Area and Visitor Center is to encourage understanding, appreciation and wise use of the natural, cultural, and historical resources of the Galena Canyon... R...
Emigrant Gap (No. 403 California Historical Landmark) 21 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
The name Emigrant Gap comes from an opening in the mountains at the head of Bear River. Emigrants from across the United States used this steep and rough gap in the Sierra Nevada to reach the gold... ...
Downieville Forks 21 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
What is now Downieville began in 1848 as three flats divided by the confluence of the Downie River and the North Yuba River. The area that is now downtown Downieville was “The... Read More
Petroglyph Point, Lava Beds National Monument 21 Aug 2013 | 01:39 am
One reason Lava Beds National Monument is such a special place to contemplate cultural history is that it contains two types of rock art, or rock imagery— carved petroglyphs and painted... Read More
UC Davis Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center 15 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
Discover how FUN science can be! The UC Davis Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center inside the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences has something for everyone--docent-led tours, group and... R...
UC Davis Eriksson Education Center at the Historic Fish Hatchery 15 Aug 2013 | 02:59 am
Located at the site of the Historic Fish Hatchery built in 1920-21 at 2400 Lake Forest Road just east of Tahoe City, where John Steinbeck once worked as a caretaker and completed his first novel.... R...
Bishop Paiute Pabanamanina Gathering and Pow Wow 14 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
For over three decades, the Bishop Paiute Tribe hosts an inter-tribal gathering to celebrate different tribal cultures with dance and spiritual events during its annual Pabanamanina Gathering and... R...
Hike to the Smithsonian Institution Shelter on the Summit of Mount Whitney 14 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
Mount Whitney, at an elevation of 14,497 feet, is the highest peak in the United States outside of Alaska. While hikers can reach Whitney's summit from the west by way of the John Muir Trail, most... ...
