Guide to Shasta Cascade 2009 - (Page 27) Shingletown Totem Pole Alpine Meadows Road, Shingletown, CA 96088; 530-474-3706. Crafted from a 340-year old sugar pine, this 60-foot tall sculpture keeps watch over the town. The topmost figure–the watchman–is a steller jay looking out for trouble. The next figure is a powerful thunderbird with ram’s horns. The main figure on the pole–the trickster–is a raven and is said to possess magical powers. A beaver and grizzly bear complete the group. Sundial Bridge - California’s Newest Icon 777 Auditorium Dr., Redding, CA 96001; 530-225-4100, 800-874-7562, fax: 530-225-4354; www.visitredding.com/sundial.cfm. Located on the Sacramento River in Redding, the Sundial Bridge is California’s newest icon. Redding commissioned world famous Spanish architect, Santiago Calatrava (architect for the Athens Olympic Stadium) to design a pedestrian bridge over the Sacramento River, linking the Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s museum, to its new Arboretum and Gardens, and as a trailhead for Redding’s extensive Sacramento River National Recreation Trail. One of design’s criteria given Calatrava, was to design a bridge that would not impact the nearby spawning grounds for the winter run Chinook salmon. The 710-foot-long bridge spans the river without footings in the water. Its walking surface is translucent glass, so as not to cast a dark shadow on the spawning gravels below the bridge. This design achieved this goal with an inclined 21 story tall pylon built on the north bank of the river that supports the entire river span. Also, because of the exact north-south orientation of the bridge, the pylon serves as the upright element of a sundial, making it the worlds tallest sundial. See Ad on page 30-31. 601 Richmond Road, Susanville, CA 96130; 530-257-3252. The depot is the trailhead for the Bizz Johnson Rail Trail, and host to the Rails to Trails festival in October. Visitors are invited to step back in history where you can view historic photographs of railroad and logging trains that rolled through town. Susanville Historic Train Depot shasta cascade Visitors Guide 2009 | 27 http://www.shastalakevacations.com http://www.shastalakevacations.com http://www.visitredding.com/sundial.cfm http://www.turtlebay.org http://www.turtlebay.org
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