California Official Visitor's Guide 2009 - UK - (Page 38) california road trip Capital ideas, mountain majesty Discover mysterious lava tubes and fascinating volcanos on a scenic drive through California’s northlands spectacular drive into the northern Sierra Nevada range, particularly beautiful when the leaves change colour in autumn. www.plumascounty.org OREGON CALIFORNIA Steaming vents on Mount Lassen N 0 0 5 89 Tule Lake 25 mi 50 km 49 6 120 10 97 LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT 139 299 3. lake almanor (54mi/86km: 1hr 25min). rent a boat or jet ski on this popular reservoir, surrounded by pine-covered mountains. In winter, explore the region on snowshoes or crosscountry skis. www.chester-lakealmanor.com MCARTHURBURNEY FALLS 5 STATE PARK Burney Shasta Lake 299 89 McArthur Ha 139 Redding Anderson Red Bluff LASSEN VOLCANIC 4 NATIONAL PARK Lake 3 Almanor 89 Ri v 4. lassen volcanic national Park (41mi/65km: 57min). Listen to the earth hiss at this thrilling park, protecting California’s only dormant volcano (last erupted in 1915). Miles of trails loop past reminders that the land here is not quiet: look out for bubbling mud pots and steaming vents. Camp, or stay in cabins and enjoy hearty meals (and a pretty pool heated by geothermal energy) at the Drakesbad Guest ranch. www.shastacascade.com to sip wines made by Trappist monks and to monitor progress on the on-site rebuild of an 800-year-old Spanish monastery, now relocated to California, at New Clairvaux Vineyard (call ahead on weekdays). www.newclairvauxvineyard.com Feather River Scenic Byway 2 7 Vina Chico 70 BIDWELL- 8 191 SACRAMENTO RIVER STATE Lake PARK 70 5 99 ath er Oroville 80 NF ork Fe San Francisco Sacramento Int’l Airport 80 Lake Natoma 1 Sacramento tC reek er 70 8. Chico (21mi/34km: 29min). Buy local produce, including wine and fruit, at Saturday morning farmers’ markets. See blownglass creations made by local artists. relax in leafy Bidwell Park. Tour the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company— and listen to live music in the brew pub (microbrewery). www.chico.ca.us TOTAL LENGTH OF DRIVE TOUR: Auburn Folsom Lake 50 5. Mcarthur-Burney Falls/ hat Creek (70/112km: 1hr 38min). Marvel at one of the west’s glorious waterfalls, a favourite of local photographers. Try your hand at fly-fishing along Hat Creek, about 16mi/26km south. Stop by Vaughn’s Sporting Goods and Fly Shop, in Burney, for fishing supplies and advice. www.shastacascade.org 768mi/1,235km Los Angeles to SFO sPotlight 1. sacramento Visit over 20 museums, such as the Crocker Art Museum, where you can see California masterpieces. ride bikes along the leafy American river Bike Trail. In nearby Folsom (21mi/34km east), cool off at Lake Natoma; try kayaking and fishing. www.discovergold.org 6. lava Beds national Monument (107mi/172km: 2hr 18min). Explore the region’s bizarre, fern-cloaked lava tubes and caverns winding through a moonlike landscape, decorated with historic Modoc Indian rock art. Nearby Tule Lake National Wildlife refuge is a major stopover for migratory birds, including eagles, pelicans and snow geese. www.shastacascade.com state Capitol, sacramento. Tour the elegant, domed building; maybe even catch a glimpse of Governor Schwarzenegger or his wife Maria Shriver. 2. Feather river scenic Byway (117mi/188km; 2hr 26min). Explore deep, winding canyons cut by tumbling river waters and splashed by waterfalls on this 38 www.visitcalifornia.co.uk 7. vina (218mi/350km: 4hr 3min). Head back south Welcome Center SM TOP rIGHT: ALEx FArNuM; BOTTOM rIGHT: JENNY ELIA PFEIFFEr GATEWAY AIRPORT: SFO, 98mi/157km: 1hr 40min west of Sacramento http://www.plumascounty.org http://www.chester-lakealmanor.com http://www.newclairvauxvineyard.com http://www.shastacascade.com http://www.chico.ca.us http://www.shastacascade.org http://www.discovergold.org http://www.shastacascade.com http://www.visitcalifornia.co.uk
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