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Villa Monte Motel at Super Y market Westwood 530-616-9054 near Lake Almanor, Lodging, Hunt, Fish, Liquor
The Villa Monte Motel at the Westwood Y Market is in a perfect location for many. It backs up to the forest and lies in the middle of many a hunting and fishing paradise. It is located less than 10 miles from Lake Almanor. Lodging here takes you near many offroad...
TANK on City Dogs! …Really Mom? By Eileen Majors –
TANK on City Dogs! ...Really Mom? By Eileen Majors - My mom’s losing it; I’m pretty sure. She went to the big city last weekend and now she won’t quit talking about this Charlie fella. Another one of those little, “pretty” dogs I guess; a real city dog. I mean this...
The Banjo By Dr. Michael Herndon, DDS, Amsterdam Fellow
The Banjo By. Dr. Michael Herndon, DDS, Amsterdam Fellow - Before I actually tell some banjo jokes, lets talk a bit about this rather incredible and interesting instrument. It originally came from Africa and was called a Banjar. It also only had 4 strings and while...
The Allure of the Yellow Salsify Seed Head By Jim Moore
The Allure of the Yellow Salsify Seed Head By Jim Moore - Long ago, when I was just a kid, I visited my Great Aunt Teresa. She lived just a short distance outside of the small mountain town of Julian in Southern California. It was the weekend of the Apple...
Basket Coiling By Linda Vanella Weaving Unique Decorative Baskets – Story and Photos by Stacy Fisher
Story and photos by Stacy Fisher - Crafter Linda Vanella relishes creating decorative pine needle baskets with mixed materials that can be mounted on the wall or laid out on a coffee table as a conversation piece. She says that experimenting with new ways of...
IT’S ALL ABOUT FISHING For Michael Rigney Lassen Tackle – Susanville, Home of Sierra Slammers
It's AllAbout Fishing For Michael Rigney - Lassen Tackle - Susanville, Home of Sierra Slammers By Eileen Majors - We had a hard time catching up with Michael Rigney, producer of Sierra Slammers, and owner of Lassen Tackle in Susanville, located out on Johnstonville...
Beaver Town – Story and Photos By Stacy Fisher
Beaver Town, Story and Photos By Stacy Fisher - Especially prized for being one of the warmest furs of any animal in North America, as well as for its astounding durability, the fur trade killed off 40 to 60 million beavers over the past two hundred years,...
NorCal’s Praying Mantis From Europe By Jim Moore
Article and Photos By Jim Moore, Insect Naturalist - A few years back a friend dropped by and gave me this brown Praying Mantis, that she had found in Westwood. For me it was the first local observation of a praying mantis found within the Mountain Meadows Basin. I...