Teanna and Tearra of Citrine Lounge Spa: the Etna sisters who make Scott Valley feel like home
Meet Teanna, who runs Citrine Lounge Spa in Etna: the energy, kindness and creativity behind the valley's favorite facials, Reiki and a new herbal apothecary, and why I send every friend and guest to her first.
Siskiyou County help guide: shelters, food, housing and crisis lines
Where to find a bed, a meal, a crisis line or a caseworker in Siskiyou County, from Yreka Basecamp and Siskiyou Village to the Scott Valley Food Pantry and 211.
Share your story: Scott Valley businesses in our journal
Scott Valley runs on small businesses. We are inviting local makers, growers, shops and guides to share their stories in Scott Valley Life, free.
Main Street, slowly: vintage finds and small shops in Etna
The best vintage store in town, a salon in an old bank building, sourdough from a weekend farmstand and a bottle of something made down the street. A slow morning on Etna's Main Street.
Whose land is this? The Shasta, Karuk and Quartz Valley peoples of Scott Valley
Before Etna had a Main Street, this valley was Shasta homeland. A look at the people of this land, the treaty that was never honored, and the sovereign nations thriving here today.
Ten Years: Remembering Kevin Rickey at Hayes Meadows
This past weekend I joined my friend Eli at Hayes Meadows in the Marble Mountains, nearly ten years after his father Kevin Rickey passed away there, to honor Kevin’s life and share what we found.
Car trouble near Etna, CA: mechanics, towing, tires and chains
A flat, a warning light or a missing set of chains does not have to end the trip. Here is who to call near Etna, California, and how to get here ready for winter roads.
Dispensaries in Ashland, Medford, Weed and Mount Shasta: a 2026 guide
Licensed recreational dispensaries in Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, Central Point, Weed, Mount Shasta and Dunsmuir, starting with Kaleafa in Ashland, plus the local rules that matter in Siskiyou County.