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.
Plant-based on the trail: lake lunches and trail snacks
Four lake hikes near Etna, a plant-based lunch for each, and what late October asks of you: water, warm layers, early snow, the fire order and Leave No Trace.
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.
A road trip worth slowing down for
A road trip route from Ashland through Yreka to Etna, with a scenic loop to Mount Shasta, and a private house to base yourself in Scott Valley.
Escape the city without leaving California
Escape city life in a private house on 4.2 acres in Etna, CA. No crowds, no traffic, gardens, a wood stove and mountain views.
A nature retreat in far Northern California
A private nature retreat in Siskiyou County: 4.2 acres of oaks and gardens, cold creek pools, alpine lakes and the Pacific Crest Trail close by.
Denny Bar Co. and a place to stay in Etna
Visiting Denny Bar Co. in Etna, California? Stay a short walk from Main Street in a private three-bedroom retreat house on 4.2 acres.
Plant-based breakfast and bread in Etna
A smoothie on Main Street, a loaf from the bakery, a sourdough secret and a slow breakfast in the garden: an easy plant-based morning in Etna.
The Scott Valley drink tour, and why it ends at the Callahan Emporium
A burger bar in Fort Jones, a distillery tasting and a pint in Etna, and the last round in Callahan. Here is the route, the reverse route, and how everyone gets home.
Where to stay in Etna, California: a private house a short walk from Main Street
Etna is small, and so is the list of places to stay. Here is what to know before you book, and what a stay at Blossom Sanctuary looks like.
Six days in Scott Valley, with a day in Yreka
Five days in and around the valley, then a day in Yreka: a morning class or a reservoir walk, a Gold Rush main street, lunch from Thailand or El Salvador, and an afternoon on the Klamath.
This week in Scott Valley: October 22 to 28
A touring songwriter at Etna Brewing, the last of the fall color, vintage finds on Main Street, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's final week and a full moon over the garden. Here's the week around Etna.
A Cozy Fall Social in Fort Jones: three young makers, one night, this Thursday
Fūelhaus, The Flowers Nest and The Rustic Haul team up for a night of bouquets, doormats and baked goods on Main Street in Fort Jones. Thursday, October 22, 6 pm. Tickets are limited.
Five days in Scott Valley, with a day at Mount Shasta
Four days in and around the valley, then a day at Mount Shasta: the headwaters of the Sacramento, Lake Siskiyou and a hike to Heart Lake.
Four days in Scott Valley, with a day on the Salmon River
Three days in the valley, and one big day on the Salmon River: over the Scott Mountains, down the South Fork and home over Etna Summit.
Three days in Scott Valley: Etna, the mountains and Fort Jones
Day one in town, day two in the mountains, day three around the whole valley. A three-day plan from Etna.
Quiet is a Luxury
Understated luxury is peace and quiet, old things mixed with new, and a connection to land that has been deeply tended and cared for. What rest feels like at Blossom Sanctuary, and why it has to be built on honesty.
This week in Scott Valley: October 15 to 21
Peak fall color, a new menu at Denny Bar Co., trunk or treat in Fort Jones, Oktoberfest in Dunsmuir and the Orionid meteor shower. Here’s the week around Etna.
A weekend in Etna: two slow days in Scott Valley
Arrive Friday, slow down Saturday, head up the mountain on Sunday. Our favorite two days in Etna and Scott Valley.
You flew all the way to San Francisco. Now take the short hop north.
Millions of travelers cross an ocean to land at SFO and never see the California that starts 90 minutes north. Here is the side trip, the road and what it costs, all in.