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to the Trinity Alps, was the closest he's ever come to a real-life Shangri-La. The Great Outdoors Mount Shasta is irresistible to climbers; in the spring, summit-seekers are strung out along its most popular routes like ants on an anthill. To get to the top you need an ice axe, crampons and the skill to use them safely. But on Mount Lassen, its neighbor to the south, a well-graded trail runs all the way to the 10,457-foot-high summit. Worldclass fly fishing abounds in the Trinity Alps, and those willing to walk a short distance with their rods are almost guaranteed a spot to themselves. On the Salmon River, between the Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains, Otter Bar Lodge (otterbar.com) is one of the West's premier whitewater kayaking schools. THE POETIC CURVE of the Sundial Bridge in Redding is attractive from any angle. Heritage & Culture The Shasta Tribe of Native Americans once occupied much of what is now far-northern California and southern Oregon, a band of hunters and fishermen who lived in cedar-plank houses with basements. Their population dropped rapidly as settlers seized land following the discovery of gold in Yreka and Upper Soda Springs in 1850. To the east, at what is now Lava Beds National Monument, the Modoc tribe and the U.S. Army fought the last of the Indian wars in California in 1872-73. In the late 1880s, the Central Pacific Railroad spurred development of the timber and tourism industries, and in the 1970s, New Age seekers began filtering into the area, culminating in 1987's "Harmonic Convergence," which identified Shasta as one of the world's "power centers." Family Fun The Sundial Bridge is the big draw, but for families, the surrounding Turtle Bay Exploration Center in Redding offers a full day's worth of activities emphasizing the Sacramento River watershed, including an aquarium, museum, zoo, botanical garden and a recreated logging camp (turtlebay.org). CA 148 2013 travel guide to c al i fo r n ia Railroad buffs can spend a comfortable night in a caboose outfitted with cable TV, telephone, refrigerator and bathroom with tub and shower at the RAILROAD PARK RESORT in Dunsmuir, an old railroad town south of Mount Shasta. rrpark.com

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