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Shasta Gravity Adventures
EDITOR'S
PICKS
Order a mimosa fl ight
and sip fruity bubbles at
Redding's Branch House
Riverfront Bistro, which
is situated alongside the
Sundial Bridge and the
Sacramento River.
At Oroville's Live Vine
Vineyard, Shawn and
Susan Smith run a microwinery
that produces
only 300 cases a year.
But when the bottling
season ends, the couple
makes carbonated
meads, hard ciders, and
agave seltzers under
their Smith House label.
A petite yellow cottage in
Mt. Shasta City houses
Crave, where hungry
hikers and climbers fuel
up on street tacos, tri-tip
sandwiches, and 17-hour
slow-smoked brisket.
5 Fresh Reasons to Ride
IN SHASTA CASCADE, TWO-WHEELED TRAVEL KEEPS GAINING MOMENTUM.
BRING (OR RENT) A BIKE TO TRY THESE NEW EXPERIENCES.
Shasta Bike Depot:
In May 2023, the
nonprofi t Shasta
Living Streets opened
the Shasta Bike
Depot with a fl eet of
70 electric bikes, an
outdoor courtyard
with restaurants, and
120 docking stations
scattered around
Redding. Riders
can hop on a bike
to cruise along the
Sacramento River Trail
or join a guided e-bike
educational tour.
Bike Shasta:
The Mount Shasta
Mountain Biking
Association, aka Bike
Shasta, is building
new trails in Shasta
Trinity National Forest.
Already completed:
The Gateway Trail
System near Mt.
Shasta City has a
10-mile trail network
through a ponderosa
pine forest that
delivers spectacular
mountain views.
Another 46 miles of
trails are in the works.
Shuttles, tours,
coaching: Shasta
Gravity Adventures
off ers shuttle rides
for mountain bikers
tackling the SissonCallahan
National
Recreation Trail
near Mt. Eddy or Mt.
Shasta's 10 Gallon
Trail. Guides also lead
half-day tours and
off er private coaching.
Lost Sierra Route:
Greg Williams, a
Downieville mountainbiking
pioneer
and founder of the
Sierra Buttes Trail
Stewardship, has a
big plan: to build a
600-mile trail network
that links 15 mountain
towns, from Westwood
to Truckee. Scheduled
ood
to be completed by
2030, the Lost Sierra
Route will welcome
mountain bikers,
o be completed b
30 the L
oute will w
e-biker e-bikers, hikers, and
equestrians.
mountain biker
hiker
and
big plan: to build a
600-mile trail net ork
that links 15 mountain
wns from
ruckee
Mt. Shasta
Mountain Bike
Park: This wintertime
ski hill becomes a
bike park in summer.
Ten miles of chairliftaccessed
trails boast
smooth rollers and
twisting descents.
After your ride, take
advantage of outdoor
showers and the
Bigfoot Snack Shack.
Bigfoot Snack Shack.
In Yreka's historic
downtown, vinyl records
play and baristas bustle
at Zephyr Books and
Coff ee, a community hub
packed to the rafters
with $5 used books. Pull
something intriguing from
the stacks and sit down
with a latte to read.
Fifth-generation farmers
Bill and Kristin Weller
use their rice and wheat
crops to make Farmers
Brewing Company beers.
Try their cold-fermented
Farmers Light Lager or
Sun Up 'Til Sun Down
West Coast IPA at their
Princeton and Chico
taprooms.
aprooms
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