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Alright, stop whatcha doin'...
'cause I'm about to ruin the image and the style that your used to.
Northern California Trivia Thread
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'cause I'm about to ruin the image and the style that your used to.
PurpleHaze
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Not saying that I-5 is beautiful at all, anywhere on it. It's Hwy 20 I'm talking about above Clear Lake, deep in Mendocino, all the way to Russian Gulch.
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I hear that! Hate to make the drive, but it is beautiful going through the redwoods.
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Nice! Good work!
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Question #7
This mining town had it's mine go into business in 1891 (when was the gold rush again?)... the product of this mine was not gold, but something needed to build buildings like the one in the photo. Confused? Let's just say it is not gold as it sold for $1 per ton in 1906. Sounds pretty blue collar, huh? I like to imagine old, broken miner 49er's took jobs here and lived in this little town in the foothills only 3/4 mile from the big mining operation. What is the name of this town?
This mining town had it's mine go into business in 1891 (when was the gold rush again?)... the product of this mine was not gold, but something needed to build buildings like the one in the photo. Confused? Let's just say it is not gold as it sold for $1 per ton in 1906. Sounds pretty blue collar, huh? I like to imagine old, broken miner 49er's took jobs here and lived in this little town in the foothills only 3/4 mile from the big mining operation. What is the name of this town?
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ADDITIONAL CLUE FOR #7
Still stuck? Well, our current Governor, as well as Governor's past, have tried to build a dam and reservoir in this town for years to help the California Water Project. Nothing has happened yet, but maybe one day that land with be worth it's weight in gold as the Government buys it all up.
Still stuck? Well, our current Governor, as well as Governor's past, have tried to build a dam and reservoir in this town for years to help the California Water Project. Nothing has happened yet, but maybe one day that land with be worth it's weight in gold as the Government buys it all up.
kennadog
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Northern part of the valley used to be the area I was assigned to and driving up and down I-5 was a somewhat common thing for me. I kind of like I-5 north of Sacramento and Highway 99, which I currently commute on, between Yuba City and Oroville.
I like the openess, the emptiness (the low population with quieter, small towns), the fields and crops, the views of the Sierras (especially Lassen and Shasta), the views of the coastal range. Sunrises over the Sierras. Sunsets. In winter, I can see the snow on both mountain ranges, east and west. Thousands of wildfowl of multiple species in the reserves and farmer-flooded fields.
I like to have a burger with olives and whatever you want to add yourself at the Olive Pit in Corning. You can buy great olives in the store there.
Commuting on 99 to Oroville or Sacramento when the sun is setting and the oranges, pinks and purples of the sunset are reflected in the flooded fields and there are thousands of birds filling the water and flying in formation overhead is breathtaking.
Now driving south from Sacramento is yuck, except in the spring, as far as I'm concerned. It's beautiful when the fields and hills are green and the wildflowers are blooming (lupines and golden poppies).
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Spoken like a true local! Right on!Northern part of the valley used to be the area I was assigned to and driving up and down I-5 was a somewhat common thing for me. I kind of like I-5 north of Sacramento and Highway 99, which I currently commute on, between Yuba City and Oroville.
I like the openess, the emptiness (the low population with quieter, small towns), the fields and crops, the views of the Sierras (especially Lassen and Shasta), the views of the coastal range. Sunrises over the Sierras. Sunsets. In winter, I can see the snow on both mountain ranges, east and west. Thousands of wildfowl of multiple species in the reserves and farmer-flooded fields.
I like to have a burger with olives and whatever you want to add yourself at the Olive Pit in Corning. You can buy great olives in the store there.
Commuting on 99 to Oroville or Sacramento when the sun is setting and the oranges, pinks and purples of the sunset are reflected in the flooded fields and there are thousands of birds filling the water and flying in formation overhead is breathtaking.
Now driving south from Sacramento is yuck, except in the spring, as far as I'm concerned. It's beautiful when the fields and hills are green and the wildflowers are blooming (lupines and golden poppies).
kennadog
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Thanks. I could have written more.
Jespher
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Auburn?
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Nope...
PurpleHaze
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#7: Maxwell, California (formerly Occidental, CA) - and if I'm wrong enjoy my little tour anyway
(Earlier in thread, I mentioned cutting off I-5 north at Williams to go to Russian Gulch on Mendocino coast with this route touching edge of Snow Mountain Wilderness at Upper Clear Lake. Just north of Williams is Maxwell where I usually cut off to go into southern Mendocino National Forest or just above it at Willows, both heading to the little known but spectacular Snow Mountain.
(Earlier in thread, I mentioned cutting off I-5 north at Williams to go to Russian Gulch on Mendocino coast with this route touching edge of Snow Mountain Wilderness at Upper Clear Lake. Just north of Williams is Maxwell where I usually cut off to go into southern Mendocino National Forest or just above it at Willows, both heading to the little known but spectacular Snow Mountain.
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Very close, but not Maxwell.#7: Maxwell, California (formerly Occidental, CA) - and if I'm wrong enjoy my little tour anyway
(Earlier in thread, I mentioned cutting off I-5 north at Williams to go to Russian Gulch on Mendocino coast with this route touching edge of Snow Mountain Wilderness at Upper Clear Lake. Just north of Williams is Maxwell where I usually cut off to go into southern Mendocino National Forest or just above it at Willows, both heading to the little known but spectacular Snow Mountain.
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I will go on to #9 and leave #7 (8) unanswered for right now:
The Northern California pioneer in the photo finally married this remarkable woman after a long time of wooing her and being turned down time and time again with rebuffs like, "I will marry you when the pine leaves turn yellow", "I will marry you when you find a red-headed Indian" or "I will not marry until I have killed one hundred enemy warriors with my own hands". After the pioneer suffered a near death experience, she finally agreed to marry... and then five weeks after he finally marries her, he leaves her with her tribe never to return. She was killed by Gros Ventre, the tribe she was born into, but stolen from, in 1854. What is this heroine's name?
The Northern California pioneer in the photo finally married this remarkable woman after a long time of wooing her and being turned down time and time again with rebuffs like, "I will marry you when the pine leaves turn yellow", "I will marry you when you find a red-headed Indian" or "I will not marry until I have killed one hundred enemy warriors with my own hands". After the pioneer suffered a near death experience, she finally agreed to marry... and then five weeks after he finally marries her, he leaves her with her tribe never to return. She was killed by Gros Ventre, the tribe she was born into, but stolen from, in 1854. What is this heroine's name?
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PurpleHaze
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Man, this is tough. Could it be the little tiny "Sites" which is very close to Maxwell but I'm not sure is an incorporated town. If not, I'll give up on this one and and see if I can do anything with #8 which looks equally daunting.
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Sites is the answer! Nicely done! They have a HUGE brownstone quarry there where they bring out giant stone slabs used for building enormous stone buildings and columns.
D-Mass
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I didn't think Sites was a town either...just a "site."
D-Mass
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I will go on to #9 and leave #7 (8) unanswered for right now:
The Northern California pioneer in the photo finally married this remarkable woman after a long time of wooing her and being turned down time and time again with rebuffs like, "I will marry you when the pine leaves turn yellow", "I will marry you when you find a red-headed Indian" or "I will not marry until I have killed one hundred enemy warriors with my own hands". After the pioneer suffered a near death experience, she finally agreed to marry... and then five weeks after he finally marries her, he leaves her with her tribe never to return. She was killed by Gros Ventre, the tribe she was born into, but stolen from, in 1854. What is this heroine's name?
Pine Leaf / Woman Chief?
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Nailed it! Nice!
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Question #10
This sleepy little town was first settled by Indians (as is much of Northern California). The first white settlers to this area came not for gold or farming wheat, but for the Sugar Pine Tree. This place has been the site of numerous altercations and fights between Indians and white settlers. Also, this place was the home of an infamous stagecoach robber who hid all of his loot under an old cedar tree. He was caugt and sent to prison for two decades. When he got out, he went back to the cedar tree, dug up his loot, and was never heard from again. Now that is what I call a retirement plan!
Where is this sleepy little place? Oh yeah, it was world famous for it's apples at one point.
This sleepy little town was first settled by Indians (as is much of Northern California). The first white settlers to this area came not for gold or farming wheat, but for the Sugar Pine Tree. This place has been the site of numerous altercations and fights between Indians and white settlers. Also, this place was the home of an infamous stagecoach robber who hid all of his loot under an old cedar tree. He was caugt and sent to prison for two decades. When he got out, he went back to the cedar tree, dug up his loot, and was never heard from again. Now that is what I call a retirement plan!
Where is this sleepy little place? Oh yeah, it was world famous for it's apples at one point.
kennadog
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PurpleHaze
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Roseville in 1973.
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Close.
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Close, but not Fairfield.
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