View From Gate At Lake California

This is an early morning view you see as you exit the gate at Lake California. Over this mountainous range Highway 299 West winds its way from Redding to Eureka. This is the route that takes you pass Whiskeytown Lake, Douglas City, Weaverville, and Willow Creek (just to name a few stop over points) before you arrive at the Northern California Coast. It is a very scenic route and much of it follows the Trinity River. This river is noted for its placer and hydraulic gold mining, whitewater rafting and kayaking, and of course salmon and steelhead fishing. I haven't tried rafting and kayaking on this river but I have been out there gold mining and fishing. (Just click on the picture for a larger view).

The Post Office at Mineral

Recently I made a delivery to the Mineral, California Post Office on Highway 36 East. It was shortly after the big winter storm we had a couple weeks ago. The roads were all clear on this trip but you see by the snow drifts that the area was blasted with winter snow. Mineral is about 40 miles East of Red Bluff on the way to Susanville and is about 4,000 ft. elevation. (Just click on the pictures for a larger view).

Making Her Rounds

This dear sweet lady appeared in an earlier post. I see her at least once a week with her metal grocery cart and her three dogs as she makes her rounds on the streets of Red Bluff. Today she crossed a street that I was making a delivery on. As I was retrieving a box from my van's side door her three dogs almost jumped into my van. She tried to hold them back but they were too strong for her and she lost her grip on the leases. I decided they needed a treat so I gave them a biscuit each. She smiled and thanked me for doing that and I asked if I could take this picture. She has a nice smile and her dogs are very friendly. I don't have the nerve to ask her what her mission is so guess I'll never know. (Just click on the picture for a larger view).

Rancho Tehama

Rancho Tehama is a quiet private country community in the heart of Tehama County California. Located about 13 miles west of Interstate 5 between Corning and Red Bluff, its one of those little communities you don't know exists until you get there. Seasonal Elder Creek winds through its rolling hills of Oak and Pine trees with views of both Mt. Shasta and Lassen . I occasionally make deliveries to this community and enjoy the wide open spaces of cattle ranches along the way. The picture you see is the Post Office at Rancho Tehama. (Just click on the picture for a larger view).

After The Winter Storm

Yesterday I made a delivery to the Brotherhood of St Herman of

Alaska in Platina, California. The pictures show what the area looked like a couple of days after the first big Winter Storm. My delivery point was at the end of the road (first picture) and left over a wooden bridge (second picture) to a building which you can just barely see. I didn't want to take the chance of getting stuck so I carried the box in my arms (thank goodness it was only 33 pounds). The third picture was taken just outside the Platina Store and Post Office on Highway 36E. (Just click on the pictures for a larger view).