For miner-49ers looking for gold in the northern part of California, Yreka was the gateway to the Klamath River Valley, and a gold field in its own right.
I’m starting my tour by driving out of Happy Camp on highway 96 – heading east toward Yreka. This is a trip I’ve taken many times before, as I’ve lived out here in the forest for the last thirteen years.
I bought this website so I could take a tour of California and write about it. Unfortunately, circumstances have prevented me from traveling. Therefore I’ve decided to take a virtual tour of the state using information on the web and whatever I can get Chambers of Commerces along the way to send to me. I’m [...]
This article about Dunsmuir, CA was originally written in 2000 not long after we visited that town, and stayed there a month. I’ve added some much more recent videos to the end of this article.
Some people think Happy Camp is only a campground, but that is so wrong. It is a real small town in the Klamath River Valley, at the northern edge of California. Another twenty miles, and we’d be in Oregon.
About the Writer
I'm a life-long Californian, currently living in rural Northern California, not far from the Oregon border. In this blog I'm writing California travel stories and information about California travel destinations. I'm also posting historical narratives and guest submissions. My first novel is historical fiction about a girl who lived in California in the 1920s: River Girl.
Linda Jo Martin
