One doesn’t need to be a boating expert in order to take advantage of summertime houseboat rentals. Sure the idea may be a little frightening at first, but a little light reading and perhaps a short discussion or two will certainly put your mind at ease. While there are a | Read More »
Each spring, as temperatures rise among 2.2 million acres of evergreens and manzanita trees, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest begins to awaken from a long winter of hibernation. Beneath the nearly solid forest canopy, more than 6,000 swelling streams and rivers propel melting mountain snow toward hundreds of lakes lying in | Read More »
These days, bird-watchers will go to great lengths just to study their subjects in order to simply photograph and describe the animals. Others have dedicated their lives to the ecology, physiology, anatomy, and biology of the world’s bird populations. Regardless of their intentions, birders are always on the lookout for | Read More »
Is your family the type that craves the outdoors, but still desires all the creature comforts of home? This is usually true for families, especially those with small children. One simple solution offers you the best of both worlds. Houseboats allow families to connect with nature while providing them with | Read More »
Time and time again, it seems that most people are in serious need of a vacation in order to recover from their recent vacation. While lakeside holidays are often quite refreshing, the unknown and unexpected aspects of a family trip have a tendency to cause a little more stress than | Read More »
Don’t let the unexpected interrupt your family vacation. Prior research, early reservations, and pre-planning, all have the potential to free up your time. Then, if unforeseen circumstances threaten to derail your family fun, it won’t be so stress-inducing as to ruin the good time you were planning on having. As | Read More »
So you’ve decided to embark on a Lake Shasta houseboat adventure for your family vacation. Many are aware of the beauty and relaxation offered by a week spent in splendid environments. Not only that, lakeside vacations will help keep everyone entertained and cool during the hottest season of the year. | Read More »
Natural disasters can wreak havoc on locally owned businesses. Staffing issues and less work for employees that are able to make it into work may lead business owners to consider shutting their doors until the crisis has passed. However, the potential for even lower sales and the loss of future | Read More »
When it comes to booking lodgings for a family vacation it can be all too easy to find yourself in ill-fitting accommodations. Unfortunately, making revisions to your reservation upon arrival is rarely possible and it can be very expensive. Busy hotels probably don’t have another room available, last-minute cancellations are | Read More »
Planning a family vacation can be a grueling process. Between all of that budgeting, making reservations, and packing, something always seems to slip through the cracks. It may be something as simple as forgetting the dog’s leash. On the other hand, it could be something more expensive and this is | Read More »
