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Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Tue Jan 10, 2012, 09:28 PM Jan 2012

seeking info on shasta lake Calif. IS it mostly a vacation spot with few real full time residents?

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seeking info on shasta lake Calif. IS it mostly a vacation spot with few real full time residents? (Original Post) Bill USA Jan 2012 OP

consider xposting this to the California group Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #1

didn't know there was a Calif group. thanks. I posted over there. thanks to everyone for your input. Bill USA Jan 2012 #5

Shasta is much bigger Bennyboy Jan 2012 #2

Just wanted to note that the town of Shasta Lake is not the town of Mt Shasta. Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #3

Are there liberal folks up in that beautiful country? My family owns LuckyLib Jan 2012 #6

Damn right there's liberals here! calikid Jan 2012 #7

Sure there are. Bennyboy Jan 2012 #8

Does Merle Haggard still live there? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2012 #4

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. consider xposting this to the California group

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 09:56 PM

Jan 2012

Good Luck!

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)

5. didn't know there was a Calif group. thanks. I posted over there. thanks to everyone for your input.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 08:46 PM

Jan 2012

Was curious to hear what those with personal experience had to say. It does look fantastic but pictures on internet don't tell whole story.

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

2. Shasta is much bigger

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 11:29 PM

Jan 2012

than just the town of Mt Shasta. The area is AMAZING. Lot of water falls (Burney and McCloud). Big Mojo there. BIG MOJO!

The lake is enormous. Some caverns etc. Lots of houseboats and ski boats.

The town of my Shasta is nice, great downtown, art shops etc.

The brewery is nice too in Weed.

The Sundial bridge in Redding is cool as hell (Sunset or sunrise for photos).

I love, and I mean LOVE the drive from mt Shasta to Lassen to Tahoe. amazing.

Saving Hawaii

(441 posts)

3. Just wanted to note that the town of Shasta Lake is not the town of Mt Shasta.

Reply to Bennyboy (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 05:04 AM

Jan 2012

Shasta Lake is on the north end of Redding by the dam. Don't know a lot about it, but my guess would be mostly permanent residents.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)

6. Are there liberal folks up in that beautiful country? My family owns

Reply to Bennyboy (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:59 AM

Jan 2012

land up there, and I've often wondered about moving up there -- but worry about the prison industry influence and a scarcity of Democrats.
Any thoughts?

calikid

(584 posts)

7. Damn right there's liberals here!

Reply to LuckyLib (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:18 AM

Jan 2012

There are two prisons up in Susanville, they don't seem to affect the Redding/Shasta region.
As for the scarcity of Dems, yea, it's bleak, very red country, but that makes me appreciate Democrats that much more.

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

8. Sure there are.

Reply to LuckyLib (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 05:34 PM

Jan 2012

The town of Mt Shasta is pretty arty farty so I am sure. Lots of cash cropists round that area too.... But then again I never saw anyone wearing a badge saying if they were librul or conservative there.

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

4. Does Merle Haggard still live there?

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 05:16 AM

Jan 2012

The drive on I-5 through the San Joaquin Valley sucks bad until you get to Redding. Then it's beautiful.

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