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   RE: Mt Shasta area

   by congochris 13 February 2012

   Spring is the traditional time for White water rafting. Rivers are fed by snow melt, and these particular rivers are low in elevation.…

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   RE: Mt Shasta area

   by congochris 11 February 2012

   Besides the above mentioned suggestions: There are several easy hikes to some nice waterfalls 10 miles west of Redding at Whiskeytown…

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   RE: Amtrak

   by nutraxfornerves 04 January 2012

   Until 2008, AMTRAK passes were only available to non-US citizens. Anyone can buy one now. The national USA pass is not valid on most…

4. 

   Re: West Coast CA, maybe San Diego to Seattle, help please?

   by anyone101 02 March 2011

   You can also look at [post #15|http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=90989&start=15] of the FAQ thread above this…

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   RE: West coast by train - how easy will excursions out of cities be?

   by johnsang 02 February 2011

   July and August are the HOT months in Northern California and South and Central Oregon. Chico is hot but it is also a nice little city…

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   RE: Freight Hopping (Sacramento to Seattle)

   by johnsang 29 December 2010

   We see a lot of those Union Pacific freights going through here (Dunsmuir Calif) and there is no one riding along on them as far as I…

7. 

   More biking nonsense in Vancouver

   by JJack 04 August 2010

   I ranted a while back about the ridiculously inflated reported costs for putting in small concrete barrier to create a bike lane on one…

8. 

   RE: Vancouver bike lanes

   by JJack 16 June 2010

   +I think my math comes a lot closer than your's+ No, I clearly showed how incorrect your math is. It's not rocket science. +I'm sure…

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   RE: Vancouver bike lanes

   by JJack 15 June 2010

   +As for the $810,000, clearly that's including the engineers and consultants that must also be paid+ see that's what I'm talking about…

10. 

    Vancouver bike lanes

    by JJack 15 June 2010

    Pretty boy Mayor Robertson is giddy today as the Dunsmuir bike lane opens. "We'll see a huge increase of riders, particularly from the…

11. 

    RE: Lake Tahoe or Lassen Volcanic National Park

    by windy 10 April 2010

    On the positive side, they're both spectacular. But Lassen is more unique, and will be less crowded. The bumpass hell trail (an easy walk)…

12. 

    RE: Backpackers/hostel + Vancouver

    by rastagirl 16 March 2009

    Try St. Clairs Hotel on Richards and Dunsmuir. right downtown. as cheap as any hostel, and you get your own nice clean room. no kitchen…

13. 

    RE: Portland, OR to San Francisco, CA

    by dbucher 21 August 2008

    I am a big fan of the Shasta / Siskiyou area...but Yreka??? It's nice I suppose, and the motels are cheap...but there's not much to "take…

14. 

    Re: freeway 5 LA to Oregon

    by jweverka 07 August 2008

    If you can drive at least as far north as the Lake Shasta area , as trekker mentions, you will have more scenic options than most of the…

15. 

    RE: Oregon in summer

    by Ragz 18 May 2008

    The Upper Sacramento River (above Lake Shasta) is delightful. There are many similar spots all the way up to Dunsmuir. The falls just…

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    RE: Amtrak Coast Starlight the Right Ticket?

    by johnsang 11 February 2008

    Some of the stops may not have any Taxi service, I'm thinking of Dunsmuir, CA. specifically. If you needed transport in Dunsmuir you would…

17. 

    Hello Vacouver

    by vingo 04 September 2007

    Best live music is at the Railway, upstairs at 579 Dunsmuir. Here's

    3-4 day bicycle ride in CA/OR next April?

    by carracar 02 September 2007

    If your strong riders, I will suggest Dunsmuir CA on AMTRAK.On the bikes up past Mt Shasta to Yreka using the 97/ 12a. Then the 96 along…

18. 

    Calgary

    by shortsail 21 August 2007

    The Impark parkade on Richards between Pender and Dunsmuir, there's a parkade on Seymour between Hastings and Pender that's $7/day, there's…

19. 

    california whitewater rafting

    by Chepe GP40-2HH 17 June 2007

    Ahhh, good ole Sucatomato, many apologies OP for you having gettin' stuck there.
    
    Lets run down Cen-Cal and NorCal rivers.
    
    …

20. 

    Vancouver Hints

    by sabajah 20 March 2007

    The East End is definitely the cheapest, the dodgiest and infinitely the most interesting. Check out the night markets on East Hastings…

21. 

    Looking for live music in March in BC or WS

    by rainboy 03 March 2007

    Check the Georgia Straight. Go to the Music Section,…

22. 

    Cool Hang Outs in Vancouver

    by sarahlocks 05 June 2004

    Fave downtown place for a bevvie or two has to be The Railway Club, cool crowd, they have some cool bands play and also show films on…