Richard Silva, Trail Expert, Yreka – Travel north from Yreka along old Hwy 99 and I-5 to Siskiyou Summit. View early towns, ferry & toll road sites, stage station and trail routes of Hudson Bay Trappers & Emigrants. Return south through Montague & Grenada in Shasta Valley. Learn about Yreka Trail and the 96-mile Yreka Ditch.

B. MINING & CASCADE GEOLOGY – Bill Hirt, Geology Instructor, College of the Siskiyous - Travel south to Gazelle viewing Cascade volcanism, west to Callahan viewing ancient marine sediments, north through Scott Valley mining areas and along Scott River to Klamath River. Return to Yreka along Klamath and Shasta Rivers viewing rocks which were source of region’s gold.

C. QUILTS & SHASTA VALLEY HISTORY – Pioneer Lunch at Little Shasta School (1858) and a Quilt Show at Montague Methodist Church (1902) . Travel east from Yreka where Pioneer families came west in the 1850s by way of the Yreka Trail and settled in Shasta Valley. See the sites of early homes, ranches & towns, hear tales of the Emigrants, wander the town of Montague. (Proceeds from Lunch & Quilt Show to benefit American Association of University Women, Siskiyou Chapter, Scholarship Fund.)