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Kunde redefines wine tasting with a view
Climbing mountains and drinking wine are two of my favorite activities. It’s not often I enjoy them at the same time. But birthdays can have a way of making the unexpected come true. As an early gift to myself I splurged ($80 plus tax) on the mountain top tasting at...
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Climbing mountains and drinking wine are two of my favorite activities. It’s not often I enjoy them at the same time. But birthdays can have a way of making the unexpected come true. As an early gift to myself I splurged ($80 plus tax) on the mountain top tasting at...
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Book Review: ‘Emerald Mile’ a jewel full of adventure, river history
At times I felt like I was on the raft, wanting to hold on, to jump to the high side to balance it. It had been a long time since I was so engrossed by a book. Author Kevin Fedarko easily transported me to the Grand Canyon River. And while many years ago I took a...
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Refreshing tennis inspired drink
While Champagne is always a good go-to for special occasions, sometimes it’s fun to drink something more creative. A cocktail can be so much more festive than bubbly or a glass of wine. The Honey Deuce was the ideal beverage for enjoying some great tennis. Mom and I...
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Trees from around the world line nature trail
While I have plenty of familiarity with pulling a cork out of a wine bottle, until this summer I had never seen a cork tree. A cork oak grove is part of Bidwell Park in Chico; more precisely in the World of Trees Nature Trail off East Eighth Street. The cork trees...
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Oldest orange tree in California hails from Mexico
While Spanish missionaries planted the first orange trees in California in 1769, the oldest orange tree in the state resides in Oroville. She arrived in the state as a sapling from Mazatlan, Mexico, in the 1850s. Known as Mother Orange Tree, she is a California...
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Lessons still being taught 20 years after Sept. 11 tragedy
The world was forever changed 20 years ago this month when terrorists took down the Twin Towers in New York City, ploughed a plane into the Pentagon, and were thwarted by Flight 93 passengers who were able to steer the plane into a Pennsylvania field, thus saving who...
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Tahoe Rim Trail celebrating 40 years of wonder
Looking up at the mountains that surround Lake Tahoe it can be hard imagining circumnavigating this magnificent body of water on foot. Fortunately, people with more vision than I have figured out a way to build a single-track path around this alpine lake. While there...
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Journalists delinquent in quality of coverage of Caldor Fire
Three times I nearly lost it this week. All because of people in my profession. Damn journalists. I understand covering the Caldor Fire could be a once in a lifetime event, but that is no reason to throw ethics out the window. I also understand that it’s fun and...
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Book Review: ‘My Own Words’ a look at RBG’s legal work
So much has been written about and by Ruth Bader Ginsburg that I wasn’t sure I wanted or needed to read more. I’m glad I did. “My Own Words” (Simon & Schuster, 2016) was published when the Supreme Court justice was still alive. It was written with Mary Hartnett...
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Chico Air Museum delights with plethora of planes, info
Planes of all shapes and sizes, along with parts—like a tire from a space shuttle—are packed into what looks like a nondescript hangar just steps from the tarmac at Chico Municipal Airport. The Chico Air Museum, which has been open since 2005, is impressive with its...
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