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Hikes
Hiking to 5 Waterfalls in a Day in Northern California
Our friends at Discover Siskiyou sent us on a winter adventure to hike to 5 waterfalls in a day in…
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News
Burney Falls is GUSHING, Pumping Out 225 Million Gallons of Water Per Day
With Northern California’s historic precipitation in February, it was only a matter of time before the water made its way…
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Outdoors
Yosemite’s “Firefall” 2019 was a Natural Phenomenon for the Ages – Here Are the Best Photos
During a two-week span in February, photographers and nature lovers alike flock to Yosemite’s Horsetail Falls to witness one of…
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News
The Natural Phenomenon “Firefall” Returns to Yosemite
View this post on Instagram Fire Fall! I’ve waited 4 years to get this shot. I can’t describe how mind…
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Destinations
Finding Mossbrae Falls – Northern California’s Forbidden Waterfall
Flickr/Michael Moore By Zach O’Brien Northern California is full of incredible waterfalls, many of which sit in the Shasta-Cascade region.…
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Destinations
Northern California Waterfalls are FLOWING HEAVILY Following Winter Storm
Winter season is alive and well in Northern California, as three straight weeks of winter storms increased snowpack in the…
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History
Did the Real-Life Tarzan Dive Off Burney Falls?
BThe story was well known to me, but we at Active NorCal always check our sources. If you Google “Tarzan,…
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Butte
Phantom of the Falls: A Great Winter Spectacle
Photo: Flickr/Lisa Ouellette A flowing phantom haunts Table Mountain near Oroville. It disappears during the summer, and remains well hidden in…
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Outdoors
Winter Cliff Jumping at McCloud Falls Featured on the Travel Channel
Welcome to your monthly check-in with the Coulter Productions crew, who continue to amaze us with their death-defying stunts around…
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Waterfalls
See the Waterfalls of Whiskeytown Following the Carr Fire
The Carr Fire impacted so many people when it broke out in July and eventually burned 230,000 acres in Shasta County,…
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Destinations
These 7 Northern California Waterfalls Look Incredible During the Winter
It may go against all your instincts to go chasing waterfalls during the winter months. After all, many of the best…
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Destinations
New Plan in Motion to Build Trail to Mossbrae Falls
Mossbrae Falls is the most unique and possibly the most beautiful waterfall in Northern California. Located in Dunsmuir, the waterfall…
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Destinations
Finding Burstarse Falls – Castle Crag’s Fickle Waterfall
By Ryan Loughrey Burstarse Falls has been on my radar for a long time, but I have never had the…
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Destinations
The Waterfall of Fire – Horsetail Fall is a Rare Natural Phenomenon
Horsetail Fall is typically not that unique in Yosemite, where waterfalls are vast and beautiful. It is a somewhat low-flow waterfall…
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Destinations
Visit North America’s Tallest Waterfall in Northern California
Everyone knows that Northern California is home to hundreds of beautiful waterfalls, some of them world-renown. But did you know…
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Waterfalls
The Phantom Falls Experience: 164-Feet of Pure Waterfall Bliss
By Ryan Loughrey From the directions I had read online, I anticipated pulling off the side of the road in…
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Outdoors
Watch: Kayaker Launches Off Hatchet Creek Falls
Hatchet Creek or Lion Slide Falls in Montgomery Creek leads a bit of a double life. People flock to the Falls…
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Hikes
The Historic Hike To Faery Falls
Combining history and nature, the Ney Springs Canyon Trail near Siskiyou Lake in Mount Shasta City is an easy hike…
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Destinations
A Kayaking Adventure to Mossbrae Falls
Mossbrae Falls is probably NorCal’s most unique waterfall. Instead of your typical water falling off a cliff (although very beautiful…
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Outdoors
#TBT – Remembering the Time Burney Falls was at Flood Stage Pumping 250 Million Gallons of Water per Day
It’s a Throwback Thursday! Although the past five years have seen an overall drought, in the winter of 2017, we…
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Waterfalls
The Short Hike To Hedge Creek Falls
Similar to hideout entrances seen in Batman movies and the Legend of Zorro, Hedge Creek Falls cascades in front of the…
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Destinations
Road Trippin’ – Southern Oregon’s Toketee Falls and Umpqua Hot Springs
Sure, we are Active NorCal, covering all the cool outdoor stuff in Northern California. But for us to ignore the…
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News
NorCal Student Falls Off Popular S. Oregon Waterfall, Presumed Dead
Emergency crews in Souther Oregon were continuing there search for 23-year-old Brian Lewinstein, who slipped and fell off the popular Toketee…
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Waterfalls
A Tour of 10 Stunning Waterfalls in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park has countless waterfalls. A tour of the massive park can yield many small waterfalls, but we wanted…
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