Cheesie, it's a good thing your trip to NorCal won't happen until a few weeks from now! Highway 299 west of Redding (to Whiskeytown Lake) has been closed several times due to the fires... Whiskeytown Recreation Area is still closed. Hopefully things will be better soon, but I'm hearing there has been a lot of fire activity there. It's a shame... that's always been such a beautiful place, and I'm almost afraid to see what it will look like after the smoke finally clears.
