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UBURN<br />
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UBURN<br />
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UBURN<br />
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10556 Combie Rd. #6704 Auburn, CA<br />
P.48<br />
Local Breweries take top<br />
honors a Cal State Fair<br />
P.50 P.52<br />
Foothill Dream Home of the<br />
Month<br />
Ukulele Festival from Auburn<br />
Recreation District
A<br />
AC TRAI L<br />
.R.A.<br />
M<br />
AUBURN<br />
ANAL TRL.<br />
OREGON<br />
HILL<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
N’S CR EK<br />
AUBURN<br />
AUBURN- FOLSOM RD.<br />
CHINA<br />
BAR<br />
ACCESS<br />
TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
173<br />
E A M A P<br />
GATE<br />
171<br />
GATE<br />
172<br />
GRASS VALLEY<br />
TO<br />
SACRAMENTO<br />
(33 MILES)<br />
SACRAMENTO ST.<br />
COOL<br />
GATE<br />
145<br />
GATE<br />
1 4<br />
PLACERVILLE<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
COURTHOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
BERNHARD PIONEER<br />
4<br />
FARM HOUSE<br />
& WINERY MUSEUM<br />
PACI FI C<br />
AVE.<br />
ARD<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
CENTER<br />
RAILHEAD<br />
PARK<br />
GATE<br />
142<br />
GATE<br />
147<br />
ROBI E PT./FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
BIRDSALL<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
KNICKERBOCKER<br />
FA LS<br />
GOLD<br />
COUNTRY<br />
FAIRGROUNDS<br />
AMERICAN<br />
RIVER CANYON<br />
OVERLOOK<br />
ROCKY<br />
PCWA<br />
PUMP<br />
STATION<br />
TO COLOMA<br />
GATE<br />
158<br />
PLEASANT AVE.<br />
PORTAGE<br />
TRAIL<br />
creation Area Map is a collaborative effort<br />
he community of American River experts and<br />
eers who are stewards of the Auburn SRA.<br />
creation Area*, an<br />
onal, historical and<br />
in the Sierra Nevada<br />
es of the North and<br />
merican River<br />
rn to Colfax and<br />
n SRA provides high<br />
ldlife habitat and<br />
portunities deep in<br />
Gold Country. The<br />
cultural tapestry<br />
m the Maidu<br />
nish settlers and Gold<br />
r was named Rio de<br />
Spanish. Today, the<br />
on trails offer<br />
creational activities<br />
ajor recreational<br />
ountain biking,<br />
ewater boating,<br />
ld panning,<br />
more.<br />
in the<br />
le reminders<br />
an Indian village sites<br />
American River and the<br />
isenan fished for<br />
d gathered acorns. Both<br />
ts were collected as well.<br />
lendar marked time with<br />
emonies in the village<br />
e “k’um”. The Maidu<br />
ive Center, located in<br />
(916-774-5934), provides<br />
s and exhibits that<br />
the connection between<br />
le, their culture, and the<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
VISITORS BUREAU<br />
530-887-2111<br />
www.visitplacer.com<br />
SCHOOL PARK<br />
PRESERVE<br />
AUBURN<br />
CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
WESTERN<br />
STATES<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
3<br />
WST<br />
NORTHSIDE<br />
SCH OL<br />
GATE<br />
157<br />
PLACER<br />
HIGH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
R O B IE<br />
P O IN T<br />
WST<br />
SALT CR EK<br />
Gold Rush River History<br />
In 1848 the discovery of gold by James<br />
Marshall at Sutter’s Mill on the<br />
South Fork in Coloma, spread a<br />
Gold Rush to the North and Middle<br />
Forks. The “world rushed in” to pan<br />
and dig the precious metal from the<br />
river and canyons. Both the North and<br />
Middle Forks were intensively mined,<br />
HIGH ST.<br />
LINCOLN WY.<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
BORLAND AVE.<br />
GATE<br />
130<br />
GATE<br />
136<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
GATE<br />
135<br />
GATE<br />
GATE<br />
134<br />
RI VER VI EW<br />
PARDNERS<br />
TRL.<br />
N. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
PAVED DAM<br />
and sizeable towns and camps grew up within the<br />
canyons and along the rivers to support the<br />
mining operations. Today, the supply roads and<br />
trails the miners used are the nucleus of the<br />
recreational trail system in the Auburn State<br />
Recreation Area. The Gold Rush Mining<br />
Museum is located in the historic Auburn Depot,<br />
(see Local Museums) and offers a glimpse into<br />
Placer County’s Gold Rush history.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
The Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, also<br />
known locally as “No Hands Bridge,” is the most<br />
recognizable historical monument in the Confluence<br />
area. The Pacific Portland Cement Company<br />
completed the 170 foot long, triple-arch span<br />
concrete bridge in 1912. At that time it was the<br />
longest concrete arch railroad bridge in the world.<br />
The bridge and connecting rail line were built to<br />
haul limestone from the Portland Cement Quarry,<br />
located a mile up river on the Middle Fork, to the<br />
Southern Pacific main line in Auburn. In 2004<br />
the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge was<br />
added to the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
In 2014, the bridge was designated<br />
California Historic Landmark #1051.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
EXIT<br />
WESTERN S TATES TRL.<br />
ROCK TRAIL<br />
OLM S TEAD<br />
atural world.<br />
*The Auburn State Recreation Area is managed by California State Parks & Recreation for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.<br />
TO NEVADA CITY<br />
(28 MILES)<br />
GOLD<br />
RUSH<br />
MINING<br />
MUSEUM<br />
2<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
OLMSTEAD<br />
AUBURN STATE<br />
RECREATION AREA<br />
HEADQUARTERS<br />
(530) 885-4527<br />
Maps/Passes/Info<br />
LINCOLN WAY<br />
GATE<br />
1 5<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
& MTN. QUARRI ES R/R BED<br />
CLI FS<br />
COOL<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
STAGING<br />
AREA<br />
CANYON<br />
CRK. FA LS<br />
COOL<br />
FORESTHI LL<br />
AVE.<br />
STAGECOACH<br />
PRESERVE<br />
1<br />
Class II & III<br />
whitewater from<br />
Confluence<br />
to Oregon Bar<br />
GATE<br />
138<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
POI NTED ROCKS<br />
RUSSELL RD<br />
.<br />
M ANZANI TA TR L.<br />
PI G FARM TRAIL<br />
SHORTCUT TRL.<br />
WST<br />
FIRE<br />
STATION<br />
CANYON CK.<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
DE TA IL OF CONLUENCE A RE A<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
BRIDGE<br />
RAPIDS<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
0<br />
GATE<br />
137<br />
GATE<br />
12<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
BRIDGE<br />
RAPIDS<br />
19<br />
TRL.<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
GATE<br />
153<br />
L EGEND<br />
Paved Roads<br />
Dirt Roads<br />
Trails<br />
Creeks<br />
Park Boundaries<br />
Primitive Trails<br />
Parking Areas<br />
Restrooms<br />
Horse Routes<br />
Hiking Routes<br />
Steep Trail Section<br />
Bike Routes<br />
Put Ins & Take Outs<br />
River Rapids<br />
Preserves<br />
River Miles<br />
Fee Areas<br />
Fee areas require a CA State<br />
Parking Pass or a day usage fee.<br />
Gates<br />
PARC proposed California<br />
State Wild & Scenic River<br />
designation: for a 16 mile<br />
stretch of river from Mineral Bar to<br />
Upper Clementine.<br />
• Placer ARTs<br />
• California Arts Council<br />
FORESTHI L<br />
0<br />
QUARRY<br />
TEICHERT<br />
QUARRY<br />
EXIT<br />
137<br />
GATE<br />
12<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
GATE<br />
152<br />
Seasonal Gates<br />
For seasonal road closure info, call ASRA.<br />
Landmarks, Mines<br />
19<br />
CONFLUEN C E TRL.<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
PG&E R OAD<br />
CAVE<br />
VALLEY<br />
QUARRY<br />
and<br />
ROCK<br />
CLIMBING<br />
AREA<br />
BOWMAN<br />
EXIT<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
GATE<br />
13<br />
23<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
BUILT IN 1973 • 730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE IN CA .<br />
HAWVER<br />
MINE<br />
CAVE<br />
GATE<br />
14<br />
PRIVATE<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
18<br />
GATE<br />
108<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR RD.<br />
MURDERER’S<br />
BAR<br />
DANGER! HIGHLY<br />
RECOMMEND<br />
PORTAGE<br />
CA Dept. of Forestry<br />
and CALStar<br />
22<br />
STO N<br />
I L<br />
GATE<br />
140<br />
CLI PPER CREEK<br />
EWALL<br />
NORTH<br />
FORK<br />
DAM<br />
Mammoth Bar<br />
Off-Highway<br />
Vehicle (OHV) Area<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
MA MOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TEXAS BAR<br />
GATE<br />
146<br />
RI VER BAR<br />
BOAT RAMP<br />
AND MARINA<br />
(GAS SEASONAL)<br />
SHORT CUT<br />
CASTLE ROCK<br />
American<br />
Dipper Bird<br />
Protect American River Canyons<br />
• National Endowment for the Arts<br />
• Placer County Water Agency<br />
Placer County<br />
Courthouse Museum<br />
101 Maple Street<br />
530-889-6507<br />
Bernhard<br />
Museum Complex<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
BUILT IN 1973<br />
730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE<br />
IN CA .<br />
GATE<br />
13<br />
291 Auburn Folsom Rd.<br />
530-888-6891<br />
• California State Park’s Auburn<br />
State Recreation Area Headquarters,<br />
Auburn Office, 530-885-4527<br />
• SOWARWE-WERHER and<br />
Tom Peterson for the base map info<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
PRESERVE<br />
This map is a special project by PARC, an Auburn-based,<br />
non-profit river conservation group dedicated to the protection<br />
of the North and Middle Forks of the American River and its<br />
canyons for all to care for and responsibly enjoy.<br />
P.O. Box 9312, Auburn, CA 95604<br />
www.parc-auburn.org<br />
Funding for this Project<br />
Local Museums<br />
Gold Rush<br />
Mining Museum<br />
601 Lincoln Way<br />
530-889-6500<br />
Joss House<br />
Chinese Museum<br />
200 Sacramento St.<br />
530-823-0723<br />
Special Thanks<br />
Western Tiger<br />
Swallowtail<br />
FORESTH<br />
RANCH<br />
21<br />
Placer County<br />
Visitors Bureau<br />
1103 High Street<br />
530-887-2111<br />
Forest Hill<br />
Divide Museum<br />
24601 Harrison St.<br />
530-367-3988<br />
H<br />
I<br />
I LL RD.<br />
LLSI DE<br />
EASTSIDE<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
GATE<br />
16<br />
BROWNS<br />
BAR<br />
BROWNS<br />
RAVINE<br />
• John Muir Laws for donating his<br />
flora & fauna illustrations from<br />
Law’s Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada<br />
• Mystic Design: Cover illustration<br />
& design, www.mysticdesign.net<br />
GATE<br />
15<br />
KE NEBECK<br />
BAR<br />
17<br />
DI VI DE LOOP<br />
CASTLE<br />
ROCK<br />
WILD CAT<br />
CANYON<br />
H OSIER<br />
BAR<br />
ENDURAN C E<br />
Class II Whitewater<br />
from Ruck-a-Chucky<br />
Campround to Mammoth<br />
Bar<br />
TO COLOMA<br />
20<br />
OEST RANCH/<br />
COLD SPRINGS<br />
PRESERVE<br />
PILGRIM CT.<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
GRIZZLY<br />
R UNNERS’ WST<br />
PRIVATE<br />
AUBURN<br />
LAKE TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
BAR<br />
SQUAW<br />
American<br />
River<br />
Watershed<br />
Profile<br />
ALPINE<br />
FOOTHILL<br />
WOODLAND<br />
TRIBUTARIES<br />
CHAPARRAL<br />
SAVANNAH<br />
RIPARIAN<br />
AQUATIC<br />
GROUNDWATER<br />
PLACER<br />
COUNTY<br />
LIME ROCK<br />
FLOATING<br />
TOILETS<br />
GATE<br />
18<br />
19<br />
GATE<br />
149<br />
16<br />
GARDEN VALLEY<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
FLAT<br />
HOOSI ER BAR<br />
LAKE VI EW<br />
FORESTH<br />
BARBARA<br />
SCHOENER<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
BENCH<br />
C O NNECTOR TRL.<br />
G R IZ Z L Y B E A R<br />
M AI NE BAR TRL.<br />
AMERI CAN C A NYON TR.<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
I LL DI VIDE LOOP TR L.<br />
RAINBOW ROCK<br />
VISTA POINT<br />
M A<br />
IN E<br />
B A<br />
R<br />
WATERFA L<br />
DEAD<br />
18<br />
POVERTY<br />
BAR<br />
SLI GER MINE RD.<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
CLI PER GAP EXIT<br />
15<br />
TRUC K TR<br />
WST<br />
TO MEADOW<br />
VISTA<br />
GATE<br />
19<br />
BUSHWACKER<br />
L.<br />
GATE<br />
120<br />
17<br />
UPPER<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
HOBOKE N<br />
BU FALO<br />
HI L<br />
GEORGETOWN<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
CREEK<br />
TO CHILI BAR<br />
CERRO VI STA DR.<br />
14<br />
FORES THI LL DI VI DE LOOP TRL.<br />
CENTE NIAL<br />
MINE<br />
L.<br />
HISTORIC<br />
LIMESTONE<br />
KILN<br />
GATE<br />
123<br />
FORESTH<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
TO HWY. 193<br />
I<br />
I LL D<br />
CHEROK E BAR<br />
A PLEGATE ROAD<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
VI DE LOOP TRAI L<br />
VISTA<br />
POINT<br />
M<br />
GATE<br />
163<br />
13<br />
SLI GER MI NE RD.<br />
GATE<br />
FORESTHILL RD.<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
LONG POINT<br />
PRESERVE<br />
16<br />
GRIT<br />
MINE<br />
EIGHT MILE<br />
CURVE<br />
WST<br />
Great Blue<br />
Heron<br />
12<br />
GATE<br />
170<br />
GATE<br />
127<br />
ROAD<br />
15<br />
GATE<br />
170<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
14<br />
RUCK-A-<br />
CHUCKY<br />
CHUNDER<br />
APPLEGATE<br />
PRIVATE<br />
GATE<br />
DRIVERS<br />
FLAT<br />
STAGING<br />
AREA<br />
GATE<br />
1 0<br />
GATE<br />
101<br />
CEMENT<br />
HI L<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
ASSASSI N’S TRL.<br />
RUCK-A-CHUCKY<br />
CAMPGROUND<br />
HYDRO<br />
PLANT<br />
G A S C A N YO N<br />
FRANCISCO’S<br />
FLAT<br />
PARADISE<br />
CANYON<br />
DANGER!<br />
HIGHLY<br />
RECOMMEND<br />
PORTAGE<br />
13<br />
TO D CR EK<br />
GATED<br />
EMERGENCY<br />
A CE S ROAD<br />
Crayfish<br />
PARCland<br />
PRESERVE<br />
BOOLE<br />
11<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
ROAD<br />
NEW<br />
ORLEANS<br />
GULCH<br />
WHITE<br />
OAK FLAT<br />
WESTER N STATES TRAI L<br />
12<br />
CEMENT HI L RD.<br />
Common<br />
Merganser<br />
A PLEGAT EXIT<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
GATE<br />
102<br />
SLUG<br />
GULCH<br />
SQUAW<br />
GULCH<br />
11<br />
ROANOKE<br />
MINE<br />
CODFISH<br />
FA LS<br />
C ODFI SH FALLS TRL.<br />
LOWER<br />
FORD’S BAR<br />
Applegate’s<br />
Paint Brush<br />
VORE<br />
MINE<br />
CODFISH CREEK<br />
10 BIG<br />
CODFISH FALLS<br />
DUMMY<br />
TRAIL<br />
PRESERVE<br />
PONDEROSA<br />
HISTORIC<br />
BRIDGE<br />
Class II & III Whitewater<br />
from Yankee Jims to<br />
Upper Clementine<br />
TO D CR EK<br />
10<br />
CAL 3<br />
Bleeding<br />
Hearts<br />
U PER<br />
FORD’S BAR<br />
9<br />
TO D VA LEY<br />
ESTATES<br />
NUGGET DR.<br />
ALTON TR.<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD<br />
ROAD<br />
HAI RPI N<br />
PONDEROSA WAY<br />
GREENRI DGE DR.<br />
CAL 2<br />
CONNECTOR<br />
TRAIL<br />
9<br />
COCK<br />
ROBIN<br />
POINT<br />
CAL 2<br />
TO WENTWORTH<br />
SPRINGS RD.<br />
TRL.<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
8<br />
BIG BEND<br />
PRESERVE<br />
HAPPY PI NES RD.<br />
BIG<br />
BEND<br />
8<br />
SORE FINGER<br />
POINT<br />
TODD VALLEY RD.<br />
BREEDLOVE RD.<br />
BEND AND<br />
BREAK<br />
7<br />
TODD VALLEY<br />
WESTER N STATES TRAI L<br />
7<br />
JE SE<br />
CANYON<br />
O<br />
TO D CR EK<br />
HISTORIC<br />
D ODLEBUG<br />
DREDGE<br />
WEIMAR<br />
NORTH<br />
RD.<br />
PATEN T<br />
TRAI L<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
KELLEHER TRAI L<br />
TO WENTWORTH<br />
SPRINGS RD.<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
TRANSFER<br />
STATION<br />
BUCKEYE<br />
POINT<br />
PAYMASTER<br />
MINE<br />
6<br />
Flame Skimmer<br />
Dragonfly<br />
PLACER<br />
COUNTY<br />
FOR ESTHI LL RD.<br />
PATENT RD.<br />
CAL 1<br />
Class IV Whitewater with one<br />
portage from Oxbow to<br />
Ruck-a-Chucky Campground<br />
MI SSOURI C REEK<br />
6<br />
CANYON WAY<br />
BUNCH<br />
CREEK<br />
RAPID<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
PRIVATE<br />
ROAD<br />
KANAKA<br />
GULCH<br />
YANKEE JIMS<br />
HISTORIC<br />
BRIDGE<br />
5<br />
DEVIL’S<br />
FA LS<br />
U.S. FOREST<br />
STATION<br />
5 CACHE<br />
ROCK<br />
KANAKA<br />
FALLS<br />
4<br />
C A M E L’S<br />
H U M P<br />
Common Buckeye<br />
Butterfly<br />
YANKEE J<br />
I MS ROAD<br />
WESTERN STATES TR AI L<br />
Sierra<br />
Newt<br />
STAIRCASE<br />
MERGEN<br />
PRESERVE<br />
THR E<br />
QU ENS<br />
THREE<br />
QUEENS<br />
0 0.5<br />
1 Mile<br />
NOTE: MAP SCALE IS AN<br />
APPROXIMATION<br />
AND WILL VARY.<br />
4<br />
BUS<br />
CRASH<br />
CALIFORNIA ST.<br />
3<br />
Class IV Whitewater<br />
from Mineral Bar<br />
to Yankee Jims<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
TO WENTWORTH<br />
SPRINGS RD.<br />
GRAND<br />
SLALOM<br />
3<br />
COLFAX<br />
BOGUS<br />
THUNDER<br />
I NDIAN CREEK<br />
SHI RTTAI L<br />
ACHILLE’S<br />
HEEL<br />
TO<br />
MICHIGAN<br />
BLUFF<br />
2<br />
SHI RTTAI L CANYON RD.<br />
CREEK<br />
FOREST HILL<br />
DIVIDE MUSEUM<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
MOSQUI TO RI DGE RD.<br />
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CHUTE<br />
ZIG ZAG<br />
MAD CREEK<br />
LAST<br />
CHANCE<br />
INDIAN<br />
BAR<br />
CHAMBERLAIN<br />
FALLS<br />
TONGUE 1<br />
AND<br />
GROOVE<br />
WI N DY<br />
FORESTHILL CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
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0<br />
OXBOW<br />
RESERVOIR<br />
STEVENS TRAIL IS A<br />
BL MAINTAINED TRAIL<br />
I OWA HI LL ROAD<br />
POINT TR L.<br />
TO ROBINSON FLAT<br />
AND SODA SPRINGS<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
TO<br />
IOWA HILL<br />
1<br />
GOOD<br />
MORNING<br />
OXBOW<br />
TO RENO<br />
SLAUGHTER’S<br />
SLUICE<br />
W IN DY<br />
P O IN T<br />
Belted<br />
Kingfisher<br />
Ringtail<br />
TO RENO<br />
Raccoon<br />
RE S ER V OI R RD.<br />
IOWA HILL<br />
HISTORIC<br />
BRIDGE<br />
B U R N T<br />
F L AT S<br />
0<br />
STEVENS TRAI L<br />
PE NYWEIGHT<br />
TRAIL<br />
N. FORK OF M. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
MINERAL BAR<br />
CAMPGROUND<br />
(PRIMATIVE)<br />
TO IOWA<br />
HILL<br />
WATERFALL<br />
TO IOWA<br />
HILL<br />
Primitive campgrounds have no electricity, flush<br />
toilets, showers or drinking water.<br />
• Mineral Bar Campground: 18 campsites on the North Fork<br />
off Iowa Hill Rd. On a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.<br />
• Ruck-a-Chucky Campground: 5 campsites on the Middle<br />
Fork off Driver’s Flat Rd. On a ‘first come, first serve’ basis.<br />
• Lake Clementine Boat-in Campground: 15 campsites<br />
reachable only by boat. Reservations required,<br />
1-800-444-7275 www.ReserveAmerica.com<br />
RIVER INFORMAT ION<br />
River Flows Can Be Cold, Swift & Unpredictible,<br />
Use Extreme Caution & Proper Safety Equipment.<br />
Be Alert To Signs Of Hypothermia.<br />
WARNING!<br />
RIVER LEVELS MAY CHANGE SUDDENLY!<br />
(UPSTREAM DAM RELEASES)<br />
WHITEWATER INFORMATION<br />
NOTE: RIVER FLOWS VARY CONSIDERABLY WITH<br />
SEASON AND TIME OF DAY IN THE SUMMER.<br />
Class I:<br />
Class II:<br />
Class III:<br />
ASRA Park Rules and Regulations<br />
Certain Areas of the Park<br />
are Closed Seasonally.<br />
Some Trails May Pass Thru Private<br />
Land. It is the Map User’s Responsibility<br />
to Determine Whether or not Public<br />
Access is Allowed. Always Respect<br />
the Rights of Property Owners.<br />
• No fires or camping except in designated areas. Campfires have<br />
seasonal restrictions and can ONLY be built in designated areas<br />
in fire rings provided and MUST be attended at all times.<br />
• Plants, animals and historic artifacts are protected. All natural<br />
and cultural features of the park are protected by law and must<br />
not be removed or disturbed.<br />
• No hunting except in designated areas.<br />
• Life jackets recommended for all river sports.<br />
• Glass containers and alcohol are not allowed<br />
in some areas of the park.<br />
• Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet and under control.<br />
• No motorized vehicles on trails except in<br />
Mammoth Bar OHV Area.<br />
• Recreational gold panning: allowed only in permanent<br />
running streambeds. There are special restrictions on the<br />
use of metal detectors. Suction dredging and high-banking<br />
are currently banned.<br />
• More detailed information on all aspects of Auburn SRA<br />
is available from State Parks headquarters:<br />
501 El Dorado St. Auburn, CA 95603<br />
Ph. 530-885-4527 • www.parks.ca.gov • Call 911 for emergencies<br />
HISTORIC<br />
WIRE<br />
BRIDGE<br />
TRAIL<br />
N. FORK<br />
OF THE<br />
MI DLE<br />
FORK TRL.<br />
TO FRENCH<br />
MEADOWS<br />
DON’T GET STRANDED!<br />
California<br />
Quail<br />
Rainbow<br />
Trout<br />
• Carry water and be aware of the park’s steep canyons and<br />
extreme heat during the summer.<br />
• Don’t hike alone.<br />
• Watch out for mountain lions, rattlesnakes and black bears.<br />
• Be alert for ticks.<br />
• Poison oak grows throughout the park.<br />
• All trails in the park are open to hikers but some are not open<br />
to mountain bikers and equestrians. Check trailhead signs.<br />
Hikers and bikers must yield to horses on the trail.<br />
• Stay out of mines.<br />
T R A IL TIPS<br />
PRIMITIVE CAMPGROUNDS<br />
Boaters should check in advance the hours of operation and river<br />
flow conditions for the Middle Fork and Confluence to China Bar<br />
river runs at http://cdec.water.ca.gov/river/americanStages.html<br />
or www.dreamflows.com. For information call Auburn<br />
SRA Whitewater office 530-823-4162 or 530-885-4527.<br />
Flat-moving water, small riffles with no obstacles.<br />
Waves present, but no obstacles.<br />
Longer rapids, bigger waves, stronger<br />
currents and obstacles or holes.<br />
Class IV: Steeper, longer, faster currents,<br />
big waves and holes and mutiple obstacles.<br />
Class V: More dangerous than Class IV, has waves or holes<br />
that will flip boats. Always scouted and usually portaged.<br />
Class VI: Not runnable. High risk of serious injury or death.<br />
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MAI DU DR.<br />
CARDI AC BYPASS<br />
CHINA BAR<br />
OREGON HI L<br />
KNI CKERBOCKER CREEK<br />
OLMSTEAD LOOP TRL.<br />
I SLAND R API DS<br />
SALT CREEK LOOP TRAI L<br />
TAM AROO BAR TRL.<br />
ROBI E POINT<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
K N I C K E R B O C K E R C R E E K A R E A<br />
e to the American River<br />
WESTERN STATES TRL.<br />
STAGECOACH TRL.<br />
FORESTHI LL ROAD<br />
OLD FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
WENDELL T. R OBI E TRA<br />
N. FORK AMERI C AN RI VER<br />
LOWER CL EMENTI NE RD.<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
CULVER TRAIL<br />
QUAR RY R O AD TRAI L<br />
L A K E C L E M E N T IN E<br />
BROWNS BAR TRL.<br />
AUBURN LAKE TRAILS<br />
(GATED A CE S)<br />
NORTH AND MIDDLE FORKS OF THE AMERICAN RIVER<br />
BR OWN’S CREEK<br />
CONN ECTOR TRAI L<br />
KEN NEBECK<br />
QUARRY ROAD TRAI L<br />
TEVI S CUP WST<br />
SWEETWATER TRL. RD.<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
AMERI CAN CANYON CREEK<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
WES TERN STATES TRL.<br />
RI VER BAR TRAI L<br />
FRENC H HI LL TR<br />
LAKE CLEMENTI NE RD.<br />
POVERTY BAR TRAI L<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
SLI GER MINE RD.<br />
SPANI SH DRY DI GGI NS<br />
MAMELUKE HILL RD.<br />
WENTWORTH SPRI NGS RD.<br />
I LE HI LL CREEK<br />
APPLEGATE-LONG POI NT TRAI L<br />
DRI VERS FLAT<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRAI L<br />
ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRL.<br />
TEXAS<br />
CHAI NSAW-MAMA<br />
PARA LEL<br />
PARKING<br />
CANYON CR EEK<br />
N. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
LONG POI NT FUEL BREAK<br />
A PLEGATE RD.<br />
MCKEON P ONDEROSA RD.<br />
HI STORI C WST<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
ROANOKE MI NE TRL.<br />
CAL 3 ACCESS TR L.<br />
BOTTLE HILL ROAD<br />
MCKEON-PONDEROSA RD.<br />
COCK R OBI N POI NT TRL.<br />
OT TER CREEK<br />
PEACHSTONE<br />
GULCH<br />
OAKWOOD L N.<br />
PONDEROSA WAY<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
OWL CREEK<br />
COCK ROBI N POINT ROAD<br />
OTTER CREEK<br />
TTER CREEK TRL.<br />
TODD VALLEY RD.<br />
POND CREEK<br />
CAL 1CONNECTOR T RL.<br />
BUNCH CREEK<br />
SIERRA VI EW LN..<br />
DA RDENE LLES CREEK<br />
CACHE ROCK RD.<br />
YANKEE JI MS ROAD<br />
BUNCH CREEK<br />
BALTI M OR E MI NE RD.<br />
VOLCANOVI LLE ROAD<br />
I NDI AN CREEK TRAI L<br />
JOSEPHI NE C REEK<br />
YANK E JIMS ROAD<br />
(DRY RIVERBED)<br />
GEORGE’S CREEK<br />
MOSQUI TO RIDGE RD.<br />
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I just had to take some of these juicy blackberries home to my studio for a closeup. Photo by Jeremy Burke
LOCAL FARMERS DISCOVER GOLD THAT GROWS BACK<br />
n a warm and busy Wednesday<br />
afternoon at Amber Oaks<br />
Berry Farm fruit shed, Tim<br />
Boughton quickly eats a sandwich made<br />
with freshly plucked tomato and basil<br />
while packing produce into boxes for a<br />
customer.<br />
Behind a tall counter, Rhonda Boughton<br />
rings up the total at the cash register.<br />
The customer, who’s driven from<br />
Reno with her family and dogs, asks<br />
if she can buy a watermelon half, and<br />
Tim Boughton sets about cutting and<br />
packing the fruit for travel. He then<br />
slices up the other half of the melon<br />
and offers a bright, sweet wedge to each<br />
of his customers, his wife, and, shifting<br />
into Spanish, the field hands.<br />
His customer mentions that she’s never<br />
tasted kiwi, so Boughton pulls one out<br />
of the cooler and slices the small, brown,<br />
furry fruit for her.<br />
This is the busiest time of year for the<br />
Boughtons, who will celebrate their 35th<br />
anniversary in September and have been<br />
farming the land off of Mount Vernon<br />
Road for 30 of those years. They raised<br />
three children on the farm, and their<br />
children could all work the register by the<br />
time they were 9 years old.<br />
Tim Boughton grew up in the<br />
neighborhood, living for a time adjacent<br />
to the property he now farms, and he’s<br />
always had his hands in the soil. At the<br />
age of 7 he was awarded the Spreckels<br />
Sugar Beet prize for growing the beet<br />
CONTINUED ON PAGE 11<br />
“YOU CAN WALK<br />
OUT THERE ANY<br />
TIME OF THE<br />
YEAR AND FIND<br />
SOMETHING<br />
TO EAT,” TIM<br />
BOUGHTON SAID<br />
PROUDLY, POINTING<br />
TO THE FIELDS IN<br />
THE DISTANCE.<br />
Left to Right: Kiwis starting to come in will not be ready until November. Fresh berries on the Vine. Fields of Black, Green & Red. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
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with the highest sugar content.<br />
At 12, he tended his neighbor’s crops,<br />
and when he saw that the peach trees<br />
were dying, he invested in a few raspberry<br />
vines. Now he and his wife have 190<br />
raspberry vines in rows 300 feet long.<br />
Next, he added thornless blackberries.<br />
“Berries want to live,” he said.<br />
And right now, the u-pick berries are not<br />
only living, they’re thriving. The farm is<br />
full to bursting with Chester blackberries.<br />
The berries that aren’t picked by local<br />
customers are packed up and carted to<br />
farmers’ markets from Marin County to<br />
Reno, along with a cornucopia of other<br />
fruits and veggies. In addition to berries,<br />
the Boughtons grow 120 various crops<br />
on close to 30 acres on three properties.<br />
When the berries are finished, it will<br />
be kiwi season, and then chestnuts,<br />
and then mandarins.<br />
“You can walk out there any time of<br />
the year and find something to eat,”<br />
Tim Boughton said proudly, pointing<br />
to the fields in the distance.<br />
In keeping with the tradition of the<br />
Tanaka family who owned the property<br />
in the 1940s, the Boughtons pick 1,200<br />
persimmons each year, hang them in<br />
rows and hand massage them every day<br />
for three weeks.<br />
“They’re like candy,” Tim Boughton<br />
said. “We sell out in a month.”<br />
While Rhonda Boughton enjoys<br />
the produce and the customers, she<br />
particularly loves the quiet moments<br />
on the land. She recalls picking ripe<br />
peaches from an old tree on a recent<br />
morning, tearing off pieces of fruit for<br />
the two dogs by her side.<br />
really cool.”<br />
Even though it came to him naturally,<br />
Tim Boughton didn’t always want to be<br />
a farmer. His dream was to spend every<br />
day in the mountains, digging for gold<br />
instead of potatoes.<br />
In the off-season, he still spends his<br />
days in the hills, mining for treasure.<br />
Except, for the Boughtons, there is no<br />
off-season.<br />
On a rare day mining with friends, Tim<br />
Boughton carries along a home-grown<br />
watermelon to share at lunch. Between the<br />
photos of handfuls of gold nuggets, he snaps<br />
a shot of his friends with red watermelon<br />
juice running down their arms.<br />
Recently, Boughton wasn’t able to join his<br />
friends on their mining trip. They texted<br />
him photos of their hard-won treasure.<br />
He texted them back with a photo of his<br />
own: Rows and rows of verdant green crops<br />
growing in the sunshine.<br />
“This is my gold,” he wrote. “It’s the<br />
kind that grows back.”<br />
“It was so beautiful,” she said, dabbing<br />
at the tears in her eyes with a berrystained<br />
handkerchief. “It was just<br />
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The signature dish at Max’s Deli - #7 The Brooklyn - featuring hand sliced<br />
Pastrami. Max went to great lengths to bring Auburn a pastrami worthy of<br />
it’s name. Photo by Jeremy Burke
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who then said you should do a story on<br />
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This is exactly how I would describe<br />
his business. I am no stranger to the<br />
restaurant business. The grueling<br />
repetitive nature can sap the energy<br />
right out of you. That is why when Max’s<br />
Deli and Catering suffered from a flood<br />
late last year, Max Berkowitz owner,<br />
took the forced opportunity to revamp<br />
the whole place.<br />
Above: Max prides himself on being a early implementor of technology he was the first business in<br />
Auburn to utilize the Square system. Max’s has amazing salads. Need Catering? Max’s Deli has everything<br />
you need to cater an event. Max’s Deli’s best seller the #6 The Californian - Turkey Avocado. Max’s Deli new<br />
interior is bright and inviting. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
I BOUGHT<br />
THE PLACE BY<br />
ACCIDENT IN<br />
92’, I HAD NO<br />
INTENTION OF<br />
RUNNING A DELI.”<br />
~ MAX BERKOWITZ<br />
WRITTEN BY: JEREMY BURKE<br />
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for the last 24 years.<br />
“We have tried to maintain the tradition of this<br />
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on the menu. We have updated and upgraded all<br />
the ingredients and quality, but for example, still<br />
to this day a #6 is a turkey avocado and remains our #1 seller from day one.”<br />
Max did his research on his pastrami that he uses. I started researching and<br />
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THE MONKEY CAT<br />
A focus on sourcing fresh local produce, local wine, beer and spirits.<br />
ith lights strung<br />
between lush trees and<br />
smiling faces passing<br />
by, Lincoln Way has long been the<br />
heart of downtown Auburn. Monkey<br />
Cat, a restaurant named after an<br />
elusive exotic creature from old tales,<br />
has been serving Auburn’s visitors and<br />
locals alike for 13 years.<br />
Owners Jim and Trish Bril moved<br />
from San Francisco shortly before<br />
they bought the 120-year-old building<br />
that they would later transform into<br />
Auburn’s own continental bistro.<br />
Those who are familiar with the town’s<br />
history know that this historic building<br />
once served as a general store. Today,<br />
the original flooring reminds customers<br />
that the dedication to serving the<br />
community is quite literally the<br />
foundation of Monkey Cat.<br />
The Bril’s work closely with their<br />
culinary team to craft seasonal and<br />
sustainable menus, while integrating<br />
as many local ingredients as possible.<br />
Jim admits that while the menu<br />
changes often, there are just some<br />
staples that stick around simply<br />
because they are in high demand<br />
among the regulars. These more<br />
popular dishes include the delicately<br />
grilled duck breast with a light ginger<br />
mandarin sauce and the charbroiled<br />
rib-eye served with a red wine herb<br />
jus and tenderly roasted potatoes—is<br />
your mouth watering yet?<br />
In addition to the bold, fresh fare, there<br />
is also a heavy focus on local sourcing.<br />
Monkey Cat has over 30 wine and beer<br />
selections, and out of this extensive list<br />
a majority of the wines are from Placer<br />
County and 4 of the beers on tap are<br />
locally brewed.<br />
Monkey Cat boasts a dog-friendly<br />
outdoor patio and an elegant private<br />
dining room. Events such as wedding<br />
STORY BY JANINE ROSE
eceptions and cocktail parties are a<br />
key component of the Bril’s vision to<br />
be the host to any and all of Auburn’s<br />
gathering needs.<br />
THE MONKEY CAT LEGEND<br />
ver the years, tales of the<br />
exotic and elusive Monkey<br />
Cat have circulated around<br />
the world. Details about this amazing<br />
creature have varied, but what they all<br />
have in common are descriptions of the<br />
Monkey Cat’s piercing green eyes.<br />
The legend also tells of a great wildlife<br />
explorer who spent a lifetime trying<br />
to locate and capture this elusive and<br />
prized animal. His search took him from<br />
Bombay to Africa and Indonesia to<br />
South America.<br />
Despite a few near captures, the Monkey<br />
Cat always was able to slip away until it was<br />
finally found right here in Auburn, CA<br />
MONKEY CAT<br />
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Open Every night at 5:00 for Dinner. Find out more at monkeycat.com.<br />
From Left to Right(including page 18)<br />
ROASTED DUCK LEG: sun dried cherry red wine sauce. MONKEY TAI: dark rum, coconut rum, Amaretto,<br />
orange juice and pineapple juice. APPLE BRIE CROSTINI: caramelized apple, brie, bacon and spicy honey<br />
mustard. CUCUMBER BASIL GIMLET: Titos vodka, fresh cucumbers, fresh basil and lime juice with a splash<br />
of simple syrup. PAN SEARED SKUNA BAY SALMON: apricot cream sauce and candied almond<br />
WE LOVE THE MONKEY<br />
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OCCASIONS AND<br />
DURING OUR PERFECT<br />
WEATHER NIGHTS<br />
WE TAKE OUR LAB<br />
RINGO TO EAT IN THEIR<br />
BEAUTIFUL PATIO!<br />
THANKS FOR GREAT<br />
FOOD IN AUBURN”<br />
~ LAURA P., AUBURN, CA<br />
A Monkey Cat customer<br />
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“I HAVE COMPLETE<br />
CONTROL OVER<br />
EVERYTHING. I<br />
MAKE A MISTAKE<br />
THAT’S ON ME. I<br />
HAVE TO FIX IT.”<br />
~ MIKE WOLF<br />
Clockwise from Left: GYRO SALAD - Seasoned rotisserie shaved lamb with lettuce, cucumbers, red onions olives and feta<br />
cheese with a Greek vinaigrette. DOLMADES - Stuffed grape leaves with tzatziki. ORIGINAL GYRO - Seasoned rotisserie shaved<br />
lamb, served with tomatoes, lettuce, onions, tzatziki sauce on a warm pita bread. Photos by Jeremy Burke
FROM BRICK AND MORTAR<br />
TO MOBILE FOOD BLISS<br />
hen you are in the restaurant industry,<br />
you think that you have tried it all. My<br />
wife and I ran a high-end restaurant<br />
in the cliffs of Monterey Bay. During<br />
our time in the industry, we had the pleasure of eating<br />
at some fabulous restaurants. That said, this little food<br />
trailer at a brewery in Auburn gave me one of the best<br />
things I have eaten in a long time.<br />
The Lamb and The Wolf travels all over the foothills<br />
with his Greek and Italian cuisine. Owner Michael<br />
Athanasopoulos(Michael Wolf) traded the stresses of<br />
owning a restaurant to doing everything on his own.<br />
“I have complete control over everything. I make a<br />
mistake that’s on me. I have to fix it.” says Mike.<br />
Good friends of mine Anna and Dave Gibson and<br />
business owners, The Hearing Aid Center in Auburn,<br />
prompted me to do a story on food trucks. I thought<br />
I would approach this as a catch all one story on all<br />
food trucks in Auburn. I was so surprised at the quality<br />
of food that I am doing a longer series having a food<br />
truck of the month feature in every issue.<br />
So back to the food. Yes, it is incredible. Everywhere I<br />
look this food truck enjoys a five-star rating; Google,<br />
Yelp, and Facebook. Not just one or two reviews his<br />
Facebook page has 86 and an average rating of fivestars.<br />
He has the traditional Greek foods as well as a<br />
surprise.<br />
I was so obsessed with this I made it my cover for this<br />
month. The Pizza Cone. I also went back the next<br />
day and had another, and as I write this, I need to<br />
find where he is going to be next. The combination<br />
of perfectly cooked crispy crust, melted pile of cheese<br />
and pepperoni, then the smooth tang of that sauce.<br />
It is so good that you have to try it there is no way<br />
to describe just how delicious this is. Of course, I ask<br />
how do you do it?<br />
“I had a machine specially made for me in Greece, as<br />
far as I know, I have the only one.” Says Mike<br />
It took Mike six months how to<br />
figure out how to use the special<br />
oven and to perfect the recipe.<br />
You may be thinking, but he<br />
doesn’t know how to cook pizza,<br />
he cooks Greek food. Mike has<br />
been honored to be on the United<br />
States Pizza Team for seven years.<br />
He has only been in the states for<br />
seven years. In 2015 he won first<br />
for this pizza cone, so I am happy<br />
to so it’s not just me.<br />
Why the Lamb and the Wolf?<br />
“Well, that’s simple. Wolf for my last<br />
name. Lamb because every where I<br />
went I was asked do you have a<br />
lamb Gyro? I started making one,<br />
and there you go.” says Mike.<br />
WRITTEN BY JEREMY BURKE<br />
PIZZA CONES - award-winning hand crafted portable pizza cones stuffed with fresh ingredients and Galbani<br />
Mozzarella Cheese. (Greek, Harriet, Gyro, and Pepperoni.) So good I had to show you twice. Photo by Jeremy Burke.
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MASON MADE<br />
Asian Fusion<br />
Spicy Orange Ribs<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
3 SM. ORANGES WITH PEEL<br />
KOSHER SALT<br />
3/4 CUP PACKED LIGHT BROWN SUGAR<br />
1 TEASPOON PICKLING SPICE<br />
2 SLICES GINGER, PLUS 1 TEASPOON<br />
GRATED PEELED GINGER<br />
3, 1 LB RACKS BABY BACK PORK RIBS<br />
2 TEASPOONS VEGETABLE OIL<br />
1 CLOVE GARLIC, GRATED<br />
1/4 CUP DRY SHERRY<br />
1/3 CUP CHICKEN BROTH<br />
1/3 CUP BALSAMIC VINEGAR<br />
1/4 CUP SOY SAUCE<br />
FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER<br />
1/4 TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER<br />
*1 15OZ BOTTLE OF BARBECUE SAUCE<br />
(I USE MASON MADE)<br />
*1/4C ORANGE MARMALADE<br />
Make the brine: Remove 3 wide strips zest<br />
from the orange with a vegetable peeler.<br />
Squeeze 3 tablespoons orange juice and<br />
set aside. Combine the peels from the<br />
oranges, 4 cups water, 1/3 cup salt, 1/2 cup<br />
brown sugar, pickling spice and ginger<br />
slices in a medium saucepan over mediumhigh<br />
heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until<br />
the salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from<br />
the heat and add 4 cups cold water; let<br />
cool to room temperature.<br />
Put the ribs meat-side down on a cutting<br />
board. Insert a paring knife between the<br />
membrane and the bones on one end,<br />
then loosen the membrane with your<br />
fingers and gently pull it off. Put the ribs<br />
in a roasting pan and pour the brine on top.<br />
Cover and refrigerate overnight.<br />
Meanwhile, make the sauce: Heat the<br />
vegetable oil in a small saucepan over medium<br />
heat. Add the garlic and grated ginger; cook<br />
1 minute. Add the sherry, bring to a boil and<br />
cook until slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes.<br />
Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, the<br />
3 tablespoons mandarin juice, the remaining<br />
mandarin peel (diced), the chicken broth,<br />
vinegar and soy sauce and simmer until reduced<br />
to about 1 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from<br />
the heat and let cool. Set aside 1/4 cup sauce<br />
for serving; use the rest for brushing. (The<br />
sauce can be made up to 1 day in advance.)<br />
Prepare a grill for indirect heat: For gas,<br />
preheat to medium high, then turn off half<br />
of the burners and turn the other burners to<br />
medium low.<br />
Remove the ribs from the brine and pat dry. Mix<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and the cayenne in<br />
a bowl and rub on the ribs. Put bone-side down<br />
on the cooler part of the grill; cover and cook 1<br />
hour to an hour and 15 minutes. Remove from<br />
the grill, brush with 1/2 cup of the sauce, and<br />
place in a 250 degree oven, cover and cook 1<br />
more hour or until done. Brush with more sauce<br />
during the last 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting<br />
board and slice into ribs. Serve with the reserved<br />
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Mason Partak has an upcoming<br />
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Going to the grocery store<br />
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grand prize is awarded. Popular<br />
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Above: Mason’s Asian Fusion Ribs Photo by Jeremy Burke. Right: Mason’s appearance on Guy’s Grocery Games. Photo courtesy of Kathy Partak<br />
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Mermaid Sign from Painted Peacock.<br />
Glass bottle and flowers from Junk in the Trunk.<br />
Hanging art from Reclaimed by Design. Decoration from Re-Find Living. Vintage book press from Echoes.<br />
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LOCAL ARTIST’S GOURD CREATURES<br />
BRING COMFORT<br />
he day Jenn Norpchen found<br />
an old gourd moldering in the<br />
back of her sister’s barn, her<br />
life was forever changed.<br />
It’d been a hard few years for Norpchen.<br />
Her husband passed away after living<br />
with dementia, and she lost her job as<br />
in architectural design for Chevron.<br />
She was deeply sad, and she didn’t<br />
know how to move forward.<br />
That day in the barn, she looked at<br />
what she had in her hands and instead<br />
of seeing a hard-rinded inedible fruit,<br />
she saw a quirky creature looking<br />
back at her with wide, wondering<br />
eyes.<br />
Norpchen knew something about<br />
sculpture, having taken classes in<br />
college, so she signed up for a gourd<br />
art class. The assignment was to make<br />
a basic bird house, but Norpchen’s bird<br />
house had the face of a cat, and the<br />
entrance was the cat’s open mouth.<br />
Her friends loved the cat birdhouse,<br />
and several wanted one of their own,<br />
so she began giving them away as gifts,<br />
getting more creative with different<br />
animals, adding feathers, beaks and<br />
glass eyes.<br />
She moved from the Bay Area to a<br />
friend’s house in Granite Bay where<br />
she realized that making the gourds<br />
brought her so much joy she didn’t<br />
want to go back to architectural design.<br />
She began to peddle her creatures<br />
at galleries and co-ops far and wide.<br />
“I heard a lot of ‘no,’” she said.<br />
But she heard a few yesses as well.<br />
Locally, Norpchen’s gourds appear<br />
in Auburn Old Town Gallery, High<br />
Hand Gallery in Loomis, the Crocker<br />
Art Museum and the Artery in Davis.<br />
Further afield, Norpchen’s creatures<br />
can be found in galleries in Colorado,<br />
Photos courtesy Jenn Norpchen<br />
WRITTEN BY: TRICIA CASPERS
Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.<br />
Five years later, Norpchen has perfected<br />
her creative process. She hunts for gourds<br />
at her favorite farms and sands them while<br />
wearing a respirator to protect her lungs.<br />
She orders feathers from companies that<br />
provide them for fishing lures, and she makes<br />
the glass eyes herself and finds any sticks she<br />
may need while out exploring nature.<br />
She’s learned how to make the armature<br />
out of iron posts, wire, and aluminum<br />
mesh and how to blend the clay seamlessly<br />
onto the body of the wee beastie.<br />
“A gourd is like an organic canvas,” she<br />
said. “There’s so much you can do with it<br />
that you can’t do with anything else.”<br />
She finds new animals by searching the<br />
pages of “National Geographic.”<br />
If Norpchen had to label her animals with<br />
one emotion, she’d say they’re angry.<br />
“They are very unhappy with humans,”<br />
she said. “They’re saying, ‘Quit killing us.’”<br />
But these creatures are also exasperated,<br />
silly, colorful and unique. Their light<br />
feathers lift in the slightest breeze, making<br />
them appear wistful.<br />
Her most popular animals to date have<br />
been “Hormone Hen,” with a big pink<br />
belly and wide, pink face, and a committee<br />
of vultures titled, “Group Therapy.”<br />
Her buyers tell her the animals are<br />
reminiscent of Jim Henson’s puppets.<br />
They send her photos of the sculptures<br />
at home in their homes. They email her<br />
and say they gave the sculpture to a friend<br />
who’s dying of cancer or put it on the desk<br />
to help them get through the day at work.<br />
“It does bring me joy,” Norpchen said,<br />
smiling. “It does.”<br />
A GOURD IS LIKE AN<br />
ORGANIC CANVAS,”<br />
SHE SAID. “THERE’S<br />
SO MUCH YOU CAN<br />
DO WITH IT THAT<br />
YOU CAN’T DO WITH<br />
ANYTHING ELSE.”<br />
~JENN NORPCHEN<br />
JENN NORPCHEN’S<br />
For more information about Jenn Norpchen’s artwork, visit Jen-norpchen.squarespace.com<br />
33
BRINGING A PIECE OF NAPA TO AUBURN<br />
itting on the back deck, I find<br />
myself completely relaxed. The<br />
sound of the rushing creek, the<br />
cool breeze and the view of the grapes<br />
seemed to take me out of the daily<br />
stress of life. I thought the traffic noise<br />
from the busy Luther Road would<br />
interfere, but it did not.<br />
The Vineyard Salon is striving to<br />
offer their clients their vision of a<br />
salon in Napa Valley. The owner,<br />
Debi McRenolds-Cook, went so far<br />
as to plant her very own grapes on the<br />
property.<br />
"I wanted to create a getaway for our<br />
clients. I even went so far as to bring in<br />
a Gift Shop that has jewelry, clothing,<br />
hats, and candles. Busy moms and<br />
professionals have little time to shop<br />
it seemed like the perfect fit." explains<br />
Debi<br />
After five years of ownership and three<br />
years working at the salon, it appears<br />
to be taking off. They even were voted<br />
Best of Auburn in several categories<br />
over the last three years.<br />
WRITTEN BY: JEREMY BURKE<br />
"I hear it all the time. Your place has a<br />
good vibe. I strive for my clients to feel<br />
comfortable." says Debi<br />
Debi fondly talks about her staff<br />
and how experienced, talented and<br />
educated they are.<br />
"We inspire each other and often<br />
collaborate on styles and new ideas.<br />
We are friends more like family, that's<br />
important to me," says Debi<br />
Debi put countless hours into<br />
researching her product line because<br />
she wanted to have something<br />
different in the marketplace. They<br />
carry Euphora, Image Skin Line,<br />
Farmhouse Fresh to just name a few of<br />
her product lines.<br />
Debi and her husband live in Auburn<br />
and have six kids, and nine grandkids<br />
and absolutely adore this community.<br />
Many times she has let the community<br />
use her space for fundraisers.<br />
"If I see a need, I go out of my way to<br />
help." says Debi<br />
Clockwise from left: Farmhouse Fresh Beauty Products 99.6% natural and naturally derived<br />
ingredients, and chock full of fruits, vegetables, milks, and more from U.S. farms. The Vineyards Gift<br />
Shop. Front entrance to the Vineyard Salon. Debi’s little piece of Napa. Photos by Jeremy Burke
have ridden quite a bit in the last<br />
month. I lost over ten pounds and<br />
have rode over a 100 miles since<br />
the last publication. Some riders do this<br />
weekly, I typically ride that amount in a<br />
year.<br />
This month I rode three trails in<br />
Auburn: Manzanita, Squirrel Trail and<br />
Stagecoach.<br />
Squirrel and Stagecoach are fun; nothing<br />
compares to Manzanita. See map on<br />
page 36.<br />
26 TRAILS IN 6 MONTHS. ONLY 20 TO GO.<br />
Manzanita has it all and has to be the<br />
star for this month. Great drops, tight<br />
turns, rocky sections and all out brakes<br />
off sections where you pray the tires stay<br />
on the ground and you make it through<br />
without a crash.<br />
Only 1.3 miles in length it still packs a<br />
punch. Starting out it has a nice flow of<br />
tight turns and hard packed dirt. Then<br />
you get into some technical drops, turns<br />
and then the rocks come. I love the<br />
section with the bridge and dislike the<br />
climb at the other end that I never make.<br />
Above are all taken on Manzanita Trail in Auburn. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
WRITTEN BY: JEREMY BURKE<br />
SUPPORT THE AUBURN BIKE PARK<br />
Finally, my favorite is the end just when<br />
you are about to exit there is a large rock<br />
that you have to get over. After three<br />
rides on this trail I finally made it up, and<br />
that was worth the pain of climbing back<br />
up stagecoach later that morning.<br />
Overall a must ride when running<br />
the canyon. I have been linking this<br />
to Culvert and Confluence to make a<br />
solid 11 miles that take me longer than<br />
the average with a total elevation Gain<br />
2,020 feet.<br />
ired of going to Truckee to<br />
work on your skills? Auburn is<br />
so close to having its very own<br />
Bike Park. All the steps have been made<br />
except one last hearing.<br />
There is momentum against the bike<br />
park, and it is critical for you to show<br />
strong support for this project.<br />
Victory Velo and Auburn Bike<br />
Company are organizing a bike ride to<br />
the community. Bring your whole family.<br />
The final public meeting to he held to<br />
adopt the bike park will be at the Canyon<br />
View Community Center. Show up and<br />
show your support!!! For everyone who<br />
is able, show up at the Overlook parking<br />
area @ 4:30. We will roll out around 5<br />
pm to make it to the meeting by 6 pm.<br />
We will ride the canal through the<br />
proposed site for the park and meet at<br />
the Community Center for the Public<br />
Meeting. We will have a place to park<br />
the bikes and someone to watch them<br />
while the meeting is in place. The more<br />
people on bikes, the better!!!!<br />
<strong>August</strong> 31st from 4:30 to 7:30. Riders<br />
meet at 471 Maidu Dr. Auburn, CA.<br />
There will be a secured location for your<br />
bikes watched by one or both of the<br />
bike shops. For more information visit<br />
facebook.com/AuburnBikePark.<br />
35
TAKEOUT<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
HISTORICAL<br />
LANDMARK<br />
.<br />
BUILT IN 1973<br />
730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE<br />
IN CA .<br />
BUILT IN 1973 • 730 FEET HIGH<br />
HIGHEST BRIDGE IN CA .<br />
I<br />
FOLSOM<br />
S.R.A.<br />
EAGLES<br />
NEST LN.<br />
OREGON BAR TR L.<br />
PIONEER<br />
EXPRESS<br />
RATTLESNAKE<br />
BAR<br />
(5 MILES)<br />
TO<br />
FOLSOM<br />
5<br />
Fairy<br />
Lantern<br />
SACRAMENTO<br />
EAGLES NEST<br />
CANYON RIM<br />
PRESERVE<br />
GATE<br />
174<br />
OREGON BAR<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
PRIVATE<br />
MAI DU DR.<br />
FOLSOM<br />
AUBURN<br />
CARDI AC BYPASS<br />
CANAL TRL.<br />
CARDI AC TRAI L<br />
OREGON<br />
HI LL<br />
LUKEN’S CREEK<br />
AUBURN<br />
AUBURN- FOLSOM RD.<br />
CHINA<br />
BAR<br />
ACCESS<br />
TRL.<br />
GATE<br />
173<br />
GATE<br />
171<br />
GATE<br />
172<br />
A RE A M A P<br />
GRASS VALLEY<br />
TO<br />
SACRAMENTO<br />
(33 MILES)<br />
SACRAMENTO ST.<br />
GATE<br />
145<br />
GATE<br />
144<br />
CHINA BAR<br />
OREGON HILL<br />
COOL<br />
4<br />
OLMSTEAD LOOP TRL.<br />
PLACERVILLE<br />
PACI FI C<br />
AVE.<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
COURTHOUSE<br />
MUSEUM<br />
BERNHARD PIONEER<br />
FARM HOUSE<br />
& WINERY MUSEUM<br />
ARD<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
CENTER<br />
KNI CKERBOCKER CREEK<br />
RAILHEAD<br />
PARK<br />
GATE<br />
142<br />
GATE<br />
147<br />
ROBI E PT./FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
BIRDSALL<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
KNICKERBOCKER<br />
FALLS<br />
GOLD<br />
COUNTRY<br />
FAIRGROUNDS<br />
AMERICAN<br />
RIVER CANYON<br />
OVERLOOK<br />
ROCKY<br />
R O B IE<br />
P O IN T<br />
GATE<br />
130<br />
GATE<br />
136<br />
K N I C K E R B O C K E R C R E E K A R E A<br />
GATE<br />
158<br />
PLEASANT AVE.<br />
PCWA<br />
PUMP<br />
STATION<br />
PORTAGE<br />
TRAIL<br />
TO COLOMA<br />
I SLAND R API DS<br />
AUBURN<br />
CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
WESTERN<br />
STATES<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
3<br />
SALT CREEK LOOP TRAI L<br />
PLACER COUNTY<br />
VISITORS BUREAU<br />
530-887-2111<br />
www.visitplacer.com<br />
SCHOOL PARK<br />
PRESERVE<br />
WST<br />
NORTHSIDE<br />
SCHOOL<br />
GATE<br />
157<br />
PLACER<br />
HIGH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
WST<br />
GATE<br />
134<br />
TAM AROO BAR TRL.<br />
HIGH ST.<br />
LINCOLN WY.<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
BORLAND AVE.<br />
ROBI E POINT<br />
RI VER VI EW<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
PARDNERS<br />
ELM AVE.<br />
EXIT<br />
GATE<br />
155<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
GATE<br />
135 GATE<br />
TRL.<br />
N. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
SALT CREEK<br />
PAVED DAM<br />
WESTERN S TATES TRL.<br />
ROCK TRAIL<br />
OLM S TEAD<br />
TO NEVADA CITY<br />
(28 MILES)<br />
GOLD<br />
RUSH<br />
MINING<br />
MUSEUM<br />
2<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
OLMSTEAD<br />
AUBURN STATE<br />
RECREATION AREA<br />
HEADQUARTERS<br />
(530) 885-4527<br />
Maps/Passes/Info<br />
LINCOLN WAY<br />
& MTN. QUARRI ES R/R BED<br />
CLIFFS<br />
1<br />
Class II & III<br />
whitewater from<br />
Confluence<br />
to Oregon Bar<br />
COOL<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
STAGING<br />
AREA<br />
CANYON<br />
CRK. FALLS<br />
COOL<br />
FORESTHI LL<br />
AVE.<br />
STAGECOACH<br />
PRESERVE<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
GATE<br />
138<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
POI NTED ROCKS<br />
RUSSELL RD<br />
M ANZANI TA TR L.<br />
PI G FARM TRAIL<br />
SHORTCUT TRL.<br />
WST<br />
FIRE<br />
STATION<br />
CANYON CK.<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
530-208-3262<br />
DE TA IL OF CONLUENCE A RE A<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
131<br />
TRAINING<br />
HILL<br />
BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
RAPIDS<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
0<br />
GATE<br />
137<br />
GATE<br />
112<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
TRL.<br />
WESTERN STATES TRL.<br />
STAGECOACH TRL.<br />
MOUNTAIN<br />
QUARRIES DANGER!<br />
RAILROAD BRIDGE DEBRIS<br />
BRIDGE<br />
19<br />
GATE<br />
150<br />
GATE<br />
151<br />
GATE<br />
153<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
RAPIDS<br />
137<br />
GATE<br />
112<br />
GATE<br />
139<br />
GATE<br />
152<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
113<br />
0<br />
QUARRY<br />
TEICHERT<br />
QUARRY<br />
EXIT<br />
FORESTHI LL ROAD<br />
BOWMAN<br />
19<br />
CONFLUEN C E TRL.<br />
ROAD TRL.<br />
PG&E R OAD<br />
CAVE<br />
VALLEY<br />
QUARRY<br />
and<br />
ROCK<br />
CLIMBING<br />
AREA<br />
EXIT<br />
CLARK’S<br />
POOL<br />
GATE<br />
113<br />
23<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
CANYON VIEW<br />
PRESERVE<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
BRIDGE<br />
GATE<br />
114<br />
OLD FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN<br />
HAWVER<br />
MINE<br />
CAVE<br />
PRIVATE<br />
AUBURN S.R.A.<br />
18<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
GATE<br />
108<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR RD.<br />
MURDERER’S<br />
BAR<br />
DANGER! HIGHLY<br />
RECOMMEND<br />
PORTAGE<br />
CA Dept. of Forestry<br />
and CALStar<br />
22<br />
WENDE L T. R OBI E TRA<br />
N. FORK AMERI C AN RI VER<br />
STO N<br />
GATE<br />
140<br />
LOWER CL EMENTI NE RD.<br />
FUEL BREAK TRL.<br />
CULVERT TRAIL<br />
QUAR RY R O AD TRAI L<br />
I L<br />
CLI PPER CREEK<br />
EWALL<br />
NORTH<br />
FORK<br />
DAM<br />
Mammoth Bar<br />
Off-Highway<br />
Vehicle (OHV) Area<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TAKEOUT<br />
MAMMOTH<br />
BAR<br />
TEXAS BAR<br />
GATE<br />
146<br />
SHORT CUT<br />
RI VER BAR<br />
L A K E C L E M E N T IN E<br />
BOAT RAMP<br />
AND MARINA<br />
(GAS SEASONAL)<br />
CASTLE ROCK<br />
FORESTH<br />
RANCH<br />
21<br />
BROWNS BAR TRL.<br />
BROWNS<br />
BAR<br />
BROWNS<br />
RAVINE<br />
KENNEBECK<br />
BAR<br />
AUBURN LAKE TRAILS<br />
(GATED ACCESS)<br />
H<br />
NORTH AND MIDDLE<br />
BR OWN’S CREEK<br />
I LL RD.<br />
LLSI DE<br />
EASTSIDE<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
GATE<br />
116<br />
GATE<br />
115<br />
17<br />
CONN ECTOR TRAI L<br />
DI VI DE LOOP<br />
CASTLE<br />
ROCK<br />
KEN NEBECK<br />
QUARRY ROAD TRAI L<br />
WILD CAT<br />
CANYON<br />
20<br />
OEST RANCH/<br />
COLD SPRINGS<br />
PRESERVE<br />
O N E W A Y<br />
HOOSIER<br />
BAR<br />
ENDURAN C E<br />
Class II Whitewater<br />
from Ruck-a-Chucky<br />
Campround to Mammoth<br />
Bar<br />
GRIZZLY<br />
BAR<br />
SQUAW<br />
TEVI S CUP WST<br />
R UNNERS’ WST<br />
PLACER<br />
COUNTY<br />
LIME ROCK<br />
FLOATING<br />
TOILETS<br />
FLAT<br />
HOOSI ER BAR<br />
GATE<br />
118<br />
19<br />
LAKE VI EW<br />
FORESTH<br />
GATE<br />
149<br />
16<br />
BARBARA<br />
SCHOENER<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
BENCH<br />
C O NNECTOR TRL.<br />
G R IZ Z L Y B E A R<br />
M. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
M AI NE BAR TRL.<br />
AMERI CAN C A NYON TR.<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
BOAT-IN<br />
CAMPING<br />
I LL DI VIDE LOOP TR L.<br />
RAINBOW ROCK<br />
VISTA POINT<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
M A<br />
WES TERN STATES TRL.<br />
IN E<br />
B A<br />
R<br />
RI VER BAR TRAI L<br />
WATERFALL<br />
DEAD<br />
18<br />
15<br />
POVERTY<br />
BAR<br />
CLIPPER GAP EXIT<br />
TRUC K TR<br />
WST<br />
TO MEADOW<br />
VISTA<br />
GATE<br />
119<br />
BUSHWACKER<br />
L.<br />
GATE<br />
120<br />
17<br />
UPPER<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROAD<br />
CERRO V<br />
14<br />
LAKE CLEMENTI NE RD.<br />
FORES THI LL DI<br />
CENTENNIAL<br />
MINE<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
HIST<br />
LIME KI<br />
GATE<br />
123<br />
FORESTH<br />
POVERTY BAR TRAI L<br />
CH<br />
PRIVATE<br />
4WD ROA<br />
SLI GER M<br />
Welcome to the American River<br />
The Auburn State Recreation Area Map is a collaborative effort<br />
between PARC and the community of American River experts and<br />
dedicated volunteers who are stewards of the Auburn SRA.<br />
The Auburn State Recreation Area*, an<br />
extraordinary recreational, historical and<br />
scenic gem, is located in the Sierra Nevada<br />
Foothills along 48 miles of the North and<br />
Middle Forks of the American River<br />
stretching from Auburn to Colfax and<br />
Foresthill. The Auburn SRA provides high<br />
quality open space, wildlife habitat and<br />
diverse recreational opportunities deep in<br />
California’s legendary Gold Country. The<br />
American River’s rich cultural tapestry<br />
includes influences from the Maidu<br />
Nisenan Indians, Spanish settlers and Gold<br />
Rush miners. The river was named Rio de<br />
los Americanos by the Spanish. Today, the<br />
pristine river and canyon trails offer<br />
visitors a variety of recreational activities<br />
to responsibly enjoy. Major recreational<br />
uses include hiking, mountain biking,<br />
horseback riding, whitewater boating,<br />
fishing, swimming, gold panning,<br />
picnicking, and much more.<br />
Native American<br />
River History<br />
The acorn grinding rocks in the<br />
Confluence area are visible reminders<br />
of the many Maidu Nisenan Indian village sites<br />
that flourished along the American River and the<br />
canyon rim. The Maidu Nisenan fished for<br />
salmon, hunted game, and gathered acorns. Both<br />
edible and medicinal plants were collected as well.<br />
Their rich seasonal calendar marked time with<br />
“Big Time” dance ceremonies in the village<br />
round house called the “k’um”. The Maidu<br />
Interpretive Center, located in<br />
Roseville (916-774-5934), provides<br />
programs and exhibits that<br />
illustrate the connection between<br />
the people, their culture, and the<br />
natural world.<br />
Gold Rush River History<br />
In 1848 the discovery of gold by James<br />
Marshall at Sutter’s Mill on the<br />
South Fork in Coloma, spread a<br />
Gold Rush to the North and Middle<br />
Forks. The “world rushed in” to pan<br />
and dig the precious metal from the<br />
river and canyons. Both the North and<br />
Middle Forks were intensively mined,<br />
and sizeable towns and camps grew up within the<br />
canyons and along the rivers to support the<br />
mining operations. Today, the supply roads and<br />
trails the miners used are the nucleus of the<br />
recreational trail system in the Auburn State<br />
Recreation Area. The Gold Rush Mining<br />
Museum is located in the historic Auburn Depot,<br />
(see Local Museums) and offers a glimpse into<br />
Placer County’s Gold Rush history.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
The Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge, also<br />
known locally as “No Hands Bridge,” is the most<br />
recognizable historical monument in the Confluence<br />
area. The Pacific Portland Cement Company<br />
completed the 170 foot long, triple-arch span<br />
concrete bridge in 1912. At that time it was the<br />
longest concrete arch railroad bridge in the world.<br />
The bridge and connecting rail line were built to<br />
haul limestone from the Portland Cement Quarry,<br />
located a mile up river on the Middle Fork, to the<br />
Southern Pacific main line in Auburn. In 2004<br />
the Mountain Quarries Railroad Bridge was<br />
added to the National Register of Historic Places.<br />
In 2014, the bridge was designated<br />
California Historic Landmark #1051.<br />
Mountain Quarries<br />
Railroad Bridge<br />
*The Auburn State Recreation Area is managed by California State Parks & Recreation for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.<br />
L EGEND<br />
Paved Roads<br />
Dirt Roads<br />
Trails<br />
Creeks<br />
Park Boundaries<br />
Primitive Trails<br />
Parking Areas<br />
Restrooms<br />
Horse Routes<br />
Hiking Routes<br />
Steep Trail Section<br />
Bike Routes<br />
Put Ins & Take Outs<br />
River Rapids<br />
Preserves<br />
River Miles<br />
Fee Areas<br />
Fee areas require a CA State<br />
Parking Pass or a day usage fee.<br />
Gates<br />
Seasonal Gates<br />
For seasonal road closure info, call ASRA.<br />
Landmarks, Mines<br />
PARC proposed California<br />
State Wild & Scenic River<br />
designation: for a 16 mile<br />
stretch of river from Mineral Bar to<br />
Upper Clementine.<br />
• Placer ARTs<br />
• California Arts Council<br />
This map is a special project by PARC, an Auburn-based,<br />
non-profit river conservation group dedicated to the protection<br />
of the North and Middle Forks of the American River and its<br />
canyons for all to care for and responsibly enjoy.<br />
• California State Park’s Auburn<br />
State Recreation Area Headquarters,<br />
Auburn Office, 530-885-4527<br />
• SOWARWE-WERHER and<br />
Tom Peterson for the base map info<br />
P.O. Box 9312, Auburn, CA 95604<br />
www.parc-auburn.org<br />
American<br />
Dipper Bird<br />
Protect American River Canyons<br />
• National Endowment for the Arts<br />
• Placer County Water Agency<br />
Placer County<br />
Courthouse Museum<br />
101 Maple Street<br />
530-889-6507<br />
Bernhard<br />
Museum Complex<br />
291 Auburn Folsom Rd.<br />
530-888-6891<br />
Funding for this Project<br />
Local Museums<br />
Gold Rush<br />
Mining Museum<br />
601 Lincoln Way<br />
530-889-6500<br />
Joss House<br />
Chinese Museum<br />
200 Sacramento St.<br />
530-823-0723<br />
Special Thanks<br />
Western Tiger<br />
Swallowtail<br />
Placer County<br />
Visitors Bureau<br />
1103 High Street<br />
530-887-2111<br />
Forest Hill<br />
Divide Museum<br />
24601 Harrison St.<br />
530-367-3988<br />
• John Muir Laws for donating his<br />
flora & fauna illustrations from<br />
Law’s Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada<br />
• Mystic Design: Cover illustration<br />
& design, www.mysticdesign.net<br />
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Watershed<br />
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ALPINE<br />
FOOTHILL<br />
WOODLAND<br />
TRIBUTARIES<br />
CHAPARRAL<br />
SAVANNAH<br />
RIPARIAN<br />
AQUATIC<br />
AMERI CAN CANYON CREEK<br />
GROUNDWATER<br />
SLI GER MINE RD.<br />
EL DORADO<br />
COUNTY<br />
HOBOKE N<br />
FRENC H HI LL TR<br />
BUFFALO<br />
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GEORGETOWN<br />
DIVIDE CHAMBER<br />
OF COMMERCE<br />
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CREEK<br />
TO CHILI BAR<br />
L.<br />
DI GGI NS<br />
MAMELUKE HILL<br />
S<br />
ANI SH DRY<br />
TO HWY. 193<br />
WENTWOR
I STA DR.<br />
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STONE<br />
LN<br />
FORKS OF THE AMERICAN RIVER<br />
APPLEGATE ROAD<br />
TRAILHEAD<br />
VISTA<br />
POINT<br />
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APPLEGATE-LONG POI NT TRAI L<br />
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12<br />
APPLEGATE<br />
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ASSASSI N’S TRL.<br />
BOOLE<br />
N. FORK AMERI CAN RI VER<br />
PARCland<br />
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ROAD<br />
APPLEGATE RD.<br />
APPLEGATE EXIT<br />
CODFISH<br />
FALLS<br />
Applegate’s<br />
Paint Brush<br />
VORE<br />
MINE<br />
CODFISH CREEK<br />
PONDEROSA WAY<br />
WEIMAR<br />
NORTH<br />
CANYON WAY<br />
BUNCH CREEK<br />
YANKEE JI MS ROAD<br />
C A M E L’S<br />
H U M P<br />
BUNCH CREEK<br />
STAIRCASE<br />
MERGEN<br />
PRESERVE<br />
Class IV Whitewater<br />
from Mineral Bar<br />
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SLALOM<br />
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I NDIAN CREEK<br />
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WI N DY<br />
STEVENS TRAIL IS A<br />
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CHAMBERLAIN<br />
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TONGUE<br />
AND<br />
GROOVE<br />
I OWA HI LL ROAD<br />
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POINT TR L.<br />
TO RENO<br />
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SLAUGHTER’S<br />
SLUICE<br />
W IN DY<br />
P O IN T<br />
IOWA HILL<br />
HISTORIC<br />
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GEORGE’S CREEK<br />
B U R N T<br />
F L AT S<br />
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STEVENS TRAI L<br />
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VI DE LOOP TRL.<br />
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BIG<br />
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BEND AND<br />
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POINT<br />
OWL CREEK<br />
7<br />
6<br />
BUNCH<br />
CREEK<br />
RAPID<br />
YANKEE JIMS<br />
HISTORIC<br />
BRIDGE<br />
5<br />
DEVIL’S<br />
FALLS<br />
YANKEE J<br />
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I NDI AN CREEK TRAI L<br />
SHI RTTAI L<br />
SHI RTTAI L CANYON RD.<br />
CREEK<br />
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Kingfisher<br />
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I MS ROAD<br />
EROKEE BAR<br />
D<br />
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GATE<br />
163<br />
16<br />
WST<br />
WESTER N S TATES TRL.<br />
GRIT<br />
MINE<br />
ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRL.<br />
15<br />
TEXAS<br />
CHAI NSAW-MAMA<br />
RUCK-A-CHUCKY<br />
CAMPGROUND<br />
14<br />
GATE<br />
100<br />
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101<br />
G A S C A N YO N<br />
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TODD CREEK<br />
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MCKEON P ONDEROSA RD.<br />
HI STORI C WST<br />
WHITE<br />
OAK FLAT<br />
GATE<br />
102<br />
TODD CREEK<br />
MCKEON-PONDEROSA RD.<br />
TODD VALLEY<br />
ESTATES<br />
HAPPY PI NES RD.<br />
FORESTHI LL RD.<br />
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IOWA HILL<br />
Raccoon<br />
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R<br />
LI GER MI NE RD.<br />
PARALLEL<br />
PARKING<br />
TODD VALLEY RD.<br />
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ROBI E-CANYON CREEK TRAI L<br />
RUCK-A-<br />
CHUCKY<br />
CANYON CR EEK<br />
PRIVATE<br />
PROPERTY<br />
CHUNDER<br />
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WESTER N STATES TRAI L<br />
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SQUAW<br />
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ROANOKE<br />
MINE<br />
WESTERN STATES TRAI L<br />
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FORD’S BAR<br />
ROANOKE MI NE TRL.<br />
10<br />
CAL 3 ACCESS TR L.<br />
CAL 3<br />
UPPER<br />
FORD’S BAR<br />
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PEACHSTONE<br />
GULCH<br />
COCK R OBI N POI NT TRL.<br />
OT TER CREEK<br />
NUGGET DR.<br />
PRIVATE<br />
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GREENRI DGE DR.<br />
CAL 2<br />
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9<br />
COCK<br />
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OAKWOOD L N.<br />
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PROPERTY<br />
8<br />
TODD CREEK<br />
TODD VALLEY<br />
WESTER N STATES TRAI L<br />
HISTORIC<br />
DOODLEBUG<br />
DREDGE<br />
7<br />
JESSE<br />
CANYON<br />
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PATEN T<br />
TRAI L<br />
FOR ESTHI LL RD.<br />
TODD VALLEY RD.<br />
FORESTHILL<br />
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CAL 1<br />
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SIERRA VI EW LN..<br />
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U.S. FOREST<br />
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YANKEE JIMS ROAD<br />
CALIFORNIA ST.<br />
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AUBURN DOWNTOWN CO-OP<br />
Celebrates Small Town Life with Urban Flare<br />
magine an outdoor venue<br />
where you could grab a cold<br />
beer and a hot dog or a glass of<br />
wine and a taco and groove to local<br />
rhythms in the warm sunshine.<br />
Meanwhile, your kids might<br />
sample ice cream from a nearby<br />
farm or shave ice from a tiki hut,<br />
make a butterfly wand or watch the<br />
skateboarders ollie and kickflip.<br />
Together you might peruse the<br />
jewelry and pottery created by<br />
Auburn artisans or find out more<br />
about the services Auburn businesses<br />
and nonprofits have to offer.<br />
In fact, close to 1,500 people don’t<br />
have to imagine that place because<br />
they experienced it for themselves<br />
on a recent Thursday evening in<br />
downtown Auburn.<br />
If you missed the inaugural Auburn<br />
Downtown CO-OP, that’s all right<br />
because it’s happening again the<br />
third Thursday of every month<br />
through October.<br />
The seed of the idea for the event<br />
was planted by Deb Arbogast, owner<br />
of Stella + Parker Revival. Arbogast<br />
mentioned to Mora Rowe, Auburn’s<br />
director of economic development,<br />
that she’d like to have a small event<br />
in her store to feature Tysa, a Malibu<br />
clothing designer.<br />
Together, Rowe and Arbogast took<br />
that seed outside and grew it into a<br />
lush and diverse street festival that<br />
appealed to every generation of<br />
Auburnite.<br />
“It was so much more than we<br />
dreamed it would be,” Arbogast<br />
said. “There was something there for<br />
everyone.”<br />
The collaborators were thrilled by<br />
Clockwise from Left: Manzanita Band, Organic bedding from Tucked In Bed, Chicago style hot<br />
dogs from Carpé Vino, Long Dream Farms Organic Ice Cream, Auburn Fit & their Indo Boards<br />
WRITTEN BY TRICIA CASPERS | ALL PHOTOS BY: JEREMY BURKE
the response of business owners,<br />
artists, farmers and musicians who<br />
agreed to not only show up for<br />
the event, but also, in some cases,<br />
partner together.<br />
“It evolved really naturally and<br />
organically,” Rowe said. “Everybody<br />
said yes.”<br />
Rowe kept this event fairly small<br />
so that vendors weren’t competing<br />
with one another in case the turnout<br />
was low.<br />
She needn’t have worried.<br />
“At 8 p.m., there was a sea of people<br />
out there,” Arbogast said.<br />
Jaci Lambert was one of them.<br />
She chatted happily with friends<br />
while her son watched the<br />
skateboarding demonstration.<br />
“We like to support Auburn,” she<br />
said. “We attend every fun event<br />
there is.”<br />
One of the skaters Lambert’s son<br />
watched with awe was Carlos Ortiz,<br />
a member of the Milo Snow and<br />
Skate team.<br />
Ortiz, who’s been skateboarding for<br />
20 years, was pleased to be invited<br />
to the event.<br />
“We’re stoked to be out here<br />
representing the community,”<br />
he said. “Skateboarding is such<br />
a positive activity, and it appeals<br />
to everybody: Young, old and inbetween.”<br />
But if skateboarding didn’t appeal<br />
to attendees, senior library assistant<br />
Michael McCurdy offered them<br />
something completely different:<br />
Books . . . and DVDs and magazines.<br />
CONTINUED ON PAGE 41<br />
Above: Four Tines Farm Flowers and Produce, Star of the show was a skateboarding<br />
demonstration from Milo Snow & Skate.<br />
IF YOU’RE WALKING<br />
THROUGH CENTRAL PARK,<br />
YOU MIGHT FIND AN ASIAN<br />
DANCE TROUPE IN ONE<br />
CORNER AND A PUERTO<br />
RICAN BAND IN ANOTHER<br />
CORNER,” SHE SAID. “SOME<br />
OF US LONG FOR THOSE<br />
EXPERIENCES.”<br />
~ MORA ROWE
Gosh N Golly<br />
Infant & Children’s Boutique<br />
Specializing in<br />
Infant Organics<br />
111 Sacramento Street, Auburn, Ca<br />
530.392.9228<br />
Thursday-Sunday 11-3:00 pm | facebook.com/GoshNGolly
DEMO A BIKE<br />
Chalkboard wall was a nice detail that made this event special. Photo by Jeremy Burke<br />
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39<br />
McCurdy welcomed passersby<br />
to take a look inside the Placer<br />
County Bookmobile. With 19<br />
stops throughout the county, the<br />
Bookmobile is usually too busy to<br />
attend events, so it was a special<br />
treat to be able to open its doors<br />
in Auburn , McCurdy said.<br />
“It is a little-known but wellused<br />
staple of our communities,”<br />
he said.<br />
Outside the Bookmobile and up<br />
the street, the Manzanita Band<br />
sang “Heart of Gold” while<br />
children petted dogs, and friends<br />
tasted small batch kombucha.<br />
Later that evening DJ King<br />
Royale would turn the street into<br />
a dance party for all ages.<br />
Rowe’s idea, and it’s one she<br />
hopes to grow, was to bring in a<br />
variety of experiences like those<br />
available in an urban setting.<br />
“If you’re walking through<br />
Central Park, you might find<br />
an Asian dance troupe in one<br />
corner and a Puerto Rican<br />
band in another corner,” she<br />
said. “Some of us long for those<br />
experiences.”<br />
For the <strong>August</strong> CO-OP, Rowe<br />
will bring in a new variety<br />
of sights, sounds and scents,<br />
create a new scene, all while<br />
celebrating historic and<br />
authentic Auburn.<br />
Lynn Larick of Newcastle is so<br />
far happy with the result. She<br />
and her friends enjoyed dinner<br />
from Nixtaco while swaying to<br />
the twang of a nearby guitar.<br />
“This is the beauty of a small<br />
town, isn’t it?” she said.<br />
AUBURN DOWNTOWN CO-OP<br />
5 p.m. to 11 p.m., the third Thursday of the month through October.<br />
Lincoln Way and Cleveland Avenue in Downtown Auburn.<br />
For more information about the Auburn Downtown CO-OP, visit Exploreauburnca.<br />
tumblr.com/ or Explore Auburn, CA on Facebook<br />
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Victory Velo is offering a unique demo program to get riders out for<br />
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anting, Gasping, Burning<br />
this is me climbing a hill on<br />
my mountain bike. Riding<br />
with others, I often hold them back<br />
waiting for me to finish my grueling<br />
task. Then I reach the top begging for a<br />
break, alas they are already rested, and<br />
I hate to make them wait.<br />
I love to mountain bike, to go down<br />
hill as fast as I can. There is something<br />
about the speed and focus needed to<br />
go as fast as possible through boulders,<br />
berms, jumps, rocks, roots, ruts and<br />
anything else the trail throws at you.<br />
Is there a solution to my climbing<br />
dilemma?<br />
It seems that there is. E-bikes are<br />
showing a phenomenal growth. Are<br />
they for me?<br />
BRINGING THE E-BIKE TO AUBURN<br />
That is not something that I can<br />
answer in this story, but for many, this<br />
is just the ticket. Owners Duke and<br />
Christina Jay are carving out a market<br />
for their bike shop here in Auburn.<br />
A-town bikes in Downtown Auburn<br />
seems to found its niche the E-Bike.<br />
They carry over five brands and right<br />
now are having more of a problem<br />
with supply, from some brands, than<br />
anything as the leaders in the e-bike<br />
industry are overseas.<br />
“We have been selling e-bikes for over<br />
five years. We wanted to do something<br />
different,” says Duke<br />
They are seeing steady increases<br />
in sales since they started selling<br />
them five years ago. Injuries can be a<br />
common reason to purchase an e-bike<br />
but just as common is opening up the<br />
accessibility to riding trails that were<br />
once out of reach due to fitness.<br />
“Our typical client for an e-bike is hard<br />
to pin down. There are no specific<br />
clients that are purchasing e-bikes, our<br />
friend’s son is younger and bought a<br />
kit to turn his bike into an e-bike for<br />
commuting to college.” Says Christina<br />
The Bulls brand e-bike seems to be a<br />
good seller right now for A-town Bikes.<br />
It’s a nimble long travel mountain bike<br />
that has an Enduro/All Mountain style<br />
that is very popular right now.<br />
One thing I know is that you have to<br />
try one of these out to appreciate what<br />
this machine can do.<br />
Above: Owners Duke and Christina pause for a photo with their only employee. Below: Duke shows off how he can keep up with the<br />
youngsters in a shop ride. Photos by Jeremy Burke
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THE GROWTH OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE — LED BY THE BICYCLE<br />
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Electric bicycles continue to be the<br />
highest selling electric vehicle on the<br />
planet with an estimated 35M units<br />
sold in 2015 accounting for 62% of all<br />
e-mobility device revenue.<br />
The e-bike industry is driven by high<br />
urbanization rates, improving battery<br />
technology and bicycling infrastructure,<br />
aggressive city energy policy, lower<br />
cost, and higher-performing product<br />
offerings.<br />
With consumers and municipalities<br />
around the globe increasingly searching<br />
for new products that will enable<br />
improved mobility in and around cities<br />
e-mobility devices are one of the top<br />
growing segments.<br />
Revenue generated by global e-mobility<br />
devices (lead by e-bikes) is expected<br />
to more than double from 2016 to<br />
2025, growing from a $25.6 billion<br />
market in 2016 to $62.2 billion by<br />
2025. E-mobility device revenue is<br />
expected to grow at a strong compound<br />
annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%<br />
throughout the forecast period.<br />
The GeoOrbital wheel addresses a much<br />
larger market than what is available to<br />
standard electric bicycle manufacturers.<br />
As our market not only includes people,<br />
who might want to buy a new electric<br />
bike, but also current owners of over<br />
1 Billion already made bicycles who<br />
might want to turn them into affordable<br />
electric vehicles.<br />
THE MARKET: $15 BILLION E-BIKE SALES IN 2016 | $24 BILLION PROJECTED WORLDWIDE<br />
E-BIKE SALES BY 2025 | 35 MILLION E-BIKES SOLD WORLDWIDE IN 2015<br />
Source: Navigant Research<br />
LOCAL PLACES TO BUY AN E-BIKE<br />
A-TOWN BIKES: They carry Haibike, Bulls, iZip and Faraday E-Bikes<br />
VICTORY VELO: Carries the Specialized line of E-Bikes<br />
Visit them both online for more information.<br />
AtownBikes.net | VicotoryVelo.com<br />
Removable Battery pack<br />
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DR. JAMES DUNN | AUBURN UROGYNECOLOGY<br />
11795 EDUCATION ST | AUBURN, CA 530.886.6660 | AuburnUrogyn.com
The Darjeeling Gin Martini with a Twist.<br />
Monkey Cat uses local gin from Superior<br />
California Gin. Photo by Jeremy Burke<br />
Monkey Cat story located on page 18.<br />
Drink
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$514,000<br />
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of family and friends. Could be a nice set up for horses with all<br />
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GOLD COUNTRY FAIR HAS IT’S OWN BEER THIS YEAR<br />
Nevada City Brewery Ol’Republic to release a special brew for this years fair<br />
The moment they started in<br />
2011 this Nevada City Brewery<br />
has seen growth beyond their<br />
expectations. I had a chance to sit with<br />
Jim Harte and Simon Olney over a pint<br />
of their current best selling brew, Clouds<br />
of Jupiter.<br />
“I remember our first conference in<br />
2011 at Sierra Nevada Brewery, I<br />
was in awe over the cathedral<br />
of stainless steel. It<br />
was intimidating to<br />
walk into that room,<br />
yet everyone was<br />
extremely welcoming<br />
and inspirational.”<br />
explains Jim.<br />
Don Ales, CEO of the Gold<br />
Country Fairgrounds, reached<br />
out to all our regional breweries when<br />
Ol’Republic jumped at the chance to<br />
brew something special for this year’s fair.<br />
“I have been humbled by the level of<br />
commitment from Ol’Republic. Their<br />
passion for their beers and the attention<br />
to detail they are taking to make a beer<br />
that is truly unique for this year’s fair.<br />
Simon the owner even took this a step<br />
further and designed a stunning logo<br />
for our event. Thank Yous are just not<br />
enough.” Don Ales CEO Gold Country<br />
Fairgrounds.<br />
Jim and Simon<br />
came up with the<br />
name Pale Dorado;<br />
this is derived from<br />
the use of their main hops<br />
which are El Dorado<br />
Hops. Jim did not want to<br />
commit to a flavor profile<br />
for the beer he alluded to<br />
Modern Pal Ale with an<br />
alcohol content of around 6%.<br />
“This brew is going to be something<br />
special.” says Jim<br />
Ol’Republic Brewery is located in<br />
Nevada City in the Seven Hills District.<br />
They are an award winning brewery<br />
that includes a few best in shows at<br />
the California State Fair competition<br />
which is the third largest brew contest in<br />
America.<br />
Above: Marcus, Scott, Simon, Mike and Jim pause production for a photo. Right: This beer will be similar in appearance to the Pale<br />
Dorado. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
WRITTEN BY: JEREMY BURKE
CROOKED LANE TAKES RUNNER-UP<br />
Auburn’s newest brewery racking up the awards<br />
ew brewery<br />
Crooked Lane has<br />
not even turned<br />
one and has over 25 awards<br />
under its belt. Owners, Paul<br />
Schilling, Kirt Braun, Adrian<br />
and Teresa Psuty, of this<br />
bustling brewery in its infancy<br />
stage, is outperforming their<br />
expectations.<br />
“I feel a sense of honor to have<br />
our beers perform at this level,”<br />
says Adrian Psuty.<br />
To win and receive a runner up<br />
for Best of Show in the nations<br />
third largest beer competition<br />
is quite the accomplishment.<br />
“To be honest, it is rare to have<br />
so much talent in a small town.<br />
If you think about we have four<br />
outstanding breweries right<br />
here in Auburn, and we are all<br />
thriving,” says Paul<br />
Paul eluded to the fact that we<br />
have fantastic water thanks<br />
to our local agency PCWA.<br />
We have another story in the<br />
works that will highlight this<br />
from a breweries prospective<br />
coming out in September.<br />
Crooked Lane’s Blood Simple took a first at the Amador County Fair<br />
earlier this year. Photo by Jeremy Burke<br />
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR WINNERS - CRAFT BEER - COMMERCIAL<br />
CATEGORY PLACE BREWERY STYLE NAME<br />
Strong European Beer 1 Crooked Lane Brewing Company Doppelbock Wobblor<br />
Strong British Ale 2 Crooked Lane Brewing Company Old Ale The Gnarly Goat (2017)<br />
Best of Show 2 Crooked Lane Brewing Company Doppelbock Wobblor<br />
Specialty IPA 2 Knee Deep Brewing Company Specialty IPA Trip Hop<br />
I FEEL A SENSE OF HONOR TO<br />
HAVE OUR BEERS PERFORM AT<br />
THIS LEVEL,”<br />
Brown British Beer 1 Loomis Basin Brewing British Brown Ale St. Pattys Brown<br />
Pale American Ale 2 Moonraker Brewing Company American Pale Ale Goofy Foot<br />
Imperial Stout 1 Moonraker Brewing Company Imperial Stout Wicked Whisper<br />
Imperial IPA 2 Moonraker Brewing Company Double IPA All Hops On Deck<br />
New England IPA/Vermont IPA 3 Moonraker Brewing Company New England IPA/Vermont IPA Citra Crush<br />
Amber Bitter European Beer 3 Ol' Republic Brewery Altbier Frontier Amber<br />
~ ADRIAN PSUTY<br />
British Bitter 3 Three Forks Bakery/Brewing Company Strong Bitter Extra Sensory Beerception ESB
FROM HOBBY TO FAMILY BUSINESS<br />
he Naggiar Vineyard solely<br />
served as a supplier of grapes<br />
to regional winemakers for<br />
many years, but it wasn’t until new<br />
additions joined the family team effort<br />
that the Naggiar label was finally<br />
born. Tony Tibshirani, Mike’s nephew,<br />
relocated from Montreal, Canada with<br />
his family in 2001. Shawn Naggiar,<br />
Mike and Diane’s only son, and his<br />
family came soon after. The two<br />
families built houses just steps from<br />
the vineyards and swiftly suggested the<br />
addition of a winemaker and a tasting<br />
room. Shawn’s wife, Mary, became the<br />
Tasting Room Manager and she is still<br />
at that post today. Winemaker Derek<br />
Irwin helped the Naggiar family craft<br />
their very first wines in 2003. Once the<br />
tasting room was in full swing, a bistro<br />
followed soon after to complete the<br />
guest experience.<br />
“These things, they have a life of their<br />
own,” Mike chuckles. He insists that<br />
he and Diane never had a vision of<br />
making wine. “We always enjoyed<br />
growing grapes, and we’re good at<br />
that,” Mike says. But making wine and<br />
educating others about the process<br />
quickly became a new and unforeseen<br />
passion for the Naggiars.<br />
By 2009, the tasting room became<br />
fully operational and winery tours<br />
began soon after. Electric shuttles<br />
now usher wine lovers on eco tours<br />
around the grounds, sharing the<br />
love and labor of winemaking.<br />
These tours take guests through the<br />
process, from the growing of the best<br />
grapes the foothills can produce to<br />
the perfect pairings for the varietal<br />
wines these foothills grapes make.<br />
“People seem more interested when<br />
they learn about the wine they’re<br />
drinking,” Mike says. “We grow our<br />
own grapes and we do so because<br />
controlling the conditions of the grapes<br />
as they grow is what makes quality<br />
wine. So we love teaching our guests<br />
about our approach to winemaking.”<br />
Naggiar Vineyard has continued<br />
to sell grapes to winemakers, but<br />
now the Naggiar brand is in local<br />
restaurants from Grass Valley to<br />
Sacramento. Summertime at Naggiar<br />
Vineyards means good music, food and<br />
wine at the estate. Visitors can expect<br />
to see live local music on weekends<br />
and enjoy delectable small plates<br />
and desserts from the Naggiar bistro.<br />
THESE THINGS, THEY HAVE A<br />
LIFE OF THEIR OWN,” MIKE<br />
CHUCKLES. HE INSISTS THAT<br />
HE AND DIANE NEVER HAD<br />
A VISION OF MAKING WINE.<br />
“WE ALWAYS ENJOYED<br />
GROWING GRAPES, AND<br />
WE’RE GOOD AT THAT,”<br />
~ MIKE NAGGIAR<br />
NAGGIAR VINEYARDS<br />
Find more details and plan your trip to Naggiar<br />
Vineyards at naggiarvineyards.com.<br />
Above: Naggiar award winning wines. Fountain at the entry to the winery. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
WRITTEN BY: JANINE ROSE
FOOTHILL DREAM HOME OF THE MONTH<br />
4400 MILLER OAK DRIVE<br />
AUBURN, CA<br />
Room to roam on a usable five acres w/pond. This<br />
3200 +/- square feet home is ideal for entertaining<br />
on the expansive deck. Enjoy the natural pool w/<br />
jumping rocks & waterfall. Relax in the spa, or watch<br />
your favorite game in the Gazebo on the flat screen,<br />
or practice on the three par golf tee. Home features<br />
bamboo flooring, an updated kit, upstairs game rm,<br />
4th bed & bath, office area & balcony. Fenced/cross<br />
fenced this ideal location is convenient to shopping<br />
& services. The circular driveway provides plenty of<br />
space for parking.<br />
etails<br />
BEDROOMS: 4<br />
BATHROOMS: 3<br />
$699,000<br />
EST. SQUARE FEET: 3,200<br />
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WEEKLY EVENTS<br />
FOOTHILL’S FARMERS MARKET<br />
Every Saturday<br />
8am - Noon<br />
Join us each Saturday at the Foothill<br />
Farmers’ Market in Old Town Auburn!<br />
California certified farm fresh fruit,<br />
vegetables, flowers, bread, nuts, honey,<br />
eggs, seafood, and much more! Open<br />
Year Round – Rain or Shine!<br />
MEL’S DINER CRUISE NITE<br />
Every Wednesday<br />
4 pm - 7 pm<br />
Join us every Wednesday at Mel’s Diner<br />
in Auburn for Cruise Nite from 4 – 7<br />
p.m.! Come check out classic cars that<br />
are ’76 and older. Anyone that brings<br />
a car for the show gets 20% off their<br />
meal. Townsmen of Sacramento put on<br />
the car show.<br />
MONTHLY/ANNUAL EVENTS<br />
UKULELE FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11, 2017<br />
State Theater, 985 Lincoln Way,<br />
Auburn, CA 95603<br />
7:00 pm<br />
An incredible night is featuring: Heidi<br />
Swedberg & Daniel Ward - Dani<br />
Joy Trio, The Strum Shops PeeWee<br />
Ukulele Orchestra.<br />
32ND ANNUAL AUBURN CRUISE NITE<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11, 2017<br />
Downtown Auburn, CA<br />
4pm - 9pm<br />
Auburn Cruise Nite started 33 years<br />
ago in the Foster Freeze parking lot.<br />
Auburn Cruise Nite is a FREE event<br />
that draws 300+ classic cars 1972 or<br />
older to Lincoln Way in Auburn from<br />
4 to 9 p.m. on the second Friday of each<br />
month between May and September.<br />
The free family friendly event that<br />
features music and food vendors! Get<br />
there early to get a spot if you plan on<br />
showing your car. No motorcycles. No<br />
pets. For more information, or if you’d<br />
like to become a Volunteer, please<br />
contact Bob Kennedy at 530-878-7936<br />
or bob.kennedy@hotcold.com<br />
UKULELE FESTIVAL - WORKSHOP<br />
<strong>August</strong> 12, 2017<br />
Recreation Park NEW LOCATION!<br />
123 Recreation Drive<br />
Beginning at 9:00 am<br />
Workshops are offered several times<br />
during the day on the hour, and open<br />
mic is available much of the day.<br />
Outdoor spaces will be set aside for<br />
small groups to jam. Vendors will be<br />
present with the very latest in ukulele<br />
paraphernalia. Lunch is provided with<br />
your registration.<br />
AMERICAN GRAFFITI<br />
Sponsored by Original Mel’s Diner<br />
<strong>August</strong> 17, 2017<br />
Auburn State Theatre<br />
7 pm - 9 pm<br />
This coming of age tale, is set in<br />
Modesto, California, in 1962, a time<br />
and place of early rock n’ roll, drag<br />
races and diners. A coming of age<br />
story, American Graffiti follows four<br />
friends over the course of one summer<br />
night. They navigate relationships,<br />
their futures, and the post-high school<br />
decisions that will impact both. This<br />
film was shot locally in Petaluma, CA.<br />
FOOD TRUCK FIESTA<br />
<strong>August</strong> 18, 2017<br />
Recreation Park<br />
5:30 pm - 9 pm<br />
This event is a fund raiser for the<br />
Auburn Bike Park. Your purchases at<br />
the Food Truck Fiesta will go towards<br />
supporting this excellent facility<br />
Auburn Bike Park. The fun starts at<br />
5:30 pm and includes Live music! Beer<br />
garden, Wine bar, Demonstrations,<br />
Exhibitions Great food trucks:<br />
An Honest Pie Bella Familia Pizza<br />
Catering Ala Carte Dave’s Dogs The<br />
Dive Fuzion Eatz Ohana Shave Ice No<br />
Pho King Way Rudy’s on the Roll It’s<br />
Nacho Truck
OF EVENTS<br />
Live Better-Live Fit!<br />
RELAY FOR LIFE - AUBURN<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19, 2017<br />
Gold Country Fairgrounds<br />
Starts at 10 am<br />
At Relay For Life, no donation is<br />
too small, every dollar counts. Your<br />
donations help fund groundbreaking<br />
cancer research, patient care<br />
programs, and can make a difference<br />
in communities like ours. With<br />
every donation, you are helping the<br />
American Cancer Society save lives.<br />
HANGER MOVIE NIGHT<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19, 2017<br />
Mach 5 Aviation<br />
7 pm - 10 pm<br />
Friends and family, bring your lawn<br />
chairs and blankets for a charming,<br />
picnic-style movie viewing held in our<br />
Mach 5 Aviation hangar located on<br />
Rickenbacker Way! Mach 5 Aviation is<br />
offering a FREE, family-friendly Movie<br />
event featuring the movie, Top Gun!<br />
There will be food trucks, drinks from<br />
Moonraker Brewing and a Margarita<br />
stand, and pre-movie entertainment;<br />
participating establishments will be<br />
donating a portion of their proceeds<br />
to the Auburn Gold Country Rotary<br />
and the Auburn Aviation Association’s<br />
scholarship fund, promoting aviation<br />
to the next generation!<br />
HARVEY’S WILD NIGHT<br />
<strong>August</strong> 27, 2017<br />
Auburn Trap Club<br />
4:00 PM - 9:30 PM<br />
Dinner to raise funds for the Harvey<br />
Roper Leadership Auburn Award.<br />
Buffalo Tri-Tip Dinner, Raffle, and Live<br />
Auction<br />
BLOOD ROAD<br />
<strong>August</strong> 31, 2017<br />
Auburn State Theatre<br />
8 pm - 9:30 pm<br />
Blood Road follows the journey of<br />
ultra-endurance mountain bike athlete<br />
Rebecca Rusch and her Vietnamese<br />
riding partner, Huyen Nguyen, as<br />
they pedal 1,200 miles along the<br />
infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail through<br />
the dense jungles of Vietnam, Laos,<br />
and Cambodia. Their goal: to reach<br />
the crash site and final resting place of<br />
Rebecca’s father, a U.S. Air Force pilot<br />
shot down over Laos some 40 years<br />
earlier. During this poignant voyage of<br />
self-discovery, the women push their<br />
bodies to the limit while learning more<br />
about the historic ‘Blood Road’ they’re<br />
pedaling and how the Vietnam War<br />
shaped their lives in different ways.<br />
GOLD COUNTRY FAIR<br />
September 7 - 10, 2017<br />
Gold Country Fairgrounds<br />
The Gold Country Fair takes place<br />
during the first week of September<br />
every year in the beautiful Gold<br />
Country Fairgrounds in Auburn, CA.<br />
The event is a 54-year-old tradition,<br />
is four days long and is jam-packed<br />
full of family activities everyone can<br />
enjoy! Some of the wonderful things<br />
you’ll enjoy at the fair: our friendly<br />
atmosphere, new and traditional<br />
competitive livestock exhibits, handson<br />
kid activities, a large carnival of<br />
exciting rides, delicious specialty<br />
foods, multiple stages of fantastic all<br />
local entertainment, fun contests,<br />
strolling entertainers, blockbuster<br />
concerts, a fabulously fun Demolition<br />
Derby, unique crafters and a variety of<br />
commercial and local exhibits.<br />
SYMPHONY IN THE PARK<br />
September 9, 2017<br />
Auburn School Park Preserve<br />
7 pm - 8:30 pm<br />
Peter Jaffe, conductor, Cameo guestconducting<br />
appearance by Elliot<br />
Anders. Stake out your seats for our<br />
annual free Symphony in the Park!<br />
The upbeat program includes Sibelius’s<br />
Finlandia, music from Phantom of<br />
the Opera, Jurassic Park, Star Wars:<br />
The Force Awakens, and more! Bring<br />
a picnic and chairs or a blanket and<br />
settle in with family and friends for<br />
another wonderful evening of music in<br />
the park.<br />
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COOL<br />
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COOL MOON TRAIL RACES<br />
<strong>August</strong> 12, 2017<br />
Cool Staging Area<br />
100mile/KM, 50 mile/25 km start - 7am<br />
13.5/11.5 mile start 7:30 am on <strong>August</strong> 13th<br />
5k - starts 7:30 am on <strong>August</strong> 13th<br />
We’re hosting a weekend of trail running! Our event<br />
showcases races suited for every distance and pace. You<br />
can choose from a 5K all the way up to our 100-mile<br />
course (featuring a mere 16,000 feet of elevation gain).<br />
Our aid stations will provide a variety to suit your needs;<br />
the salty, the sweet, and maybe even the indulgent. We are<br />
cup-less! Please bring a cup or use water bottles. We go the<br />
extra mile (pun intended) to mark the course. You’ll find<br />
an abundance of ribbons, signs, and arrows. We designed<br />
a loop course consisting of two separate loops-- one loop is<br />
13.5 miles with two significant elevation gains (Pig Farm/<br />
K2 and Old Dam switchbacks), and the other loop is 11.5<br />
miles through the golden hills of Cool. Both begin and<br />
end at the Cool Staging Area, Gate #155. Whether you’re<br />
an elite runner looking for a challenge, an old hand trail<br />
runner, or just looking to take that “next step” in running,<br />
you’ll be right at home with us coolmoontrailraces.com/<br />
ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR SHOW AND POKER RUN<br />
<strong>August</strong> 13, 2017<br />
Foresthill Memorial Park<br />
11 am - 3 pm<br />
Classic Car Show & Poker Run. Scenic Drive & Poker<br />
Run, up the Foresthill Divide to the Show-n-Shine in<br />
Shaded Foresthill Memorial Park. Join us for an afternoon<br />
in admiring over 100 different Classic Cars!<br />
FORESTHILL DIVIDE HERITAGE FESTIVAL<br />
September 2-3, 2017<br />
LeRoy Botts Memorial Park<br />
The lively community of Foresthill celebrates its rich<br />
heritage of Gold Mining and Lumber every year.<br />
We are proud to host the California Gold Panning<br />
Championships. This is a popular family event with<br />
activities for all ages including: National Gold Panning<br />
Championships, Community Chili Cook-off (Saturday),<br />
California State Lumber Jack and Jill Championships,<br />
Left - Organic carrots from<br />
the Foothill Farmers’ Market<br />
every Saturday in the Auburn<br />
Courthouse parking lot.<br />
Photo by Jeremy Burke<br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - CONTINUED<br />
Sierra Sixguns and Sidekicks, American Legion Pig Roast<br />
(Saturday), American Legion BBQ (Sunday), Handson<br />
Gold-Panning Instruction, Food and Craft Vendors,<br />
Old-Time Costume Judging, Early California Historical<br />
Displays, Demonstrations, and Old Town Walking Tours,<br />
Kid’s Games and Activities (skills activities, and fun<br />
booths), Raffles and drawings in cash and prizes. Visit the<br />
Forest Hill Historical Museum and working Blacksmith<br />
shop for Historical Demonstrations. Visit the beautiful<br />
mountain town of Foresthill as we celebrate A Proud<br />
Heritage and A Bright Future!<br />
SENIORS FIRST 22ND ANNUAL WINE & BREW FEST<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19, 2017<br />
Blue Goose Event Center Loomis<br />
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM<br />
Seniors First’s 22nd annual Wine & Brew Fest is our largest<br />
fundraiser of the year and an opportunity for more than<br />
300 community members to come together and celebrate<br />
keeping seniors healthy, happy and independent in their<br />
own homes. Enjoy delicious food, craft brews, fine wine<br />
and live music.<br />
COLFAX FARMERS MARKET<br />
Sierra Vista Community Center<br />
Wednesdays<br />
4pm- 7pm<br />
Join us each Wednesday at the Colfax Farmers’ Market!<br />
California certified farm fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers,<br />
bread, nuts, honey, eggs, seafood, and much more! Open<br />
Year Round – Rain or Shine!<br />
COLFAX FLEA MARKET<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19, 2017<br />
Sierra Vista Community Center<br />
8am - 2pm<br />
This flea market is held every 3rd Saturday of the Month<br />
from 8 AM to 2 PM in Colfax, CA at the Sierra Vista<br />
Community Center off of School Street in Colfax.<br />
We are always interested in having more vendors. To<br />
find out how to be a vendor go to our website at www.<br />
sierravistacommunitycenter.org.<br />
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ECOLOGICAL, AND ECONOMICAL WAY TO GO GREEN<br />
I ENJOY THE<br />
EXCITEMENT WHEN<br />
PEOPLE SEE AND<br />
FEEL THE RESULT OF<br />
TINTED WINDOWS.<br />
BY FEEL I MEAN<br />
YOUR HOME STAYS<br />
SO MUCH COOLER.”<br />
~ STEVE HANSEN<br />
ocal family owned business<br />
Efficient Tint tailor their<br />
business to suit the needs of<br />
your home.<br />
For twenty years Steve and Carissa<br />
Hansen have been in the window<br />
tinting business. Cutting their teeth<br />
in their parents’ business, located<br />
in Santa Cruz, was the perfect place<br />
to prove that their techniques are a<br />
winning combination.<br />
“I enjoy the excitement when people<br />
see and feel the result of tinted<br />
windows. By feel I mean your home<br />
stays so much cooler.” says Steve<br />
I have to say that I was skeptical on<br />
the excitement part, so I showed<br />
up, at their clients install off of Mt.<br />
Vernon Road here in Auburn.<br />
I was fascinated by the process and the<br />
result.<br />
Watching Steve install was<br />
interesting, and he showed me the<br />
difference between a great install and<br />
a poor one.<br />
The windows have to be cleaned<br />
several times. During this process<br />
sometimes bubbles get trapped<br />
between the frame and the window. I<br />
was watching the whole time and saw<br />
no bubbles.<br />
Sure enough on the second window,<br />
Steve says.<br />
“See this; these micro bubbles will<br />
cause the film to separate from the<br />
window. That’s bad,” explains Steve<br />
Then he jumps into the process of
getting the bubbles out.<br />
He peels back the film and<br />
quickly cleans the backside<br />
of the film. He then repeated<br />
this about six times before<br />
the film is bubble free.<br />
“Most installers would just<br />
move on. Most home owners<br />
would never even see this.<br />
Over time, years even, this<br />
would separate and that is<br />
just not ok with me.”<br />
This attention to detail<br />
permeates through the<br />
Hansen’s business and seems<br />
to be the reason they are<br />
growing so fast. Right now<br />
to control quality Steve does<br />
all the installs.<br />
“If I found the right person<br />
and we continue to grow at<br />
this pace I might consider<br />
hiring another installer.<br />
As of now, we are happy<br />
to have high quality and<br />
top customer satisfaction,”<br />
explains Steve.<br />
I stayed for the completion<br />
of the large picture window<br />
over looking a stunning<br />
vineyard. I was shocked<br />
at the difference. It quite<br />
literally changed the way I<br />
saw the world.<br />
Every color popped. Blues<br />
deep and so clear. The greens<br />
of the leaves vibrant and<br />
bright. What surprised me<br />
the most was the contrasts<br />
that showed up. The clouds<br />
looked like almost fake like<br />
a photographer extracted all<br />
the contrast that they could<br />
and at the same time over<br />
exposed the whites.<br />
BEFORE<br />
Above: These photos were taken at the exact same camera setting and with no processing. Still although the<br />
difference is dramatic it looks even better in person. This film was chosen by the customer because it blocks 75%<br />
of the incoming heat and 99.9% of the UV rays. Photos by Jeremy Burke<br />
Do you do car windows?<br />
“No we specialize in only home and<br />
commercial window tinting. This allows us<br />
to give better service to our customers. Free<br />
Estimates, In-person quotes, I come out and<br />
take measurements and show samples in<br />
person. You can hold the sample up to your<br />
window so that you can pick out the film<br />
that meets your needs.” explains Steve<br />
Why window film and not Solar Screens?<br />
EFFICIENT TINT<br />
Open Daily 7am - 7pm . Call for your FREE estimate today.<br />
(916) 899-7338 | EfficientTint.com<br />
See our ad on page 24<br />
AFTER<br />
“There is something for everyone. Solar<br />
Screens have a 3-5% light transmission<br />
and looking out of tiny holes makes for<br />
poor visibility. They also have to be custom<br />
made to size and take some time to produce.<br />
Finally, they are permanently screwed into<br />
the side of your home, so the aesthetics of<br />
your home are altered.” explains Steve<br />
Before you make your next decision<br />
regarding your windows call Steve and<br />
Carissa. They offer FREE estimates for all<br />
their future clients.<br />
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