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Emerald Empire Adventures has moved
We are now in our new location at 9001 North State St. in Redwood Valley on Hwy 101. We are in the big red and white quonset hut next to the Ukiah Antiques Mall on thh east side of Highway 101, the Redwood Highway. There's almost always someone here so stop by anytime. We are now renting bikes, rafts and inflatable kayaks for you self guided types, as well as providing a full range of guided Custom Adventure Experiences and many scheduled events.
Are YOU a Hidden Treasure of the Emerald Empire?
If you wish, we'll put up a profile of you on the appropriate Hidden Treasures page, our Partners Directory, where our Adventurers can add you or your venue to their Itineraries, as they customize their Adventure Experience. Our mission is to act as the string that ties together a unique necklace of all the Hidden Treasures concealed throughout our Emerald Empire, designed by and for each individual or group. By spreading the wealth we enrich ourselves and each other. This is the real hidden treasure of this Emarld Empire.
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18th Annual A Taste of Redwood Valley, Father's Day Weekend June 19, 20 & 21
Friday night Vintner's DinnerSaturday and Sunday all day
Private wine tasting at 9 local wineries and the world renowned Germain-Robin Craft Distillers.
Emerald Empire Adventures will provide safe comfortable transportation with a local docent/guide to let you in on the local culture, history and vintages. For details and booking information click here.
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Emerald Empire Adventures has moved
We are now in our new location at 9001 North State St. in Redwood Valley on Hwy 101. We are in the big red and white quonset hut next to the Ukiah Antiques Mall on thh east side of Highway 101, the Redwood Highway. There's almost always someone here so stop by anytime. We are now renting bikes, rafts and inflatable kayaks for you self guided types, as well as providing a full range of guided Custom Adventure Experiences and many scheduled events.
Are YOU a Hidden Treasure of the Emerald Empire?
If you wish, we'll put up a profile of you on the appropriate Hidden Treasures page, our Partners Directory, where our Adventurers can add you or your venue to their Itineraries, as they customize their Adventure Experience. Our mission is to act as the string that ties together a unique necklace of all the Hidden Treasures concealed throughout our Emerald Empire, designed by and for each individual or group. By spreading the wealth we enrich ourselves and each other. This is the real hidden treasure of this Emarld Empire.
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South Fork American River 1 and 2 day specials. Book before July 1 and get a $20 discount per day.
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Package type, transportation, equipment, meals and guide, Book before July 1 for a $20 per day per person discount.
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For Pickup/Dropoff at your hotel or a location in Ukiah;
Call 707-367-3299 (or book ahead right here on line and we will call you) to make special arrangements.
Emerald Empire Adventures is offering 1 and 2 day raftiing trips on the beautiful and historic South Fork of the American River
Book your trip befor July 1 to recieve our special discount.
1 day only (weekdays); 4 hours of water, waves and FUN! Special (book before Jul;y 1) $125, Regular (after June 30) $145
We will take you and your group to the launch site, provide expert guide service, all required safety equipment, lunch and a running commentary on the beautiful scenery, then bring you back to your car or Hotel with brand new stories to tell!
1 day only (weekends); 4 hours of water, waves and FUN! Special (book before Jul;y 1) $145, Regular (after June 30) $165
We will take you and your group to the launch site, provide expert guide service, all required safety equipment, lunch and a running commentary on the beautiful scenery, then bring you back to your car or Hotel with brand new stories to tell!
Weekend rafting Adventures; 2 days of water, waves and FUN! Special (book before July 1) $199, Regular (after June 30) $240
We will take you and your group to the launch site, provide expert guide service, all required safety equipment, lunch, dinner and breakfast,and a running commentary on the beautiful scenery, then bring you back to your car or Hotel with brand new stories to tell!
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Mushrooms and Mountain Bikes
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Emerald Empire Adventures is excited to announce the
1st annual Mushrooms and Mountain Bikes Adventures
at Leonard Lake Reserve for the fall season of 2009
a Winter Weekend Special Adventure
OK, they’re not REALLY that big
$165/person, all inclusive; food, lodging, guides and transportation from Redwood Valley included.
Saturday and Sunday throughout the season (October -??? depending on the rains)
The creek crossing very rarely rains out and becomes impassible so, as evey mushroom picker knows, the forest can be wet and the trails muddy, be prepared!
We depart Base Camp at 9001 C North State Street in Redwood Valey and after a 1o mile climb up to Leaonard Lake (for those who wish), we’ll take an hour to settle you into your guest housee, whichever of the five classic craftsman style, fully equipped units best fits the groWe’ll have a light lunch and dinner will be started after we go out on our first picking expedition into the old growth redwood on pastures of plenty (Mushroom Gods willing), where no one has picked in man a year, if ever.
After a long afternoon tramping the hills and picking, we will return to the lake houses with your bounty where our chef will incorporate it into dinner and pair it all with some carefully chosen local vintages for your dining pleasure. It will all be ready after you’ve changed out of those soggy togs, and we can swap stories around the fire after the meal, till the sandman calls you away.
You’ll wake up Sunday morning to the smell of coffee and a hearty country style breakfast to warm you up for the Leanard Lake mountain bike loop, 3.5 miles of up and down (see map and profile below), ’round the lake through more untouched picking grounds than you can shake a mushroom brush at. There will be a vehicle for those who’d rather not ride, those 3 and half miles could easily take 6 hours to pick through and the truck makes it easy to pick for your freezer of dehydrator and not have to lug the whole booty bag back to the cabin! A picnic lunch will be served along the way and warming beverages will be provided.
At the end of the day, we’ll load up you and your gear in our bus and bring you back to you car, booty and all. The true hard-core cyclists can ride back down that 10 mile hill they climbed on Saturday, and accommodations will be made for those who don’t want to ride at all.
Email treasures@emeraldempireadventures.com, comment below or call us at 707-462-5795 or book on-line to reserve your spot now. We can accommodate groups of from five to forty and there’s a ten percent discount for groups of ten or more.
merald Empire Adventures will get you there, keep you from getting lost, show you where to pick and what not to pick. We will cook dinner, breakfast and lunch and show you how to pick, cook, eat, and store the mushrooms. You will bring your sense of adventure and clothing suitable for a temperate rain forest in the fall, i.e.; waterproof boots, rain pants and waterproof jacket, at least 3 changes of inner layers. This is wet work, but ask any mushroom picker, well worth it. We do have some of these items and can provide backups or spares for a limited number of people, but best to bring your own. For those who’ve never picked and don’t have their own equipment, fear not. All you need is a collecting “basket” a small knife and a 2″ nylon paing brussh. Tape the paintbrush handle to the knife handle, et voila, you are a mushroom picker. Why the brush? Because the more moss, bracken and soil you leave in the forest, the less you get in your sink. The knife is for cutting the stalks, much better and cleaner than pulling or tearing.
Yours truly, your guide, has been picking, eating and not dying from wild mushrooms since the age of four. I’ll befuddle you with learned discourse and arcane mushroom lore, and, if you pay attention, not a single poisonous or even bad-tasting sample will go in your basket, and NONE will pass muster at cleaning time. I use the word “basket ” loosely, but in general I’m referring any more or less ridgig-sided container with a capacity of at least one gallon and some ventilation (like holes) for collecting specimens (AKA booty). Mushrooms are relatively fragile beings and do not like the way a bag tends to squash and macerate them while being carried about through the brush. And when the proper stars align, its not unusual to bring out 20-50 pounds of chanterelles per person. They are very easily preserved by dehydration, freezing, canning or pickling and are a wonderful flavoring agent for stew, gravy, casseroles, rice etc. etc. Your mushroom questions will be answered, and I’ve got the book for reference.
This is a great opportunity to bring out the kids for an educational and interesting adventure in an old growth redwood forest, one of the very few remaining intact ecosystems abutting Redwood Valley, and just ten miles off Hwy 101.
Email treasures@emeraldempireadventures.com, comment below or call us at 707-462-5795 or book on-line to reserve your spot now. We can accommodate groups of from five to forty and there’s a ten percent discount for groups of ten or more. Special menu arrangements are available for those with restricted diets.
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June 19, 20 & 21 in Booneville. $55/person, 2 trips each way each day
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For Pickup/Dropoff at your hotel or a location in Ukiah;
Call 707-367-3299 (or book ahead right here on line and we will call you) to make special arrangements.
To see a map and more event go on over to the EEA Community Forum to join in the conversationor details click here to visit the official site.
Emerald Empire Adventures Guided Tour Bus Shuttle tickets are $55 two way per day per person from your lodgings or a designated pickup site on our 20 passenger tour bus , includes two way transportation and Hotel pickup for those booking early and large groups. Select the date you will be attending and the number in you party, then click "Add To Itinerary".Once you have created your itinerary, proceed to Check Out, where you can provide us with your contact information and we will contact you by phone orf e-mail, as you choose, to finalize the booking. Payment via Mastercard will be accepted upon confirmation.
And don't forget to book your event tickets soon
The Anderson Valley's Famous World Music Event;
Let Emerald Empire Adventures carry you in safety and comfort while we give you an insiders view of the history, landscape and culture of this very special area, right outside our own back door.
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 | Kate Wolf's old friend, Wavy Gravy, was instrumental in bringing the festival to its current home at Black Oak Ranch in 2001 when they were in desparate search for a new home. |
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June 26-28
At Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California, 5 miles north of Laytonville on Highway 101. From Ukiah-$75/person, From Ukiah-$55/person, From Ukiah-$35/person
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For Pickup/Dropoff at your hotel or a location in Ukiah, Willits or Laytonville make reservations now. First come, First served.
Call 707-367-3299 (or book ahead right here on line and we will call you) to make special arrangements.
To see a map and learn more about the venue and the event go on over to the EEA Forum and join in the conversation, post your memories of past events and rate this festival. For more details click here to visit the official site.
For this event, Emerald Empire Adventures Guided Tour Bus Shuttle tickets are $75 two way per day per person from your lodgings or a designated pickup site on our 20 passenger tour bus, includes two way transportation and Hotel pickup/dropoff for those booking early and large groups. Select the date you will be attending and the number in you party, then click "Add To Itinerary". Once you have created your itinerary, proceed to Check Out, where you can provide us with your contact information to finalize the booking. Payment by Mastercared accepted upon confirmation.
And don't forget to book your event tickets soon
About the Festival
In June of 1996, the Kate Wolf Retrospective Concert was held to celebrate the music of Kate Wolf. Her friends, family, and a sold-out crowd had such a wonderful time that they decided to make it an annual event.
The Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival started as a one day, one time event. Now in its 14th year, the festival has grown to a three day, three night, camping event at beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, 3 hours north of San Francisco. This will be the 9th year at Black Oak Ranch for the Festival
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It would be unwise to try this without professional support.
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Park your car at Base Camp or take the CAT. We leave at 11 AM sharp. Pack a lunch or snack along the way. We'll visit a select assortment of micro-breweries and country Pubs that truly live up to the name. We'll bring you back to your car at about 9 PM and call a taxi if you need one. What a great way to spend a day, meet some new people, sample a little local culture in safety and comfort.
Cost: $75.00
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Take a virtual tour of these venues by following the links above, and view the slide show of our last trip in the Adventure Gallery.
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Ride south in the morning, feeling sporty, take the bus back home feeling mellow.
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Ride along for a virtual tour, complete with route map, elevation profie and slideshow form Sunday, April 19.
Cost; $99/person
We will leave Base Camp in Ukiah at 9 AM and spin the 15 miles to Hopland and the Solar Living Institute in about 2.5 hours including a couple brief tasting stops along the way, with the follow van taking up the back of the pack This will put us in Hopland at about 11:30 and ready for lunch and/or a walkabout at SLI. We will retrace our rout home beginning at about 1 PM and ride some, taste some, take a seat in the van and leave the driving to us when wise We should arrive back at Base Camp around 4 depending on how dedicated to the proposition we are.
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Two days in the back country with fine amenities and a spiritual essence
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Cost; $285.00/person
A two day wilderness rafting festival at Balokai Ranch on lovely Lake Pillsbury. Horseback riding will also be available.
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Class 4 whitewater, California's longest wilderness run
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Cost; $595/person
Wikipedia says; "
The Eel River is a major river system of the northern Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. Approximately 200 miles (320 km) long, it drains a rugged area in the California Coast Ranges between the Sacramento Valley and the ocean. For most of its course, the river flows northwest, parallel to the coast.
The river has both State (1972) and Federal (1981) Wild and Scenic River status. There are 97 miles (156 km) classified as Wild and 28 miles (45 km) classified as Scenic along the river's course.[6]
The Eel River's watershed of 3,684 square miles (9,537 km²) is the third largest in California.The river and its tributaries total 3,448 river miles (5,548 km),flowing through five counties.[4]
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Meet someone sporty and enjoy the Rides of Spring
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We will leave Base Camp in Ukiah at 9 AM and spin the 15 miles to Hopland and the Solar Living Institute in about 2.5 hours including a couple brief tasting stops along the way, with the follow van taking up the back of the pack.
This will put us in Hopland at about 11:30 and ready for lunch and/or a walkabout at SLI. We will retrace our rout home beginning at about 1 PM and ride some, taste some, take a seat in the van and leave the driving to us when wise.
We should arrive back at Base Camp around 4 depending on how dedicated to the proposition we are
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Spectacular climbs, breathtaking views, steaming springs, Hwy 1, The Skunk......
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Cost; $699/person
Leaving from Ukiah at 10 AM, we will tackle the 10 mile 1500 foot climb to the top of the coast range then wind down the switchbacks to Orr Hot Springs, There we'll soak, chow and enjoy the beautiful setting as the sun goes down.
Next morning we'll glide down past Montgomery Grove, through Comptche and on to our dinner and beds at the Mendocino Inn on the coast.
Friday we ride the last 12 miles to Ft. Bragg and catch the Skunk Train back twilit where we'll load up the bikes and have an end of trip couple of brews at Shanachie, the Pub at the center of the universe.
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A true Multi-sport adventure in Yolo and Lake Counties
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We will leave Ukiah at 5AM on Saturday morning so we can hit the creek early. After a nice morning tumble on the water we will have lunch at Cache Creek Campground and bike the 10 miles (mostly uphill) to Wilbur Hot Springs where we will have dinner, soak and spend the night at the lodge. In the morning we will bike the (mostly downhill) 25 miles to Clearlake Oaks where we will have lunch and take our bus back to Ukiah. |
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Rafting down the Russian. Got a better way to spend the day?
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Minimum 4 people at $55/person.
According to Russian River Travel.com;
There is no better way to experience the beauty of the Russian River than to take a trip down it. There are a number of easy drop/pickup locations. You could tour the inland sections or travel the coastal environment further downstream. |
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Swift Water, tight canyons, frequently out of cell phone range
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Cost $175/person Click here to book your Adventure
The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately 130 miles (209 km) long, in northwestern California in the United States. It drains an area of the Coast Ranges, including the southern Klamath Mountains,
northwest of the Sacramento Valley. Considered especially scenic, along most of its course it flows swiftly through tight canyons and mountain meadows.
About the Trinity River Water Quality Monitoring Program:
Since inception of the Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) in 2000, the AFWO continues to evaluate the influence of Lewiston Dam release magnitude and timing on downstream water temperature objectives established as part of the Secretarial Record of Decision. Assessments of the thermal regime are conducted through evaluation of empirical later temperature data collected with continuous recording probes at many locations below Lewiston Dam and modeling. Modeling of water temperature is used by the TRRP to evaluate future alternative flow schedules.
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Swift Water, tight canyons, frequently out of cell phone range
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Cost $159/person Click here to book your Adventure
4 person min. 10 person max.
This awesome river is nicknamed the 'Cal Salmon' in boating circles to distinguish it from the easier (and more popular) Salmon River in Idaho. There is boatable whitewater on the Cal Salmon above Nordheimer Creek on the main river as well as on the North and South Forks of the Salmon. There is also a great run below Wooley Creek that runs into the Klamath River and its classic big water Class IV rapid Big Ike. Multiple river access points allow the intrepid rafter to paddle any type of rapid that he or she desires. The most popular run is the one from Nordheimer Creek to Wooley Creek described here.
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Make our place a BETTER place; dream in color!
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"Cache In Trash Out is an ongoiobal environmental initiative supported bng gly the worldwide geocaching community. Since 2002, geocachers have been dedicated to cleaning up parks and other cache-friendly places around the world. Through these volunteer efforts, we help preserve the natural beauty of our outdoor resources!"
Cost: Free - Donation to our non-profit parners emcouraged
Emerald Empire Adventures is organizing the first annual Ukiah CITO (Cache In Trash Out) on Saturday June 13th. For more detail on the scope and character of other events like this, take a look at the CITO web site. We are in the initial organizational phase and are actively seeking partners throughout the community to make this an Adventure that lifts the spirit, cleans up some trash and brings the community together in service to one another in these difficult times.
Here's how it works at the basic level;
A section (or sections) of littered ground is selected. We will be working with the North Coast Railroad Authority to obtain permission to designate for clean-up the length of their tracks through Ukiah (current photos coming soon) as Target Area 1 and/or other areas as these become available.
A local 501c(3) corporation is being sought to act as co-sponsor. We are currently focusing on the Boy Scouts as an ideal organization, given their long record of community service and wayfinding.Aas you will see by clicking the link below, this is a subject of discussion among the geocaching community at large.
Local merchants make small ($10-$20) donations of credit against the purchase of, in particular, food or other basic necessities. These items are represented by "tokens/coded stickers" attached discreetly to various items of trash lying about in the Target Area, with the locations of those tokens being photographed and geographically indexed using hand-held GPS. Our target is to raise $500 in in-kind donations. The Scouts would be there for community service, to assist and to learn about geocaching and wayfinding by recording the locations of finds and comparing them against the original record. In addition to tokens other prizes can be awarded for strangest item, largest, most weight gathered, etc.
These tokens are meant to encourage the participation in the community of those for whom a couple burritos might me the difference between eating that day or not, and also for those who are feeling isolated, uncertain or excluded (and vice versa as well). "We heal ourselves by healing the earth and each other" someone wise once said.
On CITO Day (tentatively Saturday, June 13th) folks sign in, get their maps, gloves vests etc, and commence to pick up trash. Found tokens are redeemed at the end of the day for coupons or scrip that can be used to "get the goods".
Essentially, what we will be saying is "there is $500 scattered along the tracks, come on out and pick it up". Given the way it is structured it is quite likely that some of those who left the litter in the first place will have a good reason to help us pick it up.
Its win, win, win, win; a cleaner City, people with at least one more meal, kids learning about public service and the people coming together to express support and affection for the City and the Railroad. (And hope for their/our own future, at least in the mind of this author)
There you have it, in a nutshell. Inevitably details change as the project evolves, so keep checking back here for new developments. And if you support this effort, click "Add to Itinerary" at left. You will be taken through the Check Out process (no $$ involved) where you can provide your contact information and/or make any comments or suggestions you think would contribute to the project. We look forward to your input.
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