The Lonely Planet has just published it’s 10 top US travel destinations for 2012. There at number 6 is California’s Gold Country, just behind Culebra, Puerto Rico and ahead of Boulder, Colorado. Of course Grass Valley, home of Wolf Creek Lodge, is a key part of the Gold Country. Check out the article at Top […]
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
Bob and Claire invited other Wolf Creek Lodge folks to join them on a hike near Donner Pass – only an hour’s drive from Grass Valley. However, a heavier than anticipated snow fall turned the hike into a snowshoe trip. Remember if it’s raining in Grass Valley it may be snowing on the summit. We […]
On Friday, October 21st six Wolf Creek Lodge members hiked the Loch Leven Lakes trail. Wolf Creek Lodge is less than an hour’s drive from the dramatic hiking opportunities in the northern Sierra. The Loch Leven trail crosses the transcontinental rail road as it climbs up the Sierra to Donner Pass. Here the group is attempting […]
There is lots of fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
People who have lived in Nevada County and Grass Valley have a wonderful treasure nearby: the Yuba River. In all seasons it is a great place to visit. It’s a wild and scenic river that is fed by the melting snow in the High Sierras. In the spring it is a raging torrent.
I am thinking how good we have it at Wolf Creek Lodge. Our building sits on a lot with a view of beautiful trees and access to a living brook. But we are far away enough from the trees, so that there will never be a fire danger.
Donner Pass over the Sierra is less than an hour’s drive from Grass Valley and Wolf Creek Lodge. Five members of the community hiked from US40 at Donner Pass up to Donner Peak –one of the best picnic spots anywhere. Along the way there are many points of historical and current interest in this focal […]
Summertime is packed with fun things to do in Grass Valley and neighboring towns.
