The Village at Squaw Valley [1]: This adorable mountainside village, part of the Squaw Valley ski resort [2], is the perfect place to while away a winter day amid the numerous boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and entertainment.
MacArthur-Burney Falls [3]: Touted as the “the most beautiful waterfall in California,” these cascades run year-round and are accessible via a short, easy path.
Lake Shasta Caverns [4]: A quick boat ride across Shasta Lake leads to these wonderful cathedral-like caverns, filled with natural limestone and marble stalactites, stalagmites, and new formations all their own.
Loomis Museum [5]: This interpretive museum offers a history of Lassen’s volcanic eruptions through a series of stunning and informative pictorials.
Bumpass Hell [6]: A two-mile hike leads through this hot bed of geothermal activity, including boiling mud pots, fumaroles, steaming springs, and pools of boiling, steaming water.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/lake-tahoe/sights/the-village-squaw-valley
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/lake-tahoe/ski-resorts/north-shore/squaw-valley
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/mount-shasta/sights/macarthur-burney-falls
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/mount-shasta/shasta-lake/lake-shasta-caverns
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/lassen-volcanic-national-park/sights/loomis-museum
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/california/lake-tahoe-and-the-northern-sierra/lassen-volcanic-national-park/sights/bumpass-hell