Enterprise High School - Vespa Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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 Northern California attracts tourists to scenic wonderland REDDING. CALIFORNIA POPULATION: 50.000 ELEVATION: 570 feet CLIMATE: Mean average temperature - 62.6 Annual average rainfall - 37.76 TRANSPORTATION: Air: 2 municipal. 2 county and several private airports Rail: Southern Pacific Bus: Greyhound. Continental Trailways Highways: Interstate 5 freeway North and South; 299 East and West; 44 East RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: Enjoy swimming, boating, fishing and skiing at a number of excellent recreation sites. Shasta Lake. Whiskeytown Lake Mount Shasta Lassen Volcanic National Park Sacramento River (TOP) Mount Lassen, elevation 10,457 feet, towers over the park’s Blue Lake, a popular spot for fishing and picnicking. (ABOVE) A clear mountain stream, a familiar Northern California scene, winds its way through luxuriant undergrowth. (LEFT) An Eutamias of the west, more commonly known as chipmunk, takes a moment from his scurrying to warm in the sunshine. travel 7

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(ABOVE) Towering pines and lush, green meadows hedge the shimmering waters of Cold Boiling Lake in Mount Lassen Volcanic National Park. 6 travel

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Long-awaited rains arrive . . . Shasta County and its surrounding areas were devastated by the effects of the 1976 and 1977 statewide drought. Residents of the hard-hit areas were faced with the grim reality of a summer of bone dry launch ramps and steadily growing islands in Shasta Lake. The 1976 predictions of a second year of drought became a harsh reality during the summer of 1977. Business persons attempted to scratch out a living in a reservoir that, according to many Redding residents, “looks more like a dust bowl than a national recreation area. Last year most resorts and businesses at Shasta Lake were operating at about 50 percent of normal. Owners were unsuccessful in their attempt to persuade local politicians to take measures against the steady water release of Shasta Lake. Commercial losses for 1976 totalled an estimated 80 million dollars. The summer of 1977 found the lake recreation business lying idle with operations at an estimated 15 percent of normal. The Central Valley Project entered the year of 1977 as the driest on its record. People were not sure if they would ever see a raindrop again . . . (1) The low level of Shasta Lake forces resort owners to improvise new methods to reach the water. (2) South Market storm drains, unable to handle September torrents, force gushing waters to flood sidewalks and streets, (background photo) South Market disappears for a time following the sudden, soaking rains. (3) Shasta Lake, famous for its blue waters and shoreline, loses its postcard-like qualities during the summer of 1977.