[ 12.2013 | Lake Almanor ]

on our route through the Cal­ifornian North in De­cem­ber 2013, we came from the snow-covered Lassen Vol­can­ic Natio­nal Park driving south­east to Lake Tahoe. the road hap­pened to lead us to lake Alma­nor which of­fered us one of the most mys­tical pic­tures of the trip.

the reservoir in north-western Plumas County is espe­cially defined by the Feather River, several creeks, and natural springs. since the early 1860s, the Lake Almanor Basin has been asso­ciated with the pursuit of recre­ational activities – back then as a popular camp­ing spot for vaca­tioners from Sacra­mento Valley, today for tourists from all over the world. where once the Native American Maidu lived, the first dam was finished in 1914 by Great Western Power. by flood­ing the area known as ‘Big Meadows’, lake Alma­nor was created. it was named after the three daughters of the Vice Presi­dent of the company: Alice, Martha and Eleanor. back then, the lake had less than 1/5 of its present capacity. watch­ing the lake in a winter sunset, you can almost feel the powerful energy the lake provides.

speaking of daughters. today is Woman’s Equality Day. the day that commem­orates the certi­fica­tion of the 19th Amend­ment to the American Consti­tution which – since 1920 – grants American women the right to vote. cele­brated since 1973, it is an oppor­tunity to remember the vic­tories of female equality yet made and to remind us of our commit­ment to eliminate discri­mination against women.

sources: project2105.org | lakealmanorwest.org | citlink.net | nwhp.org