Northern California Visits
Sacramento, CA
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UC Davis Med Center Alzheimer’s Disease Center 4860 Y St. Suite 3900 Sacramento, CA 95817 916-734-5496
May 2002
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UCD has ongoing research into the causes and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The mainstream research is funded by medical grants, but volunteer patients who are being studied still need to be transported to the facility and this burden usually lands on their caregivers. |
Santa Rosa, CA
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The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center 2301 Hardies Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-579-4452 8/23/2003 This museum is dedicated to the life and art of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts characters. Part museum and part memorial, it features hundreds or thousands of comic strips, Peanuts artwork and drawing instruction. The garden includes a “kite-eating tree” and a “birdbath” with holographic Peanuts characters playing hockey. August 2003 |
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Redding, CA
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Turtle Bay Exploration Park 844 Auditorium Dr Redding, CA 96001 800-877-8632
Turtle Bay Exploration Park host the signature ‘Sundial Bridge’, a must-see along I-5. The tower forms the pointer of a sundial. We were there for the summer solstice celebration. The park includes an arboretum, science museum, bird and butterfly walk-throughs and miles of delightful trails.
June, 2007
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Hat Creek, CA
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Hat Creek Radio Observatory
The observatory is operated by University of California. The major project is the construction of the Allen Telescope Array. When finished, the array will have 350 dishes. At last visit, there were 42 operating.
June, 2007
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Lassen National Park
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Lassen National Park
This volcano is still technically active, but there hasn’t been much activity in a few decades. It is a great place to see glaciers in June in California.
June, 2007
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