Frogs' Legs LbNA #7918 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Apr 16, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Redding |
| County: | Shasta |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Caitilin  |
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| Found by: | grannie barbara |
| Last found: | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Status: | FFFFFFaaa |
| Last edited: | Apr 16, 2004 |
Missing 1/22/07
Location: Falk Lake, Redding.
Directions: from Hwy 299, also known as Eureka Way, head west from downtown. Just past the signal at Buenaventura Boulevard, turn left on Ridge Drive. At the arterial, turn right onto Lakeside. Park on the right, and follow the concrete path down to the lake.
Clues –Easy
Trek – about 0.75 miles (0.5 if you cheat)
Kids and Dogs - Great for kids, very stroller friendly. Dogs on leash, though they may frighten birds.
Bird watchers: Incredible waterfowl to be seen—don’t miss this one!
This lake was created in 1861 as a terminal reservoir for the Clear Creek Ditch, built to supply water to gold rush miners. The wagon road between Red Bluff and Shasta passed to the west of the lake, where the Reservoir House was built. The house stood until the 1960’s and was surrounded by orchard trees and, a fan palm and daffodils. A German immigrant, August Falk, gave his name to the lake (and is still found on some maps), but the lake was sold to St. Joseph’s Church in 1939, who renamed the lake for St. Mary.
In 1912, the property was bought by an enterprising fellow by the name of Orlando Merlo. He repaired the dam and stocked it with trout and tadpoles. During the depression, Merlo harvested the frogs’ legs and sold them to upscale restaurants in San Francisco. Recently, a frog “as big as a cat” was seen in the middle of the street within hopping distance of Jenny Creek.
Clues:
When faced with a choice, begin at mile 0, avoiding John, since this is Mary’s Lake. You will pass over the spillway into Jenny creek—hear the frogs? As the path curves, you will find yourself amidst the plantings that surrounded the Reservoir House. Stop and look at the palm tree! Count 8 lines, then take the path on the left down to the concrete pad. See the agave? Look closely: there is a stump to the left of these succulents; inside something you seek is croaking.
To return, you could just turn back, but you're already 1/3 of the way, and you'd miss the beaver lodges and incredible wildfowl at the south end of the lake. Plus, there’s the City’s pumping station where they add tap water to the lake (through a man-made canal unofficially dubbed James Creek after the engineer who designed it) in the summer to keep the level up.
Location: Falk Lake, Redding.
Directions: from Hwy 299, also known as Eureka Way, head west from downtown. Just past the signal at Buenaventura Boulevard, turn left on Ridge Drive. At the arterial, turn right onto Lakeside. Park on the right, and follow the concrete path down to the lake.
Clues –Easy
Trek – about 0.75 miles (0.5 if you cheat)
Kids and Dogs - Great for kids, very stroller friendly. Dogs on leash, though they may frighten birds.
Bird watchers: Incredible waterfowl to be seen—don’t miss this one!
This lake was created in 1861 as a terminal reservoir for the Clear Creek Ditch, built to supply water to gold rush miners. The wagon road between Red Bluff and Shasta passed to the west of the lake, where the Reservoir House was built. The house stood until the 1960’s and was surrounded by orchard trees and, a fan palm and daffodils. A German immigrant, August Falk, gave his name to the lake (and is still found on some maps), but the lake was sold to St. Joseph’s Church in 1939, who renamed the lake for St. Mary.
In 1912, the property was bought by an enterprising fellow by the name of Orlando Merlo. He repaired the dam and stocked it with trout and tadpoles. During the depression, Merlo harvested the frogs’ legs and sold them to upscale restaurants in San Francisco. Recently, a frog “as big as a cat” was seen in the middle of the street within hopping distance of Jenny Creek.
Clues:
When faced with a choice, begin at mile 0, avoiding John, since this is Mary’s Lake. You will pass over the spillway into Jenny creek—hear the frogs? As the path curves, you will find yourself amidst the plantings that surrounded the Reservoir House. Stop and look at the palm tree! Count 8 lines, then take the path on the left down to the concrete pad. See the agave? Look closely: there is a stump to the left of these succulents; inside something you seek is croaking.
To return, you could just turn back, but you're already 1/3 of the way, and you'd miss the beaver lodges and incredible wildfowl at the south end of the lake. Plus, there’s the City’s pumping station where they add tap water to the lake (through a man-made canal unofficially dubbed James Creek after the engineer who designed it) in the summer to keep the level up.