THE GASQUET PAGE












What springs to mind when someone mentions "Northern California"? Is it Sacramento? San Francisco? Maybe even Redding or Eureka? Well hold on to your hats, and get ready to take a trip to the real Northern California. Welcome to

Gasquet, California,

located on the pristeen Smith River, and within a stone's throw of the Oregon border. Prepare yourself for a journey into the best kept secret of the Pacific Northwest.


The region surrounding the Smith River has long been valued for it's botanical diversity,



trillium

calypso orchid





pitcher plant











geologic and aquatic beauty,




and recreational opportunities.




Camping
Hiking
Kayaking
Redwood Nat. Park
National Forests
National Rec. Area
Ranger Station




Members of the Gasquet community treasure this uniqueness,
and have chosen to create homes, establish businesses and raise their families in this utopian environment.















Want to learn more about Gasquet?
Visit the above links, or try out a few of these below:


The Smith River
History
Native American History
Weather Report
Map


Now here!
The Mountain School Home Page
Created by 5th and 6th grade students
at Mountain School.
Gasquet Mysteries
Created by the students of grades 3 and 4 at Mountain School
COMING SOON: History of Del Norte County by students of grades 2,3 and 4 at Mountain School





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On the night of Easter Sunday, 1998, Mom Nature decided to remind us who is really in charge. A major portion of Serpentine Point, a rock promontory jutting out into the Smith River, collapsed. Buried under countless tons of rubble was Highway 199 - the only route connecting Gasquet to the rest of Del Norte County. For 2 1/2 days, Caltrans operators labored to restore our sole artery to "civilization." One way traffic finally was restored around noon on Wednesday, April 15, 1998 (just in time to mail in those tax returns!) The following are pictures I snapped of the efforts to open Hwy 199. Additionally, there is a reproduction of an aerial photo showing both lanes of 199 buried on Monday, courtesy of The Daily Triplicate. Enjoy! And, hopefully, my update of this page will not only be more sophisticated, but will also be successful in sharing with you the more typically serene and lush natural environment of Gasquet, California.



Motorists queue up as word spreads that one way traffic will be restored around noon on Wednesday. Lines of waiting cars and truck snake through the the redwood parks of the Smith River National Recreation Area.



Parked dump trucks wait along the shoulder, allowing one way traffic to pass through the canyon.



Portions of previous slides can be seen just outside of the active slide area.



A lone Caltrans worker stands in the cleared lane, supervising the passing of traffic.



A car travels precariously along the cleared ledge, hovering between rubble piles estimated as high as 80 feet, and a sharp drop down into the Smith River Canyon. Note how large the boulder is in comparison to the car!



In this photograph from the front page of Tuesday's Triplicate, large earthmoving equipment tries to reclaim Highway 199 from mounds of talis and debris.




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