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Below the Topatopa mountains, hiding among the orchards of Santa Paula, there’s a campground with a whole lot going on.

How the perfect combination of disaster and environment turned a Calistoga, CA forest from wood to stone.

Experience the 'wood wide web' of the Redwood Sky Walk | Bartell's Backroads From the high vantage point of the Sky Walk, you can actually see the "wood wide web" at work. Ferns, fungi, and other forest foliage thrive here. Author: John Bartell Updated: 7:27 PM PDT July 23, 2021 EUREKA, Calif. — Towering over the town of Eureka, Calif. is a thick forest of large second-growth redwoods. Their lush green branches take up so much space that pictures or video rarely give an accurate gauge of the trees' true size, but at the edge of the forest, there’s a trail t...

California's 'Old Faithful' still gushing, but drought taking its toll | Bartell's Backroads The more groundwater that hits the volcanic magma, the more frequent the Calistoga Geyser blows. But during a drought year, the geyser is a little less 'faithful.' Author: John Bartell Updated: 6:38 PM PDT July 9, 2021 CALISTOGA, Calif. — Reminders of ancient volcanic activity are still present all over Napa Valley. It’s partly because of that old volcanic activity that the grapes in this region grow so well, but sitting in the little town of Calistoga, that volcani...

California's 'Old Faithful' still gushing, but drought taking its toll | Bartell's Backroads John Bartell California's 'Old Faithful' geyser is still gushing but the drought is taking its toll | Bartell's Backroads Replay Video UP NEXT Reminders of ancient volcanic activity are still present all over Napa Valley. It’s partly because of that old volcanic activity that the grapes in this region grow so well, but sitting in the little town of Calistoga, that volcanic activity is still active.  You can see it at the Old Faithful Geyser just off highway 128. According to proper...