Welcome to the Tauhindauli Park Self-Guided Tour

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Upper Soda Springs Road, Dunsmuir, California

Welcome to Tauhindauli Park, a place of beauty, history, and natural wonders. This website will give you information about the Park in addition to the signs on the Self-Guided Tour inside the Park.

The image describes a meadow habitat supporting wildlife like deer, herons, otters, raccoons, bats, and bears.
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The image discusses the Tauhindauli and McCloud-Masson families, early residents who fished for salmon and built a resort.
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The image discusses food sources at Upper Soda Springs Resort in the 1880s, highlighting homegrown produce and wildlife.
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The Upper Soda Springs, originating from Mount Shasta, offers mineral-rich sparkling water, popular since the early 1800s.
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The Okwanuchu were a little-known Native American tribe, hunter-gatherers in Dunsmuir, known for seasonal movements and salmon runs.
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The image describes the Upper Soda Springs Inn, a resort active from the 1850s to 1920s, highlighting its history and closure.
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The Upper Sacramento River, California's largest river, flows from Mount Shasta to San Francisco Bay, with traditional salmon cooking methods.
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The image features a text about the Dunsmuir City Park and Botanical Gardens, highlighting its trail, benches, and views of the river.
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The image describes stables and cowsheds at a resort, highlighting their role in serving stagecoaches and providing food for guests.
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The image explains floodplain restoration, highlighting their role in managing floodwaters and supporting native vegetation.
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The Old Cable Bridge Site, built in 1888, features a historic cable footbridge over the Sacramento River, once used by railroad travelers.
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The Sacramento River hosts aquatic insects like stoneflies, caddis flies, and mayflies, crucial for the ecosystem.
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The image discusses tree restoration in a park, highlighting white alder, willow, and black cottonwood's role in enhancing river habitats.
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The image highlights native plants in a park, featuring California poppies, lupine, aster, and the umbrella plant along the riverbank.
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In July 1991, a train derailment caused a toxic spill in a river, killing aquatic life. Recovery took just ten years.
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The image discusses an urban park next to train tracks, roads, and utilities, detailing local runoff into the Sacramento River.
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The image discusses Dunsmuir's electricity generation via a Pelton Water Wheel and the Yellow Crane substation used from 1915-1930.
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The image features a Southern Pacific steam engine, highlighting Dunsmuir's historical significance in railroads and train photography.
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"Critter Creek" was named by Dunsmuir Elementary students. Native plants thrive alongside the restored creek in the park.
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Summary of the Siskiyou Trail's history and modern significance, with a map showing its route from Fort Vancouver to San Francisco.
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The image discusses a popular fishing spot, highlights various fish species, and promotes fishing line recycling to protect wildlife.
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The image highlights Mossbrae Falls, famous for its icy, clear water, and mentions a historic toll bridge built in the 1850s.
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Also be sure to visit the "Friends of

        Tauhindauli Park" website!

          www.friends-of-tpark.org