California Welcome Center - Anderson, CA

Loved it

It's a nice place to learn a little about California

It seems like a strange location, but once you get to the welcome center, you will find a wealth of information about Northern California. I found the hiking maps for the Redding area useful. They have restrooms there too.

I stopped in to get a bit of information about the area, possibly coffee, stretch my legs, and for my service pup and I, to go potty!! Lol... Anyway, the place was awesome! Upon entering, a nice gentleman greeted us, and yep, fresh coffee was offered, and I gladly accepted! The place was amazing and super clean! There's a plethora of free brochures, but beyond that the guy in there, happily spoke to me, of what's awesome and good, about the area nearby, Shasta area!nnAfter we talked, I walked around inside. I noticed and was fascinated to see a huge fish tank, built into the wall. It was stocked with a variety of large breeds of local fresh water fish. I stood and watched them swim around for a few minutes, which was relaxing. I knew, I better not get very relaxed, since I had many hours of miles to drive!nI noticed a small room to my right, and decided I better keep moving! I walked into the room, which had items for sale, California memorabilia mostly. I then heard a child laughing, and a splash coming from the aquarium. I walked out to see what was going on. The guy working there, was standing in front of the tank, along with a little boy and his mom. It was time for the fish nightly feeding. The guy handed the little boy, some fish food, and the boy excitedly pitched the food into the tank. The fish were ready and waiting, to be fed. They hurriedly swam to the top of the water, where the food layed. They'd race up to swoop the particles in their mouths, splashing the water with their tails, which sprayed the boy with water droplets. The little guy, giggled and laughed, which we all did! The boys laughter, was infectious, nothing more sweet than a child's laughter!nI'm certainly glad, I decided to pull over and stop into such a cool, clean, and especially friendly place, you should pull over too!!!

I fuxking love my home state...!!!