First Report: Scott Valley
Scott Valley (10/21/15) Ruth Hartman
Scott Valley (10/21/15) Ruth Hartman
Not to be confused with the better-known Santa Cruz Mountain town of Scotts Valley, Scott Valley is located in western Siskiyou County in the northern Shasta Cascade Region.
Like many Shasta Cascade communities, Scott Valley is lightly populated and wild country. The Marble Mountains provide the valley’s backdrop. This area was once a renowned beaver trapping area. Trapper Stephen Meek was reported to have trapped 1,800 beaver in 1850, naming the valley as the best beaver valley in the nation. It later attracted miners during California’s gold rush.
The sleepy ranch towns of Ft. Jones (once a frontier Army post), Etna and Greenview are found here, along with their white steepled churches and spots of bright fall color. Ruth Hartman of the Coffee Creek Ranch says the color is almost past peak, though sends these cell phone images, promising to return next year.
Peak GO NOW! (75-100%) – Scott Valley – The color is just about past peak.