Enjoy Magazine: Northern California Living

08/22/2026

The Harrisons’ Six Rivers Rafting on the Trinity…

Sara Harrison was born in Trinity County, grew up playing in the Trinity River, and has spent the past 23 years working on it professionally. By any measure, she is a woman who found her place early and never left — not because she had to, but because she genuinely couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.

The Harrisons’ Six Rivers Rafting on the Trinity… Sara Harrison was born in Trinity County, grew up playing in the Trinity River, and has spent the past 23 years working ... Read More

08/22/2026

What I Enjoy – Matt Briner

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08/21/2026

How Redding Became Bee City USA…

There are around 1,600 species of native bees in California alone (the United States has about 3,600 species of bees total), and out of the 255 Bee City USA affiliates across America, one of them is right here in Redding, California.

How Redding Became Bee City USA… There are around 1,600 species of native bees in California alone (the United States has about 3,600 species of bees total), and out of ... Read More

08/21/2026

The Harrisons’ Six Rivers Rafting on the Trinity…

Sara Harrison was born in Trinity County, grew up playing in the Trinity River, and has spent the past 23 years working on it professionally. By any measure, she is a woman who found her place early and never left — not because she had to, but because she genuinely couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.

“I’m so fortunate to be able to make a living here, just down the road from where I grew up,” she says. “It’s awesome to send groups of people rafting every day, and they get to appreciate what I grew up with my whole life.”

Sara and her husband, Pete Harrison, operate Six Rivers Rafting, a guided whitewater company on the Trinity River, with operations out of Junction City and Willow Creek in Trinity County. Pete grew up near Acadia National Park in Maine — his parents led Sierra Club hiking and camping trips — and began guiding commercial whitewater in California in 1999. He arrived on the Trinity in 2001.

The two met on the river about 20 years ago and have been married for 16 years. Together, they have built one of Northern California’s most highly regarded rafting outfitters, a company known not only for thrilling trips but also for a genuine sense of purpose.

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08/20/2026

Redding-Based Comedian Dan McGowan…

Stand-up comedy has a well-established tradition of shock, transgression and language that would make your grandmother quietly excuse herself. Dan McGowan is not that guy.

Redding-Based Comedian Dan McGowan… Stand-up comedy has a well-established tradition of shock, transgression and language that would make your grandmother quietly excuse herself. Dan McGowan is not that guy. McGowan, ... Read More

08/20/2026

A Good Place to Bee - How Redding Became Bee City USA…

There are around 1,600 species of native bees in California alone (the United States has about 3,600 species of bees total), and out of the 255 Bee City USA affiliates across America, one of them is right here in Redding, California.

Redding became an official Bee City USA back in spring of 2017, when University Preparatory School student Luke Blankenberg became interested in beekeeping. Along with advocating to allow beekeeping within city limits, Blankenberg researched what it took to become a Bee City.

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08/19/2026

A Field Guide to Thrifting like a Pro…

There is an art to second-hand shopping. It’s a delicate balance between instinct and skill, but the right combination can yield a valuable, stylish haul. Whether you’re on the hunt for a wardrobe refresh, styling your home or office, or planning to make some cash reselling items, there are diamonds to be found in the rough. Follow along to learn how to thrift like a pro.

A Field Guide to Thrifting like a Pro… There is an art to second-hand shopping. It’s a delicate balance between instinct and skill, but the right combination can yield a ... Read More

08/19/2026

Mr. Clean - Redding-Based Comedian Dan McGowan…
Stand-up comedy has a well-established tradition of shock, transgression and language that would make your grandmother quietly excuse herself. Dan McGowan is not that guy.

McGowan, a 60-something Redding-based comedian, has built a career — a successful one, with television credits, national touring, corporate clients and a Dry Bar Comedy special — by doing something a significant portion of the comedy world considers mildly suspicious: keeping it clean.

“Clean comedy doesn’t mean you don’t have an edge,” he says. “It just means I deliver the jokes from a different angle.”

He would know. McGowan grew up watching and loving the comics who invented the form — Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, Dick Van D**e, Jonathan Winters, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller — performers who could level a room without a single word you couldn’t say on network television. It’s a craft he absorbed in his youth and never abandoned. When he started doing stand-up in Southern California, sharing bills with comics who favored what he diplomatically calls “the low-hanging fruit of vulgarity,” his decision was already made.

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08/18/2026

Spirit of the Wind Serves Community…

For Daniel Pruett, bringing new life to Spirit of the Wind began with a drum. “My main focus was the kids. Last year we did a drum-making event where we had 15 kids, and it turned out beautifully.” According to Pruett, the project was about far more than making music. “The heartbeat is like a drum, so the first thing I thought about was getting drums to the kids. They’ve got to have something they can play.” This year, Spirit of the Wind is building on that momentum with a bead-making event. “So far, a lot of those same kids are coming back for the beadmaking event, so they’re bringing their drums with them. That’s going to be cool.”

Spirit of the Wind Serves Community… For Daniel Pruett, bringing new life to Spirit of the Wind began with a drum. “My main focus was the kids. Last year we ... Read More

08/18/2026

On the Hunt - A Field Guide to Thrifting like a Pro…
There is an art to second-hand shopping. It’s a delicate balance between instinct and skill, but the right combination can yield a valuable, stylish haul. Whether you’re on the hunt for a wardrobe refresh, styling your home or office, or planning to make some cash reselling items, there are diamonds to be found in the rough. Follow along to learn how to thrift like a pro.

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