barrel springs surprise valley back country byway in northeastern california and western nevada, shadowed by the glory of the south warners, mountains, and the south warner wilderness in the modoc national forest of california .

The original Church
built in the Deer Creek
settlement, now known
as Cedarville: Surprise
Valley, California

The church is located across the street from Cedarville city park.

If you want a look at it in real time and you're parked in front of the Trading Post, just continue down the block and you'll come to the church. Brad and I always like old churches - they're pretty, and such a fundamental symbol of order in times of pioneer settlement, or pilgrim settlement, when everything would have seemed so uncertain, like living on the edge of a precipice.

A bit of important information: You're on the edge of the Modoc National Forest and the south Warner Wilderness here, and the Forest Service follows a proscription in the south Warner Wilderness that allows lightning struck fires to burn. It goes without saying, but if you happen to be in the wilderness and this happens, get out.

Protect our National Forests and Wilderness Areas. Leave NO Trace!

Forward ~ The old bank in Cedarville; today it's
the grocery store.

Back ~ The old Trading Post in Deer Creek Settlement,
as Cedarville was then called.

USFS: Modoc National Forest. Want to hike? South Warner Wilderness of the Warner Mountains.

Explore Surprise Valley: Directions, Map & Scenery: Mountains, hot springs, wildlife viewing, south Warner Wilderness Area, hiking trails and more.

 barrel springs surprise valley back country byway in northeastern california, shadowed by the glory of the south warners, mountains, and the south warner wilderness in the modoc national forest of california .

Travel Oregon and northern California while staying at Gathering Light ... a retreat
located near Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon

cabins on the river at gathering light ... a retreat near crater lake national park in southern oregon: cabins, treehouses on the river in the forest.

Travel to Gathering Light ... a retreat via the Shasta Trinity area of northern California: Directions, Map & Scenery.

Directions to and Day Trips in either California or Oregon of around 100 miles from the retreat.

Little known Scenic Places near Crater Lake National Park and the retreat: opportunities to explore, photograph: hiking, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, birding, and more: Directions Map and Scenery.

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Contact Brad at Gathering Light ... a retreat.

The Elfin "Tree House" (pictured to the left) at Gathering Light ... a retreat. Rustic simplicity, a place to "Just Be", Gathering Light is nestled on the banks of the river, surrounded by the Fremont Winema National Forest of southern Oregon and not far from Crater Lake National Park.