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Stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.
Silverado, CA
The public trailhead leads into a canyon burdened with decades of ghost stories, crime legends and historical conflict. Treat paranormal claims as lore and stay on designated public routes.
Mount Shasta, CA
This high-elevation trailhead is a practical public gateway to Mount Shasta, a mountain surrounded by Lemurian, UFO and mystical folklore as well as serious mountaineering history.
San Francisco, CA
Stop on JFK Drive, where water from Rainbow Falls appears to run towards Lloyd Lake, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
Sylmar, CA
Stop on Kagel Canyon Road, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
Mammoth Lakes, CA
A roadside marker shaped like a slot machine, complete with handle and reels, telling the story that June Lake's illegal 1930s machines were dumped in the lake ahead of a state revenue raid. Installed around 2010. Divers have looked more than once and found nothing.
Rohnert Park, CA
Stop on Lichau Road, on the western slope of Sonoma Mountain, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
Altadena, CA
Stop on East Loma Alta Drive, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
Mount Shasta, CA
Spring water emerging at the Sacramento River headwaters has accumulated spiritual and New Age significance around Mount Shasta, alongside the site's ordinary public-park use.
Ocotillo, CA
Stop on the Mountain Springs Road off-ramp from I-8 westbound, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
Moreno Valley, CA
Stop on Nason Street, heading south just past Elder, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
