Rumsey News

Rafters negotiate Cache Creek during a recent summer. The creek is a popular site for rafters each year and Yolo County supervisors want to implement a new series of fees to make sure it stays environmentally healthy.

That old saying about not being able to predict the weather has certainly applied to Clear Lake during the past month.

Ever since 1879, the California Constitution has guaranteed the public the right to access waters of the state, including its numerous rivers.

Ken Gioia and daughter Maya, 5, listen to the band Marshall Law on Sunday in Rumsey, just one of the many stops along the Highway 16 route of the annual Capay Valley Almond Festival, which has been held since 1915.

This one-of-a-kind regional festival traverses a 21-mile route along Highway 16, from Esparto to Rumsey.