re: #77 darthstar

Siskiyou county consists of Dunsmuir, Mt. Shasta, Weed, and Yreka. Grew up just south of there, know the area well…lots of ranchers and alfalfa fields - more cows than people. Some beautiful country, but the place definitely still lives in the “Reagan was a real cowboy” mind-set.

Maybe they can apply to join the Russian Federation.
There is even a precedent. The Russian-American Company did establish some small settlements in northern California early in the 19th century.