September 2-5, 2005
After a few hours drive on Friday, we arrived at Shasta dam
After the tent was up on the lake shore, we fired up the grill
Then enjoyed the result, and went for a swim
We slept in late on Saturday morning
Took a short walk to the lake
And followed it with breakfast
We stopped at a classic car show in Mount Shasta City
Took a picture of Christof's favorite car
And another shot at a really unique one
We drove as close to Mt Shasta as possible with car and had lunch
Then decided to hike up the small hill to the left
Getting closer
The start of the steep part
A snack break on the cliffs
At the top of the first climb
Yep, it was very steep
Just don't look down
I was scared to go further up, so I waited for Christof
to explore some more. Then we headed down
This usually peaceful man has a strong desire to knock down dead trees.
But this tree didn't yield
A late afternoon swim in the nearby Lake Siskiyou
The camping ground at the lake was full with loud people and
noisy speedboats, so we drove to Lassen Park for the third night
Lunch in the quiet forest
The meadow at King's creek
At the start of the hike to Lassen Peak at 2594m
A perfect day
After an hour and a half we were almost at the top
A patch of the glacier on the way
Volcanic rocks below the snow
Reaching the top at 3187m
We made it
Pine forests and lakes all around
I got dizzy just looking at these kids
And man
A happy team
On the way down
Nearby ridges
Luckily the trail wasn't straight up
Looking up to pine trees from our tent
We were lucky to find a spot at the Summit Lake campground
Planning the last day while warming up food
Sunday night with camp fire
There is something very soothing about watching the fire
Breakfast on Monday
The start of a short day hike
The scenery reminded us both of the places we grew up in
Reaching our destination, Echo Lake
Will you go in?
Of course!
Then I must follow
Arriving back to our campground
Sulphur Works area
The inside of the region is huffing and puffing
Mudbaths
A last look at the mountains, then time to go home