Day 158 – Mount Shasta – Cascade Loop Part 4

Day 158 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

So I really couldn’t get enough of Burney Falls.  It’s one of the few places where I could have sat all day just to find the best time to photograph it.  It seems it affected others the same way.  To the Pit River Indians, Burney Falls is a sacred place.  Theodore Roosevelt called it the eighth wonder of the world.  The McArthur family believed so strongly that the falls should be protected, that they purchased the land and sold it to the state.  Thus the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, established in 1922, became the second oldest park in the state.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
burney falls

Day 157 – Mount Shasta – Cascade Loop Part 3

Day 157 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

I watched the sunset from VANilla last night.  It was very nice and a little bit of a surprise.  I kept trying to catch an amazing sunset shot on the coast, but the colorful sky over the lava fields proved to be a better place for a picture.  But more importantly…on to the morning.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

Day 156 – Mount Shasta – Cascade Loop Part 2

Day 156 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

We began the day driving Northeast on 97 through Klamath National Forest.  Unbeknownst to me there was a war veterans memorial wall and sculpture garden roadside within the forest.  In light of recent events, I decided to stop.  After stopping at the wall honoring area California veterans who fought in a variety of wars, I wandered through the sculpture garden.  The sculptures were large, modern pieces made of metal resembling different wartime scenes including a POW, a wounded soldier, a soldier coming home to his loved one, a nurse caring for the wounded, and more.  It was a nice place to pay respects to all of those who have fought for our safety.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!
creek on pacific crest trail

Day 155 – Mount Shasta – Cascade Loop

Day 155 of Year Long Road Trip Along America’s Scenic Byways

Mount Shasta Cascade Loop

Petey and I awoke to another glorious day!  My weather app on my iPhone forecasts wonderful weather all week. I hope it is right!  We began the morning driving A10 toward Mount Shasta.  It makes a relatively easy climb nearly half-way to the glacier-clad summit where it dead ends.  Many winter enthusiasts were strapping on cross-country skies while I simply turned VANilla around and headed back down the mountain.  The drive afforded some fantastic views, but it was so nice outside, I would have rather just found a trailhead leading into Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!