Burney Falls and Mount Shasta

What a way to start off July!  We took the road (Highway 44) to the town of Burney Falls to see the falls that Teddy Roosevelt once described as the “eighth wonder of the world”.  Burney Falls is a 129-foot fall that was named after pioneer settler Samuel Burney who lived in the area in the 1850s. The McArthurs were pioneer settlers who arrived in the late 1800s. Descendants who bought the property gave it to the state as a gift in the 1920s, saving it from development.  It is a beautiful sight to behold.  We spent just a little time there, took pictures, ate our picnic lunch, and then headed off to our next stop, Mount Shasta.

Mount Shasta is still considered an active volcano, located at the southern end of the Cascade Range and at 14,179 feet is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California.  As you can see, it is a very photogenic mountain!

We drove up Everitt Memorial Highway to the final overlook at 8,000 feet.  This is the last starting point to climb to the top of Mount Shasta.  From this vantage point it really doesn’t look as imposing as it does in the other picture from further away where it seems to majestically arise above its surroundings.  We had someone take our picture, and on that very table, Gary left his camera (my old camera).  By the time we figured it out, we were half-way down the mountain and decided to kiss it goodbye!

Everitt Memorial Highway had these trees on the side of the road that fascinated both of us.  They just didn't look real because they were so perfectly shaped.  They reminded me of the fake trees I have for my Christmas village.  So straight, so perfect, so fake looking.  Aren’t they just too cool?

This was our final stop at Lake Siskiyou on the way back to Red Bluff.

And then we were blessed with such a beautiful sunset with temps in the high 90's at 9:00 p.m.