Patty drove a vanful of us to see Burney Falls yesterday. The second oldest state park in California and stunning waterfalls. Also the Pacific Crest Trail passes through the park.
Oh - and Fiona took some great pics of osprey in their nest.
We had a nice, distant view of Mount Shasta from our hotel in Burney. I was looking forward to seeing improving views as we cycled toward the town of Mount Shasta today.
Friday was probably a good day to have off the bikes. It is Memorial Day weekend here in the US and it seems that many people make it into a 4-day weekend and use Friday as a travel day. We got out Saturday morning about 7:30 and had only light traffic for the first little while. Thankfully no logging trucks today, although still some transport trucks. We were on US 89 most of the day. The shoulder was good in places and non-existent in others. Travelled through pine forest again today with lots of rolling hills. We had a couple of good climbs, including one for 5 miles from miles 50 to 55. A few of us stopped for snacks in McCloud and were surprised by the number of RVs parked in town - the McCloud Mushroom Festival apparently! Not too many pictures today. Every once in a while Mount Shasta came into view, so that was definitely picture-worthy.
We couldn't get into the hotel until 3PM, so I had to join Linda for tea and eat her leftover carrot cake (yum!) and then take a ride to downtown - a very funky little town. A few views of Mount Shasta from town and from our hotel. And no, Tami, I didn't see any lemurians.
Stats for the day (approximate since my Garmin ran out of juice at 60 miles):
102 km / 63 miles from Burney CA to Mount Shasta CA
4200 feet up
3800 feet down
Weather: delightful! Started at about 6C and climbed steadily to about mid-20sC. Bright sunshine all day!
What the heck is a "lemurian"?
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