Waterfalls and Snow

June 4 – After being at Crater Lake, we drove to a place called Hat Creek and spent a couple days there. My grandfather helped build the campground when he used to work for the Forest Service. It was nice to be there with the river running full of the melted snow. That water is COLD.

We drove to Lassen National Volcanic Park to see what we could see. There are four kinds of volcanoes in the world and all four are there. It was interesting to learn how the landscape was changed by the eruption of Mt. Lassen in 1914. There is/was a lake called Honey Lake about 80 miles away from the volcano. It used to be probably 30 miles wide and 50 miles long: that is until the volcano erupted. The earth under the lake opened up and the lake emptied. Some think that’s what calmed the volcano down. We couldn’t see much of the park because IT WAS UNDER 8 FEET OF SNOW. When you’re given lemons you make lemonade right? So, we decided to play in the snow. We took the carpet protector out of Maggies trunk and slid down some small snow banks. What can I say?

The next day we drove about 200 miles on what was supposed to be some of the most scenic roads around. It was pretty but it rained almost all day. We did manage to see several sets of waterfalls. That was pretty cool. We also visited a small mountain town called Mc Cloud and had a great lunch at a small place there. The town is full of B&Bs and old houses.

Today we drove west to the coast to a small town called Klamath and are camped on the banks of the Klamath River. It’s really full and running fast. They’ve had several days of rain lately. The next couple of days we’ll be exploring the Redwood National Forest. We saw several elk on our way in. We’re looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. It’s really neat to see mountains and the ocean meet. The beaches here look good too. Hopefully we’ll be able to spend some time walking them. That is if the weather improves.