Trip to see some snow

With the cold weather we had on Wednesday and the beautiful day we had today, we decided to take a trip to look at the mountains.

A trip up towards Mt. Shasta lead us to a depressing view of Lake Shasta. California is in the throes of a serious drought. We have seen Lake Shasta low but nothing like this view.

Here is a beautiful shot of Mt. Shasta. When we came down from Oregon two weeks ago, Mt. Shasta had snow only at the top. Quite a beautiful view, don't you think?

We also took a trip back up to Mt. Lassen in hopes that we could get a shot from Lake Manzanita. Well, the snow had the road to the boat ramp blocked so this was best shot we could get. Mt. Lassen is much prettier with snow than without.

Here is a pretty shot from the ranger station.

Here is a picture of John (yes, in shorts) with Mt. Lassen in the background. The temperature was rather mild in the sun but was very brisk in the shade.

It was a lovely but rather long day.