We decided to take the hour drive up I-5 to visit the town of Mt. Shasta to go to the fish hatchery. As we drove up the interstate amongst mountains, pine trees, water, and blue sky, I was sitting there thinking how my soul was feeling like it was soaring. John then commented how spectacular it was with mountains, pine trees, water, and blue sky. Really??? Ha, ha proof positive that we have spent way too many months away from the mountains.
We were thrilled to see the lake's water level is nearly full because when we saw Shasta Lake in October 2008, the lake was so low it was depressing.
When we were at the fish hatchery, we made sure to bring quarters because one does have to feed the fish you know. Unfortunately, John's pictures didn't exactly turn out of the huge trout that we saw. We did, however, get to see the impressive Mt. Shasta (14,162 feet) up close.
On our way back towards Redding, we took a random road that lead us down to the lake. Such beautiful views.
Ever the eagle-eyed one, John spotted an Osprey nest at the top of a dead tree. We could see that there was a bird in the nest.
We then drove down to the Shasta Dam where we had a nice picnic lunch while enjoying lake views and hunting Osprey's. We headed home where we sat outside and watched the traffic pass by on I-5. It was fun watching RVs go by and then see if they pulled in to the RV park. Simple things, simple pleasures.
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