Cool Hike

We went to Lake Shasta for a few days after the 4th. Years ago Eddie & Cameron had hiked up to a waterfall and they couldn't wait to show Cooper & I (actually Cameron didn't remember it, he was a little guy & Eddie had carried him up the hike)- somehow on that enormous lake we were able to pull right into the cove the waterfall was in. We anchored the boat and started our adventure.
The start of the hike. Some of the rocks we climbed were huge.

I love these clay colored rocks. The water was FREEZING! It was quite a climb for all of us. I think we all got a little banged up. I took it the worse as I lost my footing on a rock and fell about 4 feet onto my a**. Eddie said I looked like a cat trying to claw onto something...no luck. I hit hard but that cold water took care of the pain.

This pool of water is basically the top of the climb. I suppose you could go farther if you were a real rock climber. The waterfall has made this natural rock slide. If you are brave & crazy enough to cross the cold pool of water you can pull yourself up the rope and go for a slide. We were excited when these kids showed up to give a show because we sure as hell weren't gonna do it.

On the way down. It took us 45 minutes to get back - I'm not sure how long it took to get there I had no idea what a hike we were in for when we started out.

This place was gorgeous! It was so cool that we were all able to check it out this time.