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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Jul 23 - 31 Etna, California

Arrived at the small town of Etna (Pop. 770) to be close to the trail which is only about 12 miles away. Set up camp at the only park around, Mountain Village RV Park. This is a very small, no thrills park with long but narrow sites... good thing the park is mostly empty. Not much on facilities but at least the Wi-Fi works most of the time.

  

  

MOUNT SHASTA
An hour drive from Etna is the town of Mount Shasta and from there it's a 30 minute drive to the highest drivable point up the mountain... very nice views to the top...





At the highest drivable point you are at just under 8,000', the top of the mountain is 14,100' around 500' shorter than Mount Whitney... These views are from the 8,000' level...





LAKE SHASTINA
Laying on the north foothills of Mount Shasta is this little lake... very nice and tranquil even though there are houses all around.

  

  

TRINITY LAKE
45 minutes south of Etna is Trinity Lake. The drive was fairly steep in the mountains with really nice views and more than a few streams along the way...



  









Trinity Lake is way too low! My guess is that at least 40' or so low. The boat ramp has no water on it. People have to drive to the mud below to put their boat in the water. Imagine this view full of water!

 



KANGAROO LAKE
This was an unexpected surprise... One of the locals suggested a visit and we were very surprised at this well kept secret!! The following pictures are on the way there...

  

Lily Pad Lake is on the way up, high in the mountain...



...and this is Kangaroo Lake



       




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