This is the view of Mt. Shasta that is visible from my parents deck. I can't even begin to express how beautiful this little corner of the world is.
This is another view of Mt. Shasta during the day and from a much higher vantage point.
During the fist few days of our visit Tom's mom joined us and we traveled to several wonderful little towns throughout the Siskiyous and beyond. Connor's favorite town was Jacksonville because it had a wonderful toy shop where his Oma bought him a rather noisy toy.
One of the little towns that we past through had a small motel that was made up of 20 or so old rail cars. It also sat at the bottom of another natural wonder of the area known as the Castle Craigs.
Here is another view of the Castle Craigs. The photo does not do it justice.
We took the long way back to Sacramento through tiny towns like Ferndale and Weaverville. Most of the time was spent peeking into adorable little shops and enjoying the scenery.
We stayed at a wonderful little Victorian Inn in Ferndale with period furniture and everything. I woke up in the middle of the night hoping to see a ghost of some sort but alas...no luck.
I was surprised to not see a ghost as we were right next to one of the oddest cemeteries I had ever seen. It stretched all the way up this little hill and was really quite old. Many of the graves belonged to individuals who died in the late 1800's. Too cool, but that's the forensic anthropologist in me speaking.
We also drove through a section of the Redwoods known as the Valley of the Giants which was absolutely amazing. It was so dark and peaceful beneath those gigantic trees.
What a wonderful adventure. And the best news of all...
Connor took his first steps on his own on Wednesday! Yay!!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend everybody...cheers!
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Thanks for saying we were a great stop in your travels. And we hope you come back and stay with us again.
Lowell, of the Victorian Inn in Ferndale.
Those are some pretty awesome pics! And congrats about Connor! So exciting. :)
Looks like you all had a great time! It makes me want to go back to Ca so bad! There has to be sun out there somewhere...So does this mean you'll be chasing Connor even more...?
You always take such beautiful pictures. Lavon and I are heading down that way in June and hopefully your parents will let us stay with them. Were the redwoods far from My Shasta? I love redwoods!
Glad it's starting to warm up for you guys, it finally is here, too. I can't believe how much snow we had this winter!
Thank you, thank you. I'm sure my parents would love to have you Kiran. They have such a beautiful little place, you'll have a great time. From my parents house the Redwoods would be a weekend trip. It's like 5 or 6 hours away I think. The drive is worth it though. The California mountains are really fun to drive through. I guess there are several places with Redwoods though so you might be able to find a forest closer to them.
Connor is growing up so fast! He'll be running and climbing soon with Mom & Dad clamoring in his wake :) Your pictures are gorgeous! I've been playing with the idea of photography as a hobby. Did you take any classes, read up on it, or just discover that you're a natural? Do you have any tips?
Thanks Joy. Nah, I haven't taken any classes. I think it has a lot to do with the camera. Tom got me a Canon DSLR for Christmas a few years ago and I've had a lot of fun with it. I also bought a few books to help me along. Those cameras can be really confusing. =)
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