Mc Cloud River Walk

A while back I went up to my home town for a small

family reunion. While up there I took a stroll along the

Mc Cloud River.

This was my starting point, Lower Falls. The water is very cold

but this is a popular swimming hole.

This little guy was helpful by posing for me. I'm sure he was waiting for

a tidbit to eat. Sorry. When I grew up we called these Golden Mantle Squirrels,

I've since learned Golden Mantles are larger, the stripes go up to the face and are

usually farther north.

The Mc Cloud is a small river since this is near the beginning of the river. It gets much

larger as it heads to Shasta Lake. It is actually larger than the Sacramento River when they

reach Shasta Lake. The Mc Cloud River, Pitt River and Sacramento all contribute to

the 'Sacramento River' below Shasta Dam.

Shasta Lillies aren't hard to spot, but there aren't very many

of them, so you feel lucky if you do spot one. If the lady I met

on the trail reads this, yes, they are a true lilly.

This is Middle Falls, certainly the most photogenic of the three falls. I didn't make

it up to the Upper Falls area.

Oh yeah. In the area there is this big lump sticking out. When I lived up there

I didn't appreciate this 'lump'. I had to move away and come back

to realize how very lucky I was to live near this.

Look around and you might just find you live in a pretty special place, where ever that 

may be. You can also..............

Go, See, Enjoy!

Dave