We just got back from a relaxing weekend up on Mount Shasta with some friends from church.It started with a three and a half hour drive in 100 degree weather without air conditioning. My only prayer was that it would be worth it.
The house we stayed at was a last minute find on Criag's list and I was a little nervous about how flaky the guy had been. As we got off the highway and followed twisted country roads to the middle of nowhere, I was just praying that house existed at all.
We made it and it was perfect. Off the side of a mountain with nothing in view but a million pine trees, it was the perfect place to hide out for the long weekend.
The next few days consisted of lazy mornings, good breakfasts and several short hikes to waterfalls in the area. They were gorgeous.
Mount Shasta is one of the tallest mountains in California and is snow covered for most of the year. So the streams are full of ice cold snow melt and the waterfalls were spectacular. Because of the lazy mornings, most of the hikes were during the height of the heat of the day which was, even in the mountains, near 100 degrees.
My pregnant body didn't enjoy this very much, so all of my hiking involved unplanned trips into the ice cold river to cool off. I was amazed at my tolerance for cold water. It was probably 52 degrees, think Lake Superior in June... I loved it. Ulrich and I swam upstream and actually went under one of the falls which was awesome. While he scurried back to get out of the cold, I leisurely swam in the pool for another 30 minutes or so. Eddie must have liked it cause he squirmed when I jumped in and I giggled to feel a little fish in my tummy and another little fish swim between my toes.
After great hikes, we returned home to BBQ and made homemade ice cream (in an electric ice cream maker -- which is a way better option) and went to watch the fireworks over the lake. All in all, it was a great trip. (Pictures are on the blog and facebook)
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