Walk In The Woods
Friends of ours were staying in a cabin in Mineral, a CDP (census-designated place) in Tehama County (about 200 miles from the Oregon border) over the long President's Day weekend in February which happened to include Valentine's Day. Since the husband and I were not in the habit of celebrating Heart's Day, we decided to join them for a day, since it's the gal pal's birthday.
Mineral is a few shakes away from Lassen National Forest and Lassen Volcanic NP. I was hoping to find any snow, but since there was a preceding precipitation drought for 3 weeks, I wasn't betting on seeing any white stuff. The friends have told us there's a little bit left over from the last snowstorm. From San Francisco, Mineral is a 3.5-hour-drive.
We shared a meal for her simple birthday celeb and then drove about 5 minutes to the "hiking" spot. And to my suprise, the "little snow" was enough to make my winter. I couldn't ask for more.
There were a few people out and about, but I felt like I had the place all to ourselves. The doggie was definitely having a ball.
Afterwards, I asked to drive about another 5 minutes to Lassen Volcanic NP because I haven't seen it yet. We did not go in since it was quite late and we had to drive back to the Bay Area. This was a trip that wasn't a sure thing until the last minute, that's why I wasn't able to arrange for a cat sitter (fostering one right now); hence, the need to go back home.
We shared a meal for her simple birthday celeb and then drove about 5 minutes to the "hiking" spot. And to my suprise, the "little snow" was enough to make my winter. I couldn't ask for more.
There were a few people out and about, but I felt like I had the place all to ourselves. The doggie was definitely having a ball.
Afterwards, I asked to drive about another 5 minutes to Lassen Volcanic NP because I haven't seen it yet. We did not go in since it was quite late and we had to drive back to the Bay Area. This was a trip that wasn't a sure thing until the last minute, that's why I wasn't able to arrange for a cat sitter (fostering one right now); hence, the need to go back home.
Kia ora. Such a cute dog, he/she looks kind of unsure about walking on all that snow but it's good you had the area all to yourselves. have a great week.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a cold day
ReplyDeleteGreat images
ReplyDeleteWonderful snowy hike among the pines. My friends always adopt Jack Russel Terriors--they are fun, energetic dogs!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool. Imagine all that snow. I have a friend from Tulsa who now works for the Forest Service up in that area. He has posted photos of the Lassen volcano on social media.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures, especially the little details that most people would walk right past.
ReplyDeleteTruly Amazing, Great series of photos. Lovely dog, Wonderful weather.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place. Beautiful photos. Of course I like the dog. Thank you so much for your visit. Yes, the rain and floods were amazing but I was basically safe at home in my building. Thank you so much for caring. My husband is still in care declining with dementia and my mom just passed so it's been a challenging time and I appreciate my blog friends, and other friends more than ever. Great to see you! Aloha!
ReplyDeleteLassen is one of my favourite parks. It is also close enough for enjoying winter snow for my winter loving heart. I am so glad you got to enjoy a hike on the snow. I will look into the cabins in Mineral. Thanks for the info. Your photos are wonderful, I really enjoyed them.
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