Starting at Buckhorn Pass on 299, south on East County Line Road, past Shasta Bally and Bully Choop, then down Indian Creek Road to Highway 3, then 299, and back to Redding. One big loop.
Can't drive out to Shasta Bally anymore using this road - someone has blocked it with multiple downed trees.
Rugged Country. Bully Choop is the reddish, pointy mountain poking up on the right.
Vast distances looking north towards the Trinity Alps.
Alps zoomed in from a tremendous distance.
Looking down, Indian Paintbrush right at the toes. An interesting contrast in perspective, beautiful both ways.
The road around Bully Choop. You go around that corner and then off the backside down a canyon to Indian Creek.
The massive Dodge in its natural environment. Around that corner there was a small slide into the road, but the Dodge rumbled right over it. Bumpy and a little nerve wracking, but otherwise a snap.
Taking a break in the shady pines to cool the brakes.
Indian Creek. Clear, cold and a great habitat for three inch trout
Popping out of the canyons, some open pasture and ranches. A lot of old ranch houses from many years ago still out there.
Reading Creek. We noticed the first few yellow leaves of an approaching Fall. Also, a few sprinkles hit the windshield from that fast approaching Mexican hurricane. Predicted to rain late tonight into tomorrow.
Before it really starts raining, the Captain decided to make pork belly burnt ends on the Req Tek.
Doing its job, smoking like a chimney. Gotta find a way to bottle the smell. I'd be a millionaire in no time.
Looks like you had a nice trip CW
ReplyDeleteGood luck with Hillary
---no one has any good luck with that bitch....
DeletePork belly burnt ends !!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAbout a 100 miles south of there last night we had a lot of lightning and a heavy downpour. Guessing the leading edge of Hilary.
ReplyDeletewhat trees along the creek?
ReplyDeleteToday looking at DODGE RAM embossed on the tailgate of my truck, I realized it is an oxymoron. I don't know why this hadn't occurred to me before.
ReplyDeleteIf the road going to Shasta Bally travels through federal ground, it sounds like the Forest Service is purposely limiting public access to public lands. That wouldn't surprise me a bit. But along with limiting public access they're also limiting the ability of firefighters to be able to get to a wildfire quickly. That's one of the reasons the 222,000 acre Caldor Fire got out of control in its first week last year.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for taking us along and sharing your day with us, CW.
Stay dry.
ReplyDeleteIf you are someone who frequents fire roads and other such locations you should consider getting a winch...at least a 12K sized winch mounted properly. Then a lot of problems you run into will become a minor inconvenience rather than something that stops you altogether.
ReplyDeleteTruth.
DeleteOr pack a chainsaw and 2 in 1 jug.
DeleteThat country looks much like Montana around Kalispel and Eureka except not so dry.
ReplyDeleteC'mon up someday, see the sights and maybe cross the line into the BC Kootenay Valley where the sights and people are ... pretty much the same as Montana, except we often end a sentence with 'eh', eh.
Great tour! I would be glad to move back to California, to be able to do more of the same, but that would mean living in California.
ReplyDeleteDon't even think about it. I kick myself everyday for moving back and that was before Newscum.
DeleteI really enjoyed these pics. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOnly worry about slides if the passengers get out to "Guide you across".
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