Today was mostly just a driving day, but I broke it up nicely with a few stops.
The first stop I made was to a small town called Mount Shasta, so named because it is right next to a mountain called Mount Shasta.
I stopped in at the local information centre (mostly to use the toilet) but the woman was incredibly helpful, and told me a heap of really interesting things I would never have otherwise found out. My favourite fact, aside from the dozens of religions which worship the mountain, was the legend that a civilisation of small people live within it. Yep.
I spent a few hours exploring the town, including their "new footbridge" which everyone seemed to be very proud of, which was quite a pretty hike, but was nothing to the majesty of the mountain itself. It was fairly normal when compared to a lot of the mountains I've seen lately, but as it was a potentially still active volcano, it kind of stood out among a few hills.
After Mt Shasta, I stopped by the Buney Falls. They were pretty enough, but $8 to access them was a bit steep, seeing as they were a "State Park" and not covered by my national parks pass. Another good hike though.
I finally ended up in Redding, which was a nice town, with some lovely people, and a cool bridge. The bridge itself was a sundial. Quite a cool idea, I thought.
Tomorrow, San Fran xx