Checked into Red Lion Hotel
July 4, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We all reached within 30 minutes of 3pm. We all got our room in installments. Couldn’t use the pool as it was closed cleaning and going to open up next morning.
Maxalan Grill
July 4, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We had just arrived in Redding and most of us were starving. We walked to the Mexican place across the street and were all seated together. one highlight was the fresh guacamole made in front of us.
Fireworks
July 4, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
It was fourth of July and there were fireworks🎇🎆. We were told they were at a convention center in the center of the city. Since we weren’t very prepared we set up right off the main road toRead more
Lassen Volcanic Natl Park - Visitor Ctr
July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Stopped at the visitor center to get information. Decided to do a short hike towards Reflection Lake where we took pictures. We then drove 40 min to Butte Lake and the volcanic rocks.
Lassen Volcanic Natl Park - Butte Lake
July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The main attraction of the national park was the endless volcanic rock. The original plan was to take a three hour hike along the rocks. Instead, we started to climb them. We admired the lake, gotRead more
Sundial Bridge
July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
First morning we had to split up. Most went to Lassen Volcanic National Park where as parents (who did not want to hike) , Vikas and Mallica (wanted to keep Toto away from volcanic sand) and DanishRead more
Lunch @ JJ's Cafe
July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Stopped at JJ’s cafe, we all ate burgers. It was a small restaurant and to accommodate all 20 of us we had to sit at different tables. Food was great! The server messed up the order and the dad’sRead more
Swimming @ Red Lion Hotel
July 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
After lunch we headed back to the hotel and swam. All the kids played games in the pool.
Dinner @ Karline's Resturant
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
For dinner kids ordered room service and played cards, while the adults went to an italian restaurant. They setup a private room for us. As always we ate a lot.
Shasta Dam
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The next morning we headed to Shasta Dam, the second largest dam in the country. We walked over it, took photos, and then watched a short film on how the dam was made. The film explored the difficultyRead more
Shasta Lake
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We stopped at the lake with the intent to rent a boat. We had no reservations and everything was sold out, even the Kayaks. We all bought water shoes and set out to see if we could find a place withRead more
Bailey Cove
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Stopped at Baileys cove looking for access to swim in Shasta Lake. Much to our disappointment, it was scorching hot, there was no shade, and no where to sit. Despite this Raghav jumped into the water.
Lunch @ Basshole Brews
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We stopped for lunch and were all seated on ten shaded patio. They took the kids orders first and the food came before the adults even ordered. the food was delicious but the kids had nothing to doRead more
Brige Jumping
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
While the adults were finishing lunch at Basshole the kids went out to explore the surrounding area. They came back to inform us that they saw a few locals jumping off an old bridge and wanted to doRead more
Hedge Creek Falls
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The falls were a short hike down from where the cars stopped. Once at the fall, we decided to hike/walk down the stream. This was a lot of fun but a after a few falls slipping on the rocks and minorRead more
Mount Shasta
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We tried to get to the snow line of Mt. Shasta. We mapped our way to Mt. Shasta Ski Resort from Head Creek Falls. When we arrived at the resort, it was totally deserted and also the end of the road.Read more
Evening & Dinner @ the hotel
July 6, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Once we got back to the hotel we all went straight to the pool and decided to order pizza for dinner.
We got pizza from Cinders Wood Fire Pizza and picked up pints of ice cream from Taste and SeeRead more

















































