Redding

Pat has a friend from Jr. High and High School who lives just north of Redding, CA. They have not seen each other in about 25 years, but have kept in touch via e-mail and Christmas cards.
John said he was looking forward to seeing us and that we were welcome to stay at his house. John's house is only five years old, designed for him and at the top of a mountain with a killer view of Lake Shasta. This is his pool and lake at sunset. I took about a million sunset pictures, but don't want to bore you all. (both of you?)
John and his girlfriend, Daphne, made a great salmon dinner and we had a nice visit. We really enjoyed their company and hope to get together with them soon.
This is Mount Shasta, which is only a couple hundred feet shorter than the tallest mountain in CA. It's 14,000 something feet tall and quite a sight to see.