A G: California/Oregon - by Gordon Redwood Natinoal Park, Crater Lake, Mt. Shasta, McArthur Burney Falls

Friday, August 19, 2016

California/Oregon - by Gordon Redwood Natinoal Park, Crater Lake, Mt. Shasta, McArthur Burney Falls

Crater Lake

- Gordon

Crater Lake

Crater Lake is full of wonders and blue things. The sky is also very blue. There are many trails. It is an awesome place for both sights and exercise. Why not go there to explore.

A giant redwood tree
in Redwood National Park

Redwood trees in
Redwood National Park

Drive through tree

Redwood treehouse
inside

Redwood treehouse
outside

Today was the grand day we were waiting for. On the morning at 6:00 am, we woke up and rushed to Redwood National Park. Redwood National Park was a good place with many redwood trees. They can go very old and are so wide. The most famous one is on a street called "The Avenue of the Giants". If you don't know where it is, just say "Myers Flat". Its age is 3000 and it is still living. It is hard to get burnt because the redwood trees contain a chemical that prevents fire. The redwood grow roots on one side and branches on the other side so it becomes balanced. It is so wide but it is a sad thing that 7 x 7 cars don't fit in there.

Carson Mansion, Eureka

Pokemon Go
at Carson Mansion, Eureka

Carson Mansion

The 130 year old Carson Mansion at Eureka was a very fun part of our journey. It is very pretty and big so it became the biggest mansion in the Victorian style across North America. It had become a private club called the Ingomar Club. It was also the first few times we played a game called Pokemon Go. I caught something that my brother doesn't have.

Beach at
Redwood National Park

Crab shells

A shell

We went to a beach. The black sand was hot. We found many interesting things. That includes crab shells and in the end I found a shell. The shell had a hole at the top.

The beautiful deep blue Crater Lake

At the Crater Lake Visitor Center

The wizard Island

The Phantom Ship

Crater Lake is full of blue water and green trees. From every overlook you can see the islands on Crater Lake like the Phantom Ship or the Wizard Island. Those are just the two islands which can be seen above the water. There may be some that have been sunken down. Phantom Ship was said to be a pirate ship that was sunken by ghosts protecting the lake. The Wizard Island may be called so because if it had its top, it would look like a wizard hat. There are boat tours that go to Wizard Island, but only during the summer.

Left: Mount Shasta
Right: Shastina Cone

Mt. Shasta Vista Point

Mount Shasta is a volcano. But It is also a very high volcano. Mount Shasta has a mountain nearby known as Shastina Cone. The most recent eruption was very big and was seen from the Pacific Ocean. Mount Shasta is so high it even has glaciers on it. It is the highest mountain in California.

The Crater Lake

Crater Lake is very blue and the other places we visited were good. Everywhere is very cool and famous. Crater Lake is awesome! Why not go there now that you know all about it.