THREE ADVENTURES IN ONE

Before we began our three adventures in one, we arose from our slumber in our little red caboose, climbed to the upper seating area, watched the sun continue to rise upon a forested mountain, and sipped our first cup of morning coffee.

Then we checked out of the caboose motel and headed to the Lake Shasta Caverns for what is billed as "Three Adventures in One".

From our seats in the upper section of our caboose, we watch the sun illuminate the tops of the surrounding trees.

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Before finishing our first cup of coffee, the sun brightens the entire hillside.

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The inside view from our perch in the caboose.

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Lake Shasta Caverns
"Three Adventures in One"
A ferry ride across the lake, a bus trip up the hill,
and a tour of the cave.

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We approach the ferry where one group is returning from the cave and where our group is waiting to board the ferry.
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Debra boards the ferry.
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Our ferry boat captain takes us across the lake.

We approach the other side of the lake to the cavern entrance.

After stepping off the ferry and taking a ten-minute bus ride to the cave entrance, we enjoy a spectacular view of the lake. Shown in this photo is the ferry launch on the other side of the lake where our adventure began.

There it is.

The view from the cave entrance also shows the last bridge crossing Lake Shasta along southbound I-5 before reaching Redding.

Debra photographs structures in the cave.

Some of what is seen inside the cave.

Debra pauses for a photo shoot along the trail.

A curtain of stalactites.

The tour included over 600 steps.

Framed by stalactites and tourists.

Caveman and woman.

Walking downhill from the cave exit to the bus.

The ferry returns to take us back across the lake to where our three adventures began.