Day 14. McCloud to Burney. 51.4 miles, 2861' climbing

Another cool start and hot finish.  In between, we rode California 89 South.  Normally this is a bad road because of logging trucks.  But we lucked out on this Labor Day weekend Sunday.  No logging trucks!  That does not mean we went Scott-free.  There was no shoulder for much of the ride and semis rolled each way.  We often stopped and got off the road when trucks came up from behind and they did not move to the other lane.  Most moved clear to the other side of the road.  But oncoming traffic sometimes prevented that.

Most of the great vistas were behind us.  When we looked in our rear-view mirrors and saw Mt. Shasta, we jumped off the bike for this pic.  The road builders did some nice work to keep that mountain in line with the highway.

At mile 17, we stopped for a second breakfast.  We had instant oatmeal for our first breakfast and that didn't last long.  

This is Larry after French Toast and coffee.

At about 10 miles from the end we arrived at MacArthur Burney State Park.  It is one of the busiest starte parks in California.  All 104 campsites are booked most nights.  Burney Falls is one of the reasons.

If you look closely, you can see two fisherman wading the stream at the top of the falls.

Here is a digital zoom to help you see them.  Dang, I love my Canon S95!

Larry, Roz, Kris and Katherine at the overlook of Burney Falls.  Tomorrow we have a short day -- 30 miles -- and we are ready for that.