Day 38-42: Lake Shasta, Redding, California

After Sacramento, we drove a few more hours to Shasta. Shasta is known for its dam, lake, and mountain. The view of all 3 together is spectacular!

We planned on "being" for another four days, but had to add a fifth day to go "hunting." This RV park also had a pool and paved roads for biking. We spent a few days relaxing, doing laundry, and cleaning the RV. On the third day we decided to take a tour of the dam and go on a bike ride to a bridge that had a huge sundial at the end. Security was very strict at the dam. No purses or bags of any kind were allowed. No electronic devices except phones and cameras. It was like going through security checkpoints at the airport! It is unbelievable what has to happen for a dam to be built! After the tour, we stopped for lunch at a Thai place and then went on a bike ride. The ride was about 2 miles to a huge swaying bridge that has a sundial on the end.

When we got to the dam, we realized we were missing our camera. Theresa takes a few pictures to share on the blog, but most of our pictures were on the camera. 40 plus days of pictures were gone. We tore apart the RV looking for our small Cannon Powershot camera. After backtracking, we realized the last pictures we took off the camera were of the deer in Yosemite Park. We must of left it in the parking lot when we were putting the bikes back on! Theresa frantically called the park, but never could speak to anyone. So, on the fifth day, we went hunting. Well, actually Clint (the world's best husband and father) went hunting while Theresa and Ariadne stayed behind. Clint rented a car and drove back 6 hours to Yosemite in hopes that the small camera would still be sitting (or had fallen behind) the log in the parking lot. If it wasn't there, maybe it was turned into lost and found. While Clint was gone, Theresa emailed and call every number she could find in the park. Finally after a few hours, a ranger called her back. According to the ranger, the park is huge and things get turned in everywhere and tons of stuff get turned in. There is a warehouse for lost and found items, but no one can actually go there. Our best bet was to fill out a form online and if the warehouse finds it, they will ship it to you. Unfortunately, Clint did not find the camera. After searching and asking around for another hour or so, he made the 6 hours trek back. We know they are just pictures, but we are still heartbroken. Hopefully, someone turned in our camera and we'll find a priceless package on our doorstep when we return home. Or when we return home and unload the RV the little black camera will have been in a small crevice the whole time.