We’re staying just a couple of miles from Shasta Lake this week, so we spent some time at the lake.  It’s quite inaccessible except in a few places because the hills surrounding it are very VERY steep.

Shasta Lake was only formed about 60 years ago when they built a huge dam to create the lake and provide drinking water for the area.  A few small towns are now underwater because of the dam!

Here are some pictures of the lake, the surrounding hills and the dam: