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Shasta Lake, Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental

Morning Shasta Lake Under Storm Clouds
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Shasta lake in the early morning as seen from a housboat. Note the presence of storm clouds. Later this same day, high winds arrose and blew the houseboat loose from one of its ropes, requiring quick footwork to rescue it.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 15.21" N, 122° 15' 20.70" W   •  (Photo taken 07:56:38 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7393
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A Bridge Crossed Shasta Lake
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A bridge crossed part of Shasta Lake. Here we saw it in the distance and needed a telephoto lens to capture it.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 15.21" N, 122° 15' 20.70" W   •  (Photo taken 09:35:26 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T13_0948
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Other Houseboats On Shasta Lake
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Other houseboats could be seen in the distance motoring slowly past the shore looking for handy places to pull into and tie up.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 11.15" N, 122° 15' 23.74" W   •  (Photo taken 11:06:56 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7403
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White Pole Marks Underwater Hilltop
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To appreciate how low the lake water was, note the white pole atop this hill. The instructions at the marina were to watch for white pole jutting from the water because they marked the top of an underwater hill and therefore the risk of running aground.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 11.14" N, 122° 15' 23.67" W   •  (Photo taken 11:11:11 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7407
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A Houseboat Moored In A Cove
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A houseboat moored in a cove. You can see from the light on the water that winds were blowing.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 11.09" N, 122° 15' 23.68" W   •  (Photo taken 11:11:26 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7408
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Calm Winds And Fluffy Clouds
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The winds finally died down around noon leaving behind a smooth reflective surface. Here that smooth lake top reflected the fluffy clouds, the remainder of a small storm that passed over the night before.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 11.07" N, 122° 15' 24.23" W   •  (Photo taken 12:19:31 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7415
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Shasta Lake Near Sunset
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A speedboat motored past in the late evening. That same speedboat created a severe wake that rocked the houseboat a minute after this shot was taken.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 11.04" N, 122° 15' 24.03" W   •  (Photo taken 18:17:00 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7426
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Clear Water Reflects Brown
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Even though the water of Shasta Lake is clear, here the reflection off brown rocks caused the water to appear brown.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 10.03" N, 122° 15' 23.93" W   •  (Photo taken 18:18:25 Tuesday 17 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7432
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From Shore Shasta Lake Appeared Tiny
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The water of Shasta Lake was so low in the autumn that the huge lake itself appeared tiny from that abandoned shore.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 12.62" N, 122° 15' 22.11" W   •  (Photo taken 10:25:14 Wednesday 18 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7436
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Vast Shasta Lake
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When seen from down on its surface, Shasta Lake appears vast. So vast that complex inlets on the opposite shore were invisible over that distance.


Shasta Lake Seen During A Jones Valley Houseboat Rental   •  Jones Valley Resort, Houseboat Rentals external link   •  Shasta Lake external link   •  Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California   •  40° 45' 51.77" N, 122° 15' 39.94" W   •  (Photo taken 10:09:27 Thursday 19 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Sunday 29 September 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7511
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