A Mount Shasta Spring

Spring came late to the town of Mount Shasta in 1999. Snow fell on April 27 and freezing temperatures lingered until May 14. The wait, however only made spring more delicious and beautiful when it finally arrived. Below are links to photos of this Mount Shasta spring. They're in chronological order with dates in the lower right corner. Click on the descriptions to view them.

• A late but still beautiful snow in our own back yard.

• Holly and Marcy are confused.

• Frisky new life shows up at nearby Shasta Butte Ranch not long after the snow melts.

• Spring is not spring without its flowers.

• Even an old house looks better in spring.

• Jennie was anxious for golf weather to arrive. Here she is swinging for the green at our pretty little McCloud course. Note how different Mount Shasta looks from the south.

• What a difference a month makes. Where once snow lay, now there are blossoms on the pear tree.

• Memorial Day: Mount Shasta and Old Glory.

• Only ten days of spring left when I snapped this shot of the mountain and its town as seen from Castle Lake Road.