The first part of the road trip is now complete, I finished work loaded up steves truck and drove south to catch the end of the "open season" on the Rogue river. It was beautiful to down in the coastal region surrounded by trees on a stunning section of river. We floated the wild and scenic section (35 miles) taking three days and a minimum of stuff. We unfortunately ran out of beer but stocked up at a lodge on the river side. We then drove (or rather steve drove) down to Mt shasta and were soon half way up casaval ridge. A beautiful easy ridge to the top of the second highest peak in the lower 48 states. At 13000ft we finally bumped into Rachel and Chris and their friends before summiting, heading down and grabbing a burger and beer in shasta city. Am now back at base planning the next trip, this time heading North to Mt Rainier and Mt jefferson.
Me scouting Rainie falls (class 5) in the first mile of the Rogue - we ran the fish ladder on the right (class 3) where I managed to hit every rock possible.
A better view of Rainie falls, our raft is the grey thing in the middle right side of the picture.
Rachel, Chris and steve at bunny flats trailhead, Casaval Ridge sweeps up from the left to the centre of the mountain (the summit is further back)
Steve scouts Blossom bar, the most technical rapid on the Rogue.
The best way to start the day, putting on the river in the rain with coffee and cold pizza.
Me scouting Rainie falls (class 5) in the first mile of the Rogue - we ran the fish ladder on the right (class 3) where I managed to hit every rock possible. 
A better view of Rainie falls, our raft is the grey thing in the middle right side of the picture.
Rachel, Chris and steve at bunny flats trailhead, Casaval Ridge sweeps up from the left to the centre of the mountain (the summit is further back)
Steve scouts Blossom bar, the most technical rapid on the Rogue.
The best way to start the day, putting on the river in the rain with coffee and cold pizza.
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