Cliff Lake Adventure - Siskiyou Forest

Trip Report

Saturday November 24, 2012 6:01pm


	We recently moved to Redding and my son, Caleb, and I wanted to start exploring our new local mountains. Cliff Lake is a short 2 mile hike on a "very rough" 4 wheel drive road. Glad we left our Subaru behind. Credit: cmcc


	Here is Caleb looking at the peak we would climb the next day. Credit: cmcc


	There is a cabin at the lake. Someone had build a small dock that was secured by large logs. Credit: cmcc


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	This was an old camp stove with cast iron griddle. Made a nice table. There were some bad fires this summer so felt like it was too dry to fire the thing up. Credit: cmcc


	The moon coming up over the mountain was a cool. Credit: cmcc

The next morning we hiked around the lake and started our climb up the unnamed peak.


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	Looking back down to Cliff Lake Credit: cmcc


	Large pile of quartz about half way up. Credit: cmcc

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I think the ridge that I pan across is part of the PCT.


	On our way down... Timber Lake Credit: cmcc

We were able to find a well marked trail to descend.

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	Good size tree for what did not seem to be old growth Credit: cmcc


	So much to explore in the North State Great time with my son! Credit: cmcc

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eKat

Mountain climber

Less than a second shy of 49 minutes

Nov 24, 2012 - 06:03pm PT

WONDERFUL!

TFPU!

T Hocking

Trad climber

Redding, Ca

Nov 24, 2012 - 06:16pm PT

Cool trip with your son!
Welcome to Redding,
Give me a shout if ya need a climbing partner.
Tad

JOEY.F

Gym climber

It's not rocket surgery

Nov 24, 2012 - 06:44pm PT

I liked how your tr was focused on your son. Sweet.
!

Charlie D.

Trad climber

Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra

Nov 24, 2012 - 06:57pm PT

A tirip Calib will long remember, well done dad.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Nov 24, 2012 - 06:58pm PT

hey there, say, cmcc....

thanks for the wonderful trip report with your son...

hope to see these pics, soon...
the cabin sounded neat... and the moon-sky...

god bless!
happy 'many more trips' to you both!

TMJesse

Mountain climber

Olympia, WA

Nov 24, 2012 - 07:54pm PT

Very, very nice!

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Nov 24, 2012 - 08:45pm PT

Outstanding! Great little adventure.

toadgas

Social climber

los angeles

Nov 24, 2012 - 09:40pm PT

Siskyou I hear is prime Sasquatch country

sometimes I wish my own son was still that age...tfpu

LuckyPink

climber

the last bivy

Nov 24, 2012 - 11:10pm PT

great tr and my neck of the woods! Caleb's the Man!

Ezra Ellis

Trad climber

WA, & NC & Idaho

Nov 25, 2012 - 12:24pm PT

Solid Gold!!!! Thanks!

climbski2

Mountain climber

Anchorage AK, Reno NV

Jan 22, 2013 - 08:43am PT

Missed this the firsttime. Beautiful place.

Dapper Dan

Trad climber

Menlo Park

Jan 22, 2013 - 10:35am PT

Excellent TR . I am at that point in life where it looks like having kids will be in my future . I am hesitant about this , all the work it entails , scaling back your own interests , sacrificing for others etc.

But the thought of having a climbing trip like this with a son seems so cool , and makes having a kid or two that much more appealing ...