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February 2 -- Mount Shasta City, CA to Susanville, CA

As I headed northeast towards California's remote Modoc County, I couldn't help but snap one last picture of Mount Shasta, to show how she dominates her surroundings. I must be at least 50 miles from the mountain, and just look how big she still is.

I could still feel the energy coming off her. It felt like she was watching me, as I looked over and responded with my own devic energy.

I hope to summit Mount Shasta some day, if she allows me.

February 4 -- Susanville, CA to Reno, NV

My drive goal for the day was an ambitious one, of the long-haul nature: drive northwest from Lassen County through Modoc; traverse the high-altitude passes in Modoc National Forest; descend into the Great Basin that spans the California-Nevada border; drive south along the vast, remote Black Rock Desert in Nevada; visit close to the desert spot near Gerlach, NV where the Burning Man festival is held; catch a dinner at Bruno's; and then make it to a hotel bed in Reno by the end of the day.

This photo shows the road sign that points me to Gerlach, NV, home to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert. The photo also shows what I have in store real soon: a mountain range that appears not as dramatic & serrated as Shasta's or Lassen's, but formidable nonetheless. Check out this range I'm headed towards in the distance.

Let's see it close-up.

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