Mossbrae Falls

Mossbrae Falls

Our friend told us Mossbrae Falls was her favorite falls around here. One morning we packed up the car and drove to Dunsmuir which is just short of Mt. Shasta. The hike itself wasn't bad, but there isn't any parking for it and it's technically on private property so it's a little sketchy. The entire hike is on active railroad tracks so you have to watch and listen for trains. We didn't see any the day we went.

We took this little pedestrian trail next to the railroad bridge and it was really freaky to see how far up you were and not really have any hand railings to hold just little bits of cable. I can't imagine being on there while a train rolled past.

The trail down

Mossbrae Falls is beautiful! It's like 8 different waterfalls and the background is all green.

After we had our fill, we took another trail down to the Pacific Crest Trail! Holy cow! Life goals and bucket list rolled into one. Aaron found a fishing spot and I put my toes on the Pacific Crest Trail for a bit. Aaron had to work that night so we didn't get to spend as long as we wanted there, but it was fun.

Brandy Creek Falls

Brandy Creek Falls

Brandy Creek Falls is a 3 mile hike with some big hills to climb. The last half mile is pretty much all one continuous waterfall though, so it's pretty awesome. We started at the Brandy Creek Trail on accident so we added some mileage for no reason. Whoops. We felt kind of stupid. 

This whole trail wasn't really kid friendly. Grace only got out of the backpack for a minute, and wanted to be held. I guess the water was a little too loud for my cautious child and the hills too big.

After our hike, we went down to Brandy Creek Beach on the lake and swam for another hour. On our way out we saw a few deer.

Potem Falls

Potem Falls

Potem Falls is 70ft tall and has the perfect pool for swimming. The water is freezing cold, but when it's hot outside it feels great. This was one of our favorites because it feels so private. The hike itself is only like .4 miles, and it's all switchbacks to get down the canyon from your car. It was absolutely beautiful and only an hour from home.