Kerry is now over with us for 2 weeks - she arrived late friday night and was straight in to the healing rooms on saturday morning, with another church thing on saturday afternoon. On sunday we went to morning and evening services.
Paul West, a young man from our church, is out here for 7 weeks. So on Tuesday we took him and Kerry out for the day to lassen volcanic park - Pete and I had visited there on our trip 18 months ago.
We left Redding at 9.15am and got back at quarter to one in the morning!
when we got to Lassen volcanic park we were told that the road we wanted to use was closed because of snow. We went up as far as we could and then had lunch, we were wrapped in towels that we had brought for possible swimming opportunities (It had been 40C in Redding!) We then drove to some lava tubes. these were formed by lava flows which have since dissolved out and become hollow. There was no light or guide - we just had flash lights which was fun.
after that we drove to the Cinder cone. this is an amazing landscape of old lava flows and an ash cone with a large crater in the middle of it. By this time it was beginning to rain but we set out anyway with Paul and Pete nobly letting Kerry and I wear the Kagoules. It is nothing like you have ever seen. The cone is just made of loose ash and cinder so it is definitely a 2 steps up and one step down experience!
We left there at about 5pm and drove one and a half hours to "The Devils Kitchen" which someone had told us about. It was half 6 before se set out on the 4 mile hike and we had already done over 5 miles at the cinder cone! Again, this was incredible - a stunning beautiful valley with meadows where we saw deer, through some forest that included Redwoods and then finally to this surreal landscape of clouds of steam among the trees, steam vents and bubbling mud. we had about 20 minutes there before we had to turn back so that we made it back in the light. We then stopped in Chester(population 2000) where Pete and I had stayed on our previous visit. We had steaks in a true small town american Diner and then started the 2 hour dirve back to Redding - a truly memorable day that left you in Awe of the creativity of God.
On Wednesday Pete and I went to staff meeting and Kerry and Paul went on treasure hunts. Paul saw a lady's knee healed infront of his eyes.
Kerry is at whiskey Town lake today with some of the young people from the church.
Paul West, a young man from our church, is out here for 7 weeks. So on Tuesday we took him and Kerry out for the day to lassen volcanic park - Pete and I had visited there on our trip 18 months ago.
We left Redding at 9.15am and got back at quarter to one in the morning!
when we got to Lassen volcanic park we were told that the road we wanted to use was closed because of snow. We went up as far as we could and then had lunch, we were wrapped in towels that we had brought for possible swimming opportunities (It had been 40C in Redding!) We then drove to some lava tubes. these were formed by lava flows which have since dissolved out and become hollow. There was no light or guide - we just had flash lights which was fun.
after that we drove to the Cinder cone. this is an amazing landscape of old lava flows and an ash cone with a large crater in the middle of it. By this time it was beginning to rain but we set out anyway with Paul and Pete nobly letting Kerry and I wear the Kagoules. It is nothing like you have ever seen. The cone is just made of loose ash and cinder so it is definitely a 2 steps up and one step down experience!
We left there at about 5pm and drove one and a half hours to "The Devils Kitchen" which someone had told us about. It was half 6 before se set out on the 4 mile hike and we had already done over 5 miles at the cinder cone! Again, this was incredible - a stunning beautiful valley with meadows where we saw deer, through some forest that included Redwoods and then finally to this surreal landscape of clouds of steam among the trees, steam vents and bubbling mud. we had about 20 minutes there before we had to turn back so that we made it back in the light. We then stopped in Chester(population 2000) where Pete and I had stayed on our previous visit. We had steaks in a true small town american Diner and then started the 2 hour dirve back to Redding - a truly memorable day that left you in Awe of the creativity of God.
On Wednesday Pete and I went to staff meeting and Kerry and Paul went on treasure hunts. Paul saw a lady's knee healed infront of his eyes.
Kerry is at whiskey Town lake today with some of the young people from the church.
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