Shasta Lake 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=10 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Laid Back Boaters</div> <bR> <div> Shasta Lake 2008</div> <div> In 2008, Shasta turned out to be quite an experience.  The first couple of days were fairly uneventful </div> <div> but come Saturday,  Pontoon Day, the skies opened up and let us all know that</div> <div> Mother Nature is really in charge.  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="e1404830.jpg" border=0 width="516" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> But the weather didn't stop us from having a whole bunch of fun as we didn't let it stop us from getting out on the lake.</div> <div> As we did in 2007, we rented a pontoon boat to go out and play on the lake but in 08, a second pontoon</div> <div> was rented by others in the group.  </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="806" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 305 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e1b8d2a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e1c8f2b0.jpg" border=0 width="399" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>   </div> <div> The one thing that was real nice, there were very few other boats out on the water.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="e2680e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> We cruised out to Salt Creek where we were really able to get an idea how low the lake was this year.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="840" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 339 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e1fa43b0.jpg" border=0 width="420" height="315" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e23a73d0.jpg" border=0 width="423" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> yep, that's Jethro in the water</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> For a comparison, here's a picture of the same bridge from a couple of years ago taken from the opposite side.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="e25e76d0.jpg" border=0 width="487" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The following are a few more pictures of Saturday morning on the pontoons</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="811" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 304 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e288d2a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e2a8d2a0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="298" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 305 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e2c87250.jpg" border=0 width="391" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="e2e8f2b0.jpg" border=0 width="399" height="299" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id160.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shasta Lake 2008 Page 2"><U>Page 2 - Saturday Afternoon</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>