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Old 06-26-2012, 08:53 AM   #1
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I took a ride up to Burney Falls with my dad yesterday. Just thought I would show you guys and gals a couple of photos of the trip.




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Old 06-26-2012, 08:58 AM   #2
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GORGEOUS!!!

those would make awesome calendar pics. or just blow em up & frame em! BEAUTIFUL!! thank you for sharing them.
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:02 AM   #3
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That is some great pictures....nice!
(actually nice to see WATER flowing even...lol)
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Old 06-26-2012, 09:02 AM   #4
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Be sure to give a framed pic to your dad, as well as keeping one for yourself, if you decide to frame them. I know I would! Great pics!
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Beautiful falls , thanks for sharing.
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WOW! That is simply beautiful.
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:52 AM   #7
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that is beautiful country there!
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Beautiful pictures of the falls. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 06-26-2012, 11:44 AM   #9
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Nice pics!
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Been there and it is Beautiful. Camped at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial SP. 100 degrees at the campground, 70 degrees below the Falls nice. Went to Lake Britton caught lots of Crappy. Fun Place..
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Nice where is Burney falls?
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Wow ! ! ! Those are fantastic.
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Nice where is Burney falls?
In Northern Califorina The park is northeast of Redding, six miles north of Highway 299 on Highway 89 near Burney.
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Great pics. I need to take my wife there sometime, she love waterfalls.
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A must see in the future.
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Nice pica tango. Thanks for sharing.
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sweet looking spot there. I could just hang out all day and watch/listen to that.

BTW, any fish in there?
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:10 PM   #18
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Those are some of the prettiest falls I've ever seen - thanks for sharing!
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I took a ride up to Burney Falls with my dad yesterday. Just thought I would show you guys and gals a couple of photos of the trip.
Tango, where are you at? You took a ride up to Burney Falls? Up from where? I'm in Redding. You were an hour east of me
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Wow. Thanks for sharing.

Got to Redding once and turned west for the coast. Shoulda turned the other way!
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Tango, where are you at? You took a ride up to Burney Falls? Up from where? I'm in Redding. You were an hour east of me
Just south of the state of Jefferson. Corning where I grew up. Monday I was in redding tuesday was at burney falls and yesterday I was in waverville.
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Just south of the state of Jefferson. Corning where I grew up. Monday I was in redding tuesday was at burney falls and yesterday I was in waverville.
Cool, wish I'd known you were in town on Mon. Coulda bought you a beer or something
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Great pics Tango excellent , cheers for sharing eh
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I wish I was there right now...
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