Susanville, CA

I wanted to add that unfortunately we never got to Eagle Lake outside Susanville. Our friend Glenn told us how when he was a young boy his grandparents taught him to fish up at this lake. He spent many summers there with his grandparents. It is wonderful to hear heartwarming stories like his when you are in a unfamiliar place. But between work and the afternoon heat hitting 100 degrees + and the smoke in the air, we just found ourselves doing nothing in the afternoons. He told us that there is a special trout that lives in the lake, and since then we've learned it's the 2nd largest natural lake in CA and there are biking trails. So, we'll just keep it on our list for another visit.