Visitor brochures bill Shasta Lake, California’s largest manmade lake, as the “houseboating and wakeboarding capital of the world.” But these days, it’s hard to visit the popular recreation spot just north of Redding and not liken parts of it to the Grand Canyon. Drought has driven down the water level, exposing a dramatic red-tinged “bathtub ring” along its shoreline. Video:Photo Gallery:

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