A Beautiful Start To August
Light, clouds and profuse wildflowers made July’s final sunset majestic. As is typical, the Old Ski Bowl finally opened up at the end of July. My family has always enjoyed heading up there with...
View ArticleMount Shasta’s August Of Extremes
What a odd month August has been. It began beautifully, with explosive wildflowers at high elevations on Mount Shasta. Though the early part of the month was still afflicted with smoke, we continued to...
View ArticleFire, Hanging In The Sky
August, a month of surprising and beautiful extremes on Mount Shasta, passed by and September arrived. School commenced and work continues. Yet, though there is some congruence to rhythms of human of...
View ArticleSeptember’s Summer Snow
I have lived in Mount Shasta for quite a while now and, as this blog will testify, I have made it a practice to watch the patterns of weather over the courses of the seasons. One of things I have...
View ArticleAn Augury Of Autumn
In my last post, I hoped that the snow that came in August and September augured favorably for a good winter. Now, having just passed the autumnal equinox and officially entered fall, another sign...
View ArticleWhat October Has Been Up To In Mount Shasta
It is hard to believe that we have charged this far into October already. The days are shorter but the light is so glorious now. It is no longer the harsh, high angle summer. Now things just seem to...
View ArticleLast Sunset From The Old Ski Bowl (And Some Bonus Sunrises)
I really should say likely the last sunset from the Old Ski Bowl, at least for me, at least for 2024. It is customary for the gates to the Old Ski Bowl at Bunny Flat to be closed on November 1st. If...
View ArticleYosemite And Shasta After
It’s been a busy few weeks here in Mount Shasta. Autumn is at its beautiful peak and the end of the year events have already begun (we cut 155 Christmas trees last weekend!). The business has been...
View ArticleA Quality Autumn Lenticular
It has been a beautiful autumn with great weather and fall color. However, the one things lacking have been great lenticulars, the presence of which typically increases this time of year. This past...
View ArticleMount Shasta Is A White Mountain Again
Amazingly, Mount Shasta has been receiving a fair amount of snow since August. However, between the heat of summer and the strong winds of autumn, not much snow has been able to accumulate on the...
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