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Looking For Relief From Smoke? Trinity Alps Might Offer A Chance
Thick smoke surrounds Mount Shasta but gets thinner as one moves west (bottom of image). Before I write anything else, I want to preface by saying that, at this point, the smoke is so pervasive that...
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A Spectacular, Smoky Sunset (and some more Carr Fire maps)
Meager alpenglow illuminates the thick blanket of smoke on Mount Shasta. The last couple of days had somewhat better air quality in Mount Shasta despite the still-burning Carr Fire as well as the...
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Carr Fire Update: Nothing Left To Burn
Well….you can sort of see the summit of Mount Eddy through the smoke. It has almost seemed like a wasted month here in Mount Shasta. The Carr Fire has continued to burn, the Hirz Fire has sprung up...
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Looking Down As The Smoke Rolls In
It started off clear at the Old Ski Bowl but grew smokier as the sun set. Monday proved to be the nicest day we’ve had in the last month here in Mount Shasta. The sky was blue, the breeze cool and...
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So What Is Going On With The Hirz Fire
Smoke from the Hirz Fire creeps up towards Mount Shasta. The Carr Fire is all but out but here we are nearing the end of August and the smoke persists. I think that, overall, we have had more...
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Hike Mt Shasta And Cub Scout Pack 37 Open House
I don’t often steer the Hike Mt Shasta website into personal stuff, but, as has been demonstrated in the past, I do occasionally post some pictures of what my kids have been up to. Today I am taking...
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A Gorgeous Day And Blue Sky…Until Evening (And Some Hirz Fire Stuff)
Despite the clear skies, a finger of smoke from the Hirz fire drifts past Mt. Shasta. While yesterday proved to be a beautiful day, today proved to be even better. The skies were bright blue and the...
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Glacier Sunrise And Mt. Shasta’s Shadow Crown
Light from the rising sun illuminates Mount Shasta’s massive Hotlum Glacier. Amazingly, after a month of smoke, little sunlight and no shadows, we have had three clear mornings in a row. Perhaps we...
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A Hirz Fire Update (No, There Is Not A New Fire In The Eddies)
Plumes from the Hirz Fire are visible from Mount Shasta City. Hard though it may be to believe but it is Labor Day Weekend. Fortunately up here in Mount Shasta we have some gorgeous conditions with...
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Hirz To Delta: Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire
Thick smoke blocks the sky near Mount Shasta. Well, this is dreadful. Just when the Hirz Fire was winding down and it felt like we were turning a corner we now have another nasty conflagration. The...
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Delta Fire – The Situation As Of Thursday Morning
Smoke from the Delta Fire obscures Black Butte. The Delta Fire started off with a bang yesterday. It quickly expanded from a few acres to 2,000 acres to 5,000 acres and then, during the night,...
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Delta Fire – The Situation As Of Friday Morning
The Delta Fire as of Friday morning. The two large yellow clusters on the right are from the Hirz Fire. I am going to keep things brief and direct this morning. I will update throughout the day as I...
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Delta Fire – The Situation As Of Saturday Morning
The sun rises through smoke that covers the region east of Mount Shasta. Today is the fourth day of the Delta Fire. While the fire began with a roar on Wednesday, it seems like its advance has slowed,...
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Delta Fire – Some Potential Small Positives
Dawn view south toward the Delta Fire. With the Delta Fire still raging through the Slate Creek watershed and growing to a depressing 40,580 acres, I thought it might be helpful to look at some...
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Delta Fire – The Situation As Of Monday Morning
The Delta fire burns south of Flume Creek Ridge, the Castle Crags, the Grey Rocks and Red Mountain. We have reached day 6 of the Delta Fire. It has now grown to 47,110 acres, making it roughly 1,000...
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Delta Fire – The Situation As Of Thursday Morning (Sept. 13)
Mount Shasta received a late summer dusting of snow. More than a week into the Delta Fire, the firefighting effort has really turned a corner on containing the beast. Officially, the fire is at 17%...
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My Favorite Lenticular Events From The Last Few Years
A massive, magnificent collection of lenticular clouds cluster around Mount Shasta. Since I launched Hike Mt Shasta more than 5 years ago, one of my greatest pleasures on this site has been the...
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A Mount Shasta Reader
Blooming rabbitbrush is a colorful foreground to Mount Shasta and 3 of its massive glaciers. The Mount Shasta area is vast and varied. It is a delight to all those who love the natural world and yearn...
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An Update On The Delta Fire…Yes, The Delta Fire Is Still Burning
Looking south from the Shasta Valley, where smoke from a flared-up Delta Fire covers the sky. It has been a few weeks since I posted anything on the Delta Fire. Frankly, I had figured I would be done...
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White Mountain Once Again
Alpenglow lights up the snow-dusted summit of Mount Shasta. For months, warm weather has been slowly melting all of Mount Shasta’s snow. Now, at the end of September, temperatures dropped and...
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