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Sunset: Mount Shasta, Lenticulars, Reflection, Alpenglow
A nice lenticular stack forms above Mount Shasta. I sure hope y’all don’t get sick of these kinds of posts. I don’t get sick of writing about them and and I most certainly don’t tire of witnessing...
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Lemurian Sunrise Shadowcaster
A stupendous Mount Shasta sunrise. This morning was one of the most majestic sunrises I have seen in Mount Shasta. It had everything one could hope for in an event of this nature. There was an unusual...
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Encroaching Dawn Over Mount Shasta
Lake Siskiyou view of Mount Shasta at dawn. This morning’s sunrise was excellent. It was not nearly as dramatic as Monday’s lemurian sunrise but it was still spectacular nonetheless. I was up early...
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January Was Another Spectacular Month In Mount Shasta
Lemurian sunrise over Mount Shasta. It has never been my plan on Hike Mt Shasta to make a monthly review of images of the mountain that I have taken. I first did so for December because is proved to...
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Frigid February Sunrise
Mount Shasta is in there somewhere. We have gotten a few inches of snow over the last few days here in Mount Shasta. The sun has decided to come out for the next day or two but the temperatures have...
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Window In The Clouds
A small lenticular floats above Mount Shasta. With the predicted snow and overcast skies, I was not anticipating any opportunities to see Mount Shasta. To my surprise, as I was driving south on I-5...
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A Strong Snow Storm Hits Mount Shasta
Sunrise on Monday morning before the storm. The past few days have seen some significant snowfall in the Mount Shasta area. Snow was predicted nearly every day of the week, through, as is often the...
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Mount Shasta A Mountain Range?… And Other Things From My Spindle
I was gone last weekend, having taken my family down to Sonoma County as part of my wife’s birthday activities. Of course, it is when I am gone that something as interesting and amazing as the recent...
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Mount Shasta Puts On Another Amazing Show – Plus A Snow Update
The rising sun sets lenticular clouds and Mount Shasta’s eastern flank aglow. Mount Shasta does not fail to impress anytime it wants to put on a show. This was certainly the case with the excellent...
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Big Changes Could Be Coming To The Trails On Mount Eddy and the Scott Mountains
Mount Shasta and Mount Eddy are seen from Cory Peak in the Scott Mountains. Some big changes are afoot for land administration and trail development here in the Mount Shasta area. In the next few...
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The February Storm Finally Passes
Clear skies and sunrise glow on snowy Mount Shasta. Well that was fun. Like the rest of the mountain west, the Mount Shasta area has endured another significant storm system. I like the snow and I...
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There Is A Lot Of Water Around Mount Shasta
Parks Creek, swollen with runoff from the rain and melting snow. It’s no secret that we have received a lot of water this winter. February alone resulted in an estimated 18 trillion gallons being...
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Mount Shasta: Three Sunrises And A Sunset
Sunset glow lights up Mount Shasta. February felt like a long, icy month in 2019 and the clouds and precipitation continued into March. However, as the natural order of things proceeds, the sky has...
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Some Old Articles On Land Acquisitions Around Mount Shasta
A winter view of the north side of the Castle Crags, lands newly accessible to the public. Last month I wrote an article detailing the significant land acquisitions in the Scott Mountains and the...
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Northern California Review: Sonoma County
Among many other things, Sonoma County is a dramatic meeting of land and sea. When thinking of Northern California’s great multitude of spectacular hiking destinations, Sonoma County does not often...
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Currents Over The Mountain
Yesterday morning I had to get up early to get my son to his Friday enrichment class. Normally the kids arrive at 8:30 but this time they were leaving their school at 7:00 to head down to Redding....
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Sunrise With No Sunlight
Even though the weather has been improving, it is still April and we will continue to have precipitation. Such is the case today, as the clear skies of the last couple days have gone for the moment. I...
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Mount Shasta Springtime Waterfall Round Up
A spring waterfall somewhere in the Shasta Valley. Since I posted my collection of Mount Shasta area waterfalls, I have received a few questions about which ones, exactly, are best right now. Given...
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An April Lenticular Above Mount Shasta
As the week following Easter began, the forecast was for comfortable, warm temperatures and partly cloudy skies. There was little indication that an impressive lenticular formation would manifest for...
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Seldom Seen: Lower Cascade Gulch
In size and scope, Mount Shasta is nearly a mountain range unto itself. Like all mountain ranges, it has numerous nooks and crannies that are well off the beaten path. Considering how much of the...
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