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The Most Beautiful Autumn In Mount Shasta I Can Remember
Autumn serenity at Heart Lake. Even though we are still officially in the fall season for almost a month, with the arrival of the snow just before Thanksgiving, fall has come to an end by my...
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After The Storm In Mount Shasta: Snow And Sunsets
Clouds part to reveal a post storm sunset on Mount Shasta. As is my wont during the storm times, I like to post updates on conditions around the mountain. The past week has certainly seen some...
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Mount Shasta Above The Fog
While the beautiful fall suddenly gave way to a furious snow storm, the snow has since given way to copious rains and fog. The rain melted much of the snow and the fog has been dense and constant....
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The Ubiquitous Fog Around Mount Shasta
My memory may be failing me but the last two weeks have been the foggiest I have experienced in the 12 years I have lived in Mount Shasta. I posted a few days ago on the misty shroud that had fallen on...
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Fire In The Sky And Wild Clouds Over Mount Shasta
The fog having burned off and with a sustained system bringing precipitation on its way, Tuesday was primed to have some interesting weather. This definitely proved to be the case, as the day had...
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Mount Shasta Gives Belated Christmas Gift With A Fantastic Lenticular Display
With Christmas passed and the end of the decade rapidly approaching, Mount Shasta decided to give us a final (probably, but one never knows what the next couple days will bring!) meteorological...
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2019 GIF Review
A spectacular Mount Shasta sunrise demands a little time-lapse. I am still finishing up my year-in-images and I had hoped to head out and photograph the last sunset of the decade but life intervened...
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2019: A Year In Images
A spectacular October lenticular was one of my highlights of the year. In my year end post last year I stated: “Here in Mount Shasta, the year of our Lord 2018 was another beautiful circuit around the...
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First Mount Shasta Sunset Of 2020 (For Me At Least)
The last two weeks have been extremely miserable. Consequent of the virulent flu season we find ourselves in, my entire family came down with the nasty little bug. We holed up for a while and only in...
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Three Perspectives On Mount Shasta’s Pre-Storm Lenticular
A large lenticular hovers over the summit of Mount Shasta. Though yesterday was actually a rather beautiful, sunny day, the forecast called for snowy weather by the evening. Furthermore, it was likely...
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2020 Mount Shasta Winter Hiking Round Up
A January 2020 sunset on Mount Shasta. The winter season of 2018-2019 has been with us for a few months now. Things started off with a bang, as a large storm dropped quite a bit of snow just before...
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Mount Shasta On A Foggy Lenticular Morning
A magnificent lenticular cloud glows on a foggy February morning. The first sunrise of February 2020 was a frustrating one but it ended well. Quite well, considering the final images captured. I had a...
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A Sudden Lenticular On Mount Shasta
A northern view of a Mount Shasta lenticular sunset. Though Tuesday started out clear, by the middle of the day it was rather overcast. It began to clear up mid-afternoon, just in time for me to take...
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There Were Several Nice Lenticulars Around Mount Shasta This Past Week
A large lenticular cloud crowns Mount Shasta at sunrise. The last week has seen some very impressive lenticular cloud displays around Mount Shasta. Last week kicked things off with a great sunrise...
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Small Sunset Wave Leads To Spectacular Mount Shasta Sunrise
I really do have a few other posts I want to get up, particularly about the Sacramento River and Mud Creek. Every time I think about sitting down to write something, a lenticular pops up and I have to...
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The Lenticulars Did Not Make It Through The Night
Mount Shasta with lenticulars at sunset. This past Monday, Mount Shasta was graced with another lenticular event. There was a small cap on the mountain itself and another lens shaped cloud floating a...
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The Wild Sacramento River – A Great Place For Winter Scrambling
Winter view of Mount Eddy from the Sacramento River. This winter started off with a few great snow storms and that was sustained right through January. However, February dried up and the temperatures...
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Another Near-Great Lenticular On Mount Shasta
Rockpile view of cloud-covered Mount Shasta is graced by a great flying wing. Monday morning was another near miss as far as lenticulars go. The cloud started off incredibly promising but in the end,...
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Thirty-Five Hours In The Evolution Of A Mount Shasta Lenticular
A lenticular cloud above Mount Shasta presages a coming storm. The winter of 2019-20 got off to a good start, with a large snow storm early and some consistent precipitation throughout December and...
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Distancing In The Shasta Valley
Evening light on Mount Shasta and the Whaleback. There is obviously a lot happening right now, though in some ways it seems like nothing is happening, since the way to fight contagion is to turn...
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