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Off Season Trails: Spring Hiking In The Lower McCloud River Area
Large cataracts are common on the lower part of the McCloud River The McCloud River is one of the Mount Shasta region’s premier attractions. The river travels through scenic volcanic features, over...
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Breaking Down The North State: The California Cascades
Lassen Peak viewed from the Painted Dunes The Cascade Range is one of the great mountain ranges of North America. It stretches from southernmost British Columbia in Canada to just south of Lassen Peak...
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Shasta Spans: 5 Interesting Footbridges
Many of the trails around Mount Shasta follow the area’s rivers and creeks. The swift mountain waters race through rocky channels and meander about in lush meadows and these are the images that...
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Lake Siskiyou Trail Washed Out
A surging Sacramento River flows past the former site of the seasonal bridge. It was recently reported that the Lake Siskiyou Trail’s seasonal bridges over the Sacramento River at the lake’s inlet had...
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Altered Earth At Lake Siskiyou Trail Wash Out
The fact that the Lake Siskiyou Trail had been washed out at the lake’s inlet came as a surprise. I planned on taking my kids to the bridges and letting them spend time throwing rocks and sticks in...
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Mount Shasta Merch!
After being online for a couple of years, I am finally expanding Hike Mt Shasta’s purview a little bit. Hats are the first thing I plan to offer and I made a small order for some recently. The hats...
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Jewels In The Desert
Mount Shasta reflects in the water of Trout Lake. The high desert is one of the most ubiquitous of American landscapes. Though there are four great deserts in America, the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan,...
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Castle Crags Gallery
Crags dawn. The Castle Crags are the Mount Shasta region’s other unforgettable landmark. Mighty granite towers, seemingly transported from the Sierra Nevada, erupt from the vast forests of the...
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Mount Shasta Rockfall
Rockfall visible from Bunny Flat. The landscape, which often seems so static from a human perspective, is constantly evolving. This was put in evidence recently by the changing of the Sacramento...
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Trinity Alps Views of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta highlights the horizon from Billys Peak. While the Mount Shasta region has a significant amount of wild, primordial land, its proximity to populated areas, lines of transportation and...
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Sacramento Scrambling
The Sacramento River is one of the Mount Shasta area’s great landmarks. It begins high in the Trinity Divide, rising as three forks that originate from beautiful alpine lakes and expansive, lush...
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Mount Shasta Seldom Seen Round Up 2015
“Red Fir Falls” in Lower Mud Creek Canyon. One of the great draws the mountains have on me is the constant opportunity to discover spectacular new places and amazing new sights. Obviously it would be...
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Three Excellent Hikes For Memorial Weekend
The Eddy Range from the Castle Lake Trail. Three day weekends usually mean more travelers in most outdoor destinations and Mount Shasta is not an exception to this rule. Memorial Weekend is also...
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Three More (Easier) Trails For Memorial Weekend
The last post suggested three hikes that were good options for escaping crowds and still enjoying awesome scenery. However, these were all longer hikes and required longer time commitments. Time might...
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Seldom Seen: Upper Wagon Creek
Wagon Creek flowing toward Mount Shasta. Many of the creeks and rivers around Mount Shasta are well known. The McCloud and Sacramento Rivers receive great renown and many of the creeks, like Mud Creek,...
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Railroading For A Mossbrae Trail Part I
The Mossbrae Daylight Mossbrae Falls is one of the Mount Shasta area’s most beloved landmarks. The beautiful waterfall erupts from cliffs and cascades gracefully into the Sacramento River below....
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Railroading For A Mossbrae Trail Part II
The Mossbrae Daylight’s special run from Dunsmuir to Black Butte on June 20th highlighted the efforts to build a new trail to Mossbrae Falls on the Sacramento River. The falls are one of the most...
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Mount Shasta Hiking Guidebook Released!
After a long journey, my new guidebook, Hiking California’s Mount Shasta Region, is finally available! The book is officially released today and will be available in stores. The process necessary to...
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Old Ski Bowl Open!
As is customary on July 1st, the final leg of Everitt Memorial Highway from Bunny Flat to the road’s end at the Old Ski Bowl is now open! This means that hikers can now easily access some of the best...
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Konwakiton Outdoor Designs In Downtown Mount Shasta
The launch of my book is not the only thing being kicked off right now. My friend and I have started a little apparel company. Our plan is to make attractive designs for clothing with an emphasis on...
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