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Rime Ice Around The Mountain
Fresh snow and winter fog glow in the early morning light. The large storm from the first weekend in December finally passed and left a week of contrasting weather. There was a striking difference in...
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A Deluge Around Mount Shasta
Flooded fields of the Shasta Valley provide an evening reflection. Northern California saw significant rainfall a couple of days after Christmas. Normally rain would not warrant a post on its own but...
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It Snowed On Mount Shasta In Every Month Of 2022
The first snow of December covers Mount Shasta’s lowest flanks.. A remarkable thing happened on Mount Shasta in the year of our Lord 2022. Despite the drought conditions, it somehow managed to snow on...
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Mount Shasta 2022 – A Year In Images
The year of our Lord 2022 has come and gone. The year was another good one at the foot of Mount Shasta, though not without its trials and challenges. Drought, fire, mud flows and a host of other...
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Epic Rainfall Around Mount Shasta
Turbulent skies over Mount Shasta. The extraordinary storm conditions that have persisted for the last two months not only show no sign of abating in January, but are becoming even more powerful. This...
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Late January Lenticular Sunset
Sunset light illuminates a lenticular cap on Mount Shasta. Last weekend the changing weather conditions around Mount Shasta produced one of the better and longer-lasting lenticular formations that has...
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Some Interesting Things Happening On Mount Shasta
Black Butte seems peripheral while Mount Shasta and a sunset sky cast a great reflection. January 2023 was an interesting month in Northern California. With a series of powerful storms hitting the...
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An epic cloud stakes its claim to some dramatic sky above Mount Shasta. Last week there was a series of great lenticular clouds over Mount Shasta. We haven’t had collection this good in this...
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Seldom Seen – Antelope Creek Headwaters
A rocky point hides in shadow above Lower Antelope Creek Lake. While the west side of Mount Shasta is well documented in terms of the many spectacular destinations that are found there, the east side...
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60 Hours Before The Storm
I noted earlier that this past fall and winter had not been a very good season for lenticulars. That assessment has certainly changed over the last couple weeks. I previously wrote about a series of...
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It Snowed A Little Bit
While careening toward the end of February it was easy to start jumping ahead to spring. The snow, which had piled up during January had been only minimally replenished and was melting off at a good...
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A Bluebird Reprieve
Fresh snow blows off of Mount Shasta on a glorious bluebird morning. Tonight marks 2 weeks of steady snow in the Mount Shasta area. As I write this, it is snowing yet again, with nearly a foot having...
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There’s Less Snow In Arizona
Pusch Ridge, rising 3,500 feet above Sutherland Wash, lights up just before sunset. My wife and I had no idea how the winter would go when we first planned on taking spring trip to Arizona in March....
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And They Said It Was Spring!
Fresh snow glitters in the morning sun the day after the latest storm ended. The Long Winter seemed like it might have been winding down. Snow began on November 1st and continued to fall, along with...
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It Begins: An Easter Lenticular Heralds The Coming Of Spring
The Long Winter is finally coming to an end! After over 5 months of nearly constant rain and snow we may have finally turned the corner and entered into the spring season. It’s been over a week since...
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Mount Shasta Spring In Full Swing
Snowy Mount Shasta, a full lake and green vale mark spring in the Shasta Valley. I just wanted to note the passing of April and the deepening of the spring season. The grass is green, the air warm and...
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The Warner Mountains: Star Of The True Pacific Crest
An epic sunrise view along the crest of California’s remote Warner Mountains. With spring finally here, the Pacific Crest Trail season has begun. Down on the border in Southern California, hikers are...
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Spring In Yosemite (Excessive Waterfall Footage)
Yosemite Valley in vernal glory. Before the Long Winter set in, my wife and I had reservations to camp in Yosemite. The last few times we had been there it had been summer or fall. It has been 6 years...
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February Was A Spectacular Month At Truchas Ridge
A tremendous sunset view from Echo Point. I was going through images from this past winter and I was struck by how great the conditions were out at Truchas Ridge during February. Most of the month saw...
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Thunderstorms Over Mount Shasta
The last couple of weeks have witnessed some unusual weather here in Mount Shasta. Each day has dawned with clear skies and cool temperatures. As the days have progressed, clouds have gradually...
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