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Hike Mt Shasta At The Best Of Mt Shasta Conference & Festival
The springs at the Mount Shasta City Park. I am sorry to be posting so many non-hiking posts to the blog, but between the release of my book and the launch of Konwakiton Outdoor Designs, this has...
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Why McCloud Is An Underrated Hiking Destination
Mount Shasta is an awesome sight from the Clear Creek Trail. The small town of McCloud does often get brought up as a great hiking destination. It is widely recognized as a beautiful, historic and...
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Five Trails To Avoid Smoky Skies
The McCloud River flows through its preserve The smoke has been bad the last few days. It is blocking out the sun, obscuring views and adding an extra strain on the lungs. The desire to get outside is...
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The Smoke Clears…
While a sliver of the Hotlum Glacier is visible, the Bolam and Whitney Glaciers are clearly visible and magnificent. It has been extremely smokey up here in Mount Shasta for over a week now. Thankfully...
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Meteorological Pyrotechnics Over Mount Shasta
The 28th of August saw some outstanding lenticular displays on Mount Shasta. The day prior had started with some nice disks northeast of the mountain but by the afternoon they had faded and that was...
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Seldom Seen: Ash Creek Butte Fossil Rock Glacier
The Ash Creek Butte rock glacier Ash Creek Butte is one of the most scenic and geologically fascinating mountains in the Mount Shasta area. It is tall, has a beautiful, rugged appearance, and boasts...
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Exploring The Sacramento River Headwaters
Mighty Mount Shasta towers above the newly constituted Sacramento River. With California still reeling from a terrible drought, water is at the forefront of many discussions. This holds true here in...
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Wine Country Hiking Guide Released Today
My second hiking guide, “Hiking California’s Wine Country” is officially released today! This project took a great deal of effort and I am very proud of how it turned out. I spent April through August...
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Magnificent, Violent Skies Over Mount Shasta
The autumn of 2015 has generally been lovely and pleasant in Mount Shasta. A few mild storm systems punctuated typically sunny weather. Though it got colder as the year plunged deeper into fall,...
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A Historic Mount Shasta Sketch
Those who know me know that I am a serious map junkie. I have numerous maps hanging on my walls and I can study atlases and maps ad infinitum (some would say ad nauseum) just for the sheer pleasure of...
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Mount Shasta 2015: A Year In Images
The year of our Lord 2015 was a very busy year on Hike Mt Shasta. A lot of momentum was built in 2014 and this was carried over and amplified in 2015. Traffic was high and there has been a constant...
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Mount Shasta Winter Hiking Round Up
After a couple of winters with unusually good access to the high country on and around Mount Shasta, winter has finally come back and, while it is a great blessing that there is so much snow, it does...
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Two Excellent California Maps Are Great Resources For Hikers (And Everyone...
I have mentioned a few times over the course of this blog that I am a bit of a map junkie. As far as I can tell, this goes all the way back to my 6th grade year back in Sonoma County when my teacher,...
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Water Levels High Around Mount Shasta
Ridges on Mount Shasta peek out of storm clouds. The North State has seen a strong series of storms pass through the region, dropping lots of snow and rain along the way. Not only has snow fallen on...
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Water Levels High Around Mount Shasta Pt. II
A rainbow arcs high above the Cascade Crest and the Shasta Valley. After observing the effects of the storm on the Sacramento River and its tributaries, a break in the weather presented the opportunity...
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A Strong Winter In Mount Shasta So Far
Mount Shasta reflects in Lake Siskiyou on January 26, 2016. Note the lake is nearly full. This winter has been a good one so far, which is quite a relief after the disastrous winters of the two...
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Sacramento River Still Altering Landscape
The Sacramento River is one of the great features of the Mount Shasta region. It is a scenic mountain river that races through deep canyons and rocky channels. The uppermost section of the river is...
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Sacramento River Still Altering Landscape: A Different Perspective
I had not planned to follow up my last post with yet another perspective on the changing landscape at the Sacramento River’s inlet into Lake Siskiyou. However, the other day I was fixing something on...
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Mount Shasta Area Rivers Gallery
The Mount Shasta region is justly famous for its grand mountains. Though somewhat overshadowed by the rugged nature of the terrain, the area is also known for its excellent rivers. Wild and beautiful,...
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Mount Shasta Beanies Available!
We still have a couple of months worth of cold weather left this winter and many snowy winters yet to come. For those who want to keep warm and sport some Mount Shasta pride, I made a series of...
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