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Breaking Down The North State: The Klamath Mountains Pt. I
The Trinity Alps are one of the most spectacular regions in the Klamath Mountains. Hidden away in the extreme northwest corner of California, the vast Klamath Mountains are California’s least known...
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Of Dams and Raging Rivers
The Shasta River The weather sure has been a wild ride so far in 2017. The huge piles of snow (here and here) have given away to swollen creeks and rivers. The implications for hiking both around...
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Stereographic Mount Shasta
I stumbled upon an awesome collection of stereographic cards of the Mount Shasta area curated and placed online by the New York Public Library. The site also includes an interesting feature that...
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Water, Water, Every Where
Bully Choop, Shasta Bally and the Trinity Alps line the horizon above a very full Sacramento River. The winter of 2016/2017 has certainly been a wild one so far (see images here, here, here, here and...
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The Lost Creeks Of Lake Siskiyou
A beautiful and rarely visited section of Castle Lake Creek. This is just a quick reminder of one of the great features of the Lake Siskiyou Trail that is often overlooked. I have posted in the past...
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Stunning Pre-Saint Patrick’s Day Lenticular Show
A complex lenticular formation swirls around Mount Shasta. This evening saw one of the more impressive lenticular displays I have seen on Mount Shasta in a while. Anyone who has followed this site...
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Black Butte: Hiding In Plain Sight
Sunset view of Black Butte from the Everitt Memorial Highway. As you drive north on Interstate 5 just west of Mount Shasta City, drivers are treated to a dramatic, head-on perspective of conical Black...
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Mount Shasta Spring Hiking Round Up
Castle Dome is an imposing sight above Root Creek Falls. Winter is finally over and spring is slowly making its way through the Mount Shasta area. Grass is turning green, leaves are starting to...
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Vintage Mount Shasta Posts Collection
A small section of the 1935 topographic map. A friend of mine recently gave me a large collection of vintage maps of Mount Shasta and Siskiyou County. While the terrain has not changed, the names and...
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A Mount Shasta “Seldom Seen” Round Up
Mud Creek Canyon on the south side of Mount Shasta. In all the writing I do, the subject that generates the most personal interest for me is writing on places that offer incredible scenery but are not...
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Seldom Seen: Castle Creek
The snowy crags of the Grey Rocks gaze down on lively Castle Creek. Running swiftly through a wide valley flanked by magnificently rugged mountain towers, Castle Creek is easily one of the most scenic...
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Mount Shasta Landmark Locator: South Side
While not as iconic as the western and northern sides of Mount Shasta, the southern perspective is one of its most beautiful. Though Shastina is visible, the mountain appears to have a somewhat...
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The Sacramento River Is Up To Its Old Tricks Again
Mount Eddy is visible above a strongly flowing south channel at the Lake Siskiyou inlet. Since the beginning of 2015, I have been documenting the changes that have occurred at the Sacramento River’s...
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Sacramento River Inlet Follow Up
The Sacramento River fans out over its flood plain at the Lake Siskiyou inlet. After yesterday’s post on the ever-changing conditions where the Sacramento River flows into Lake Siskiyou, I decided to...
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More Damage To Lake Siskiyou Trail
The Sacramento River continues to erode its banks and alter the landscape. The Lake Siskiyou Trail can’t seem to catch a break. Ever since the Sacramento River bottled up its south channel a few years...
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Three Mountains And A River
Mount Eddy peeks through the trees at a vigorous stretch of the Sacramento River. I have been writing a lot lately about the Sacramento River’s activity near the Lake Siskiyou inlet. In large measure...
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Yosemite Waterfalls Indicative Of California’s Heavy Snowpack
Yosemite Falls thunders down the north side of Yosemite Valley. As June becomes imminent, the state of the snowpack across California becomes clearer. June is often the month when flows in the rivers...
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New Book To Be Released July 1st
I want to announce that my latest book “Hiking Northern California” will be officially released one month from today. The book covers 80 of the best hikes in the northern 2/3’s of California. This...
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Breaking Down The North State: The Klamath Mountains Pt. II
The grandeur of the Klamath Mountains can be seen at Diamond Lake in the Trinity Alps. This is a continuation of the the article examining California’s magnificent Klamath Mountains. Part I can be...
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A Major Milestone For Hike Mt Shasta
I started Hike Mt Shasta 4.5 years ago and it has been an exciting adventure to bring it to where it is now. Though it matters little in the big scheme of things, Hike Mt Shasta has reached a notable...
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