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Whitney Creek Flowing Strong
Whitney Creek, which flows out of the Whitney Glacier, races below Mount Shasta. On Friday morning I got up and headed out to Orr Lake to catch the sunrise on Mount Shasta. The east side of mountain...
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Trinity Divide Trails Open!
A truck passes through the freshly cleared snow drift at Parks Creek Pass. June is nearly over and the summer hiking season is upon us! Normally, high country hiking would already be well underway but...
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The Changing Channel Of Whitney Creek
Whitney Creek flows through a canyon of ash and aggregate. Flowing off the north side of Mount Shasta, Whitney Creek is the largest watershed on this side of the mountain. It originates as meltwater...
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Hiking Northern California Released Today!
I am excited to announce that my latest book, Hiking Northern California, is officially released today! The book contains 80 of the best hikes throughout Northern California. It is a showcase for the...
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5 Mount Shasta Area Trails We Need To Build
A spectacular morning view of Mount Shasta from the proposed Konwakiton Trail. For the last several years, I have been highlighting the trails in the Mount Shasta area. We are blessed with a number of...
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Mumbo Basin – Overlooked On The West Side
The Mumbo Lakes lie at the head of Mumbo Basin. Most of the lakes in the Trinity Divide are found on the range’s east side. Excluding the rarely visited southern third of the range, there are only...
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A Mount Shasta Summer Sunset
Magnificent alpenglow on Mount Shasta. It has been a few weeks since Mount Shasta has been embellished by a spectacular cloud display. Last night I even griped about the absence of sunset fireworks...
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Postcard View Of The Castle Crags?
The last few years my brother has been bringing his sons’ cross country team from Carmel up here to Mount Shasta in order to train at some higher elevations. My parents come up too and like to...
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The Latest On The Road To The Old Ski Bowl
The Everitt Memorial Highway climbs towards the Old Ski Bowl and stormy weather. I’ll keep this short, but I just wanted to put out the latest on the road to the Old Ski Bowl. I am sure everyone has...
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Old Ski Bowl Open!
Water flows down through the now-open Old Ski Bowl. The Old Ski Bowl is now open! Five weeks after the normal opening date, the gate at Bunny Flat has been opened and there is now driving access to...
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More On The Old Ski Bowl
Lush conditions in the Old Ski Bowl. I was unhappy with the air quality and and some camera issues when I went to Old Ski Bowl yesterday. Heading back up there today, I was pleased to see that the...
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Mount Shasta Trails Gallery
The Old Ski Bowl on Mount Shasta is an incredibly scenic trailhead and hike. Mount Shasta really is one of the most remarkable hiking experiences in California, yet it generally remains under the...
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Mount Shasta, Timberline, And The Relative Size Of Cascade Volcanos
Though Mount Shasta is the largest and second highest of the great volcanoes of the Cascade Range, it’s appearance is remarkably different in some respects than many of its famous siblings to the...
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Mount Shasta Landmark Locator: East Side
Of all the Cascade volcanoes, Mount Shasta is perhaps the most visually distinctive, due in large part to the presence of the massive secondary peak of Shastina. None of the other major Cascade peaks...
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Eclipse 2017 In Mount Shasta
Eclipse 2017 at 89.3% totality in Mount Shasta. The eclipse event occurred today and it was a pretty fascinating. My family did not make the journey up to the path of totality but we did want to...
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Whitney – What’s In A Name?
Sunset over Mount Whitney, highpoint of the coterminous United States. One of the books I have really enjoyed reading this summer is Francis Farquhar’s “History of the Sierra Nevada“. In some ways it...
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Mount Shasta – A Sunrise After Smoke
Sunrise lenticulars galore! It was really hot over the weekend but beginning Tuesday, the temperatures have been dropping and the changing weather seems to have flushed the smoke right out. This...
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Some Quick Thoughts On The Old Ski Bowl’s Late Opening
Summer splendor at South Gate Meadow. After heading to South Gate Meadow over the weekend and seeing Mount Shasta in its full summer glory, I was struck by the lateness of the peak this year. Now, as...
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Why Right Now Is The Perfect Time To Hike On Mount Shasta
Awesome late-summer thunderclouds above Mount Shasta. With the passing of Labor Day, the end of the traditional summer hiking season has ended and much of the traffic up on Mount Shasta has...
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Mount Shasta’s Hummingbirds
Lush Hummingbird Meadow offers dramatic views of Red Butte. The Old Ski Bowl area is one of the most popular destinations on Mount Shasta. When the road from Bunny Flat is open, this incredible area is...
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