Blogs from Mount Shasta, California, United States, North America

Vorgestern habe ich San Francisco zeitig verlassen und bin nach Norden Richtung Mount Shasta gefahren. Dabei habe ich die Oakland Bay Bridge überquert. Die vielen Fahrten auf der Autobahn erinnern mich an ein altes Computerspiel, wo man dem Verkehr ausweichen muss. Genau so mache ich es seit 3 Wochen in der Realität. Kurz vor dem Ziel bin ich ein paar Kilometer abseits zum Shasta State Historic Park gefahren. Aber der war eher klein und nicht so sehenswert. Er sollte ein altes Dorf aus der Goldrauschzeit zeigen, aber ich habe nur das Gerichtsgebäude und eine Scheune gesehen. In Mount Shasta bin ich dann problemlos angekommen und konnte auch meine schmutzige Wäsche waschen. Da ich in San Francisco kein warmes Frühstück hatte, war ich auch ziemlich hungrig und habe mal wieder ein Steak gegessen.... read more

So by now ya’ll know that there has to be something unusual about what you are about to read, otherwise you wouldn’t have gotten this email notification. And you would be right. While not particularly noteworthy in the scheme of saving lives or world peace, this one is top of the world for me. The last couple of years Anthony and I have gone west of the Mississippi to see what adventure we could find. We have backpacked in Montana, repelled down a 16 story cliff, sat at the edge of the Grand Canyon, and walked to the edge of Angels’ Landing. (Remember I told you all to NEVER do this one in an earlier blog!) So, what’s next? Go back several years with me when I posted about our climb of “Ol Doinyo Lengai”, the ... read more

We left on Wednesday after work about 5pm and sat in heavy traffic until we got out of Sonoma. The Motel 6 in Weed was calling our name - it’s only 10 miles north of Shasta City and a mere $45.95 per night. As it goes, we spend the evening dividing up shared items to carry, like the tent and kitchen and prepare our backpacks for the morning. Except for the mountaineering boots – those still have to be fitted with crampons. We’re at the ranger station the next morning shortly after 8 obtaining our wilderness permits and summit passes. We review their Powerpoint of the Clear Creek route in respect to where we would go from below the Headwall, which is as far as we made it on our last attempt in July. The instructions ... read more

When: Memorial Weekend, 23rd - 25th May 2009 Where: experience a tinge of the drive, the waterfalls & the hiker's paradise in Shasta country The Shasta area is abundant in everything; Rivers, waterfalls, thousand miles of trails, snow, mountains, scenic drives, boating, caverns...you can go on & on. But the highlight is the one and only Mt.Shasta. Everytime I look at it, it is like I have never seen it before. It is so fresh, massive, beautiful & inspiring, all at the same time. This trip got us closer, a better place to view this mighty mountain. More about this mountain The trip was so pathetically planned. I do not know how many more times I am going to say this. Me & the significant other were debating on places to go. In fact, I was ... read more

Portland Storm Lots more driving today and lots more snow. We began the day with a great, warm breakfast with our new extended family and then warm goodbyes on a very cold, blizzardy morning. Within 5 minutes on the crazy Vancouver roads we were lost (all the roads look like country, residential roads that go on for miles). But real men can ask for directions! And my man is a real man! So we got heading to Portland and kind of wish we hadn't. The weather was terrible and getting worse. So we took it slow and made it safe and sound into Cali! Geoff and I had a fleeting thought about how dreamy it would be to make it through our whole trip without hitting McDonalds. Well, we made it one day. Oh, well. Geoff ... read more