Blogs from Mount Shasta, California, United States, North America - page 2

First of all, accept my apologies for not updating this overdue blog for a long time. Some of it was due to laziness, some of it was due to work, and some of it was due to planning and preparation for Florida trip. Now I am back and so is some activity on this page. This entry is in continuation with . We stayed a night at Burney, CA. Next morning, we drove north to the Mount Shasta. We got some stunning view of Mt. Shasta from the highway. Mt. Shasta is a 14,179 feet tall stratovolcano. It is not connected with any other mountains directly. This makes its views even more stunning! Everett Memorial Highway takes you to the highest accessible point on Mt. Shasta by road. Depending on weather conditions and presence of snow, ... read more

It’s springtime in Mt Shasta-finally. After more than a week of sloppy skies, my cats have abandoned the wood stove for mouse patrol. The dreary skies failed to keep the summer wanderers in the valley. I saw my first purple hippy bus yesterday. Summers in Mt Shasta always pull in a variety of strangers from jet setting guests at Hearst Castle on the McCloud River to old hippies with their flying hair and rickity buses. Most of the tourists fit somewhere in between- just working people happy to spend a few days in a small town at the base of a very large mountain. Geri... read more

I left Cottage Grove after work on Friday. I was a bit anxious about the drive as I was unsure about the weather conditions. However; the road was really clear and I got to Linda's in Yreka, California at about 7:15pm. Linda then drove the remainder of the way to Mount Shasta. Luckily she knew exactly how to get there. Even in the dark you could tell the place was lovely. Our lodge was right next to the lake and it had a real flame effect fire, which was just as well as it was freezing outside. The roads here were pretty clear too although there was big piles of snow at the sides of the roads so it was clear there was a lot of snow about. http://www.mountshastaresort.com/lodging.htm The above website will let you see ... read more

Many people believe Mt. Shasta has supernatural powers, from the Native Americans known as the Shasta to the multitude of residents that make their home near the volcano today. Adherents to Hinduism, New Age beliefs and Buddhist monks are drawn to the volcano's serenity and imposing presence. So are outdoor enthusiasts, because at 14,200 feet Shasta is the 2nd largest volcano in the Cascades- so high most of the time is creates its own weather. The Japanese religion of Shugendo, Lao Tsu and Hinduism all had it right- this mountain, like many other striking skyscrapers of stone, has some sort of spiritual energy that is hard to describe. I find anything on earth described as "Super-Natural" hard to swallow, as the separation between the spiritual and the physical realm is a western concept I have long ... read more