Mount Shasta

Climbing Mount Shasta is quite the undertaking. You’ve got to be fit, and then you’ve got to have your mind wrapped around that idea that for around 12 hours you’re going to suffer. Getting to the top of the 14,162’ mountain is no easy task – you’ll need special equipment, a guide and an intense desire to keep going. There will be times that you’re bent over sucking wind while somebody passes you by. But there are also the striking views, the exhilaration, the profound sense of accomplishment. You’ll bond with the people you climb with, and learn new things about yourself along the way.
Even if you don’t want to get to the summit, hiking up to treeline, where the scraggly pines drop away and you’re faced with the stark, rock strewn slopes shooting up towards the sky is a worthy endeavour.
Go with a guide if you want to attempt the summit – check it out at Shasta Mountain Guides (shastaguides.com) or Sierra Wilderness Seminars (www.swsmtns.com).

Our little town of Mt. Shasta comes alive every year for the 4th of July. The town celebrates with three days of live entertainment and street fairs in the small downtown area. Thousands of folks come for the annual Fun Run/Walk on July 4th. The runners head out for a 5 mile run through the backroads around town, while the walkers chat, snack and watch performances for the “parade in reverse.” Families attend year after year, taking part in the walk or the run, watching the small town parade and enjoying the barbecue at the golf course where we all gather to watch the fireworks shot off over Lake Siskiyou. It’s a great small town event – definitely worth visiting.
Learn about the Fun Run and Walk at www.mtshastarunners.com.

nice views driving up from cali to oregon, wish i couldve grabbed a shasta soda..

I love Mt. Shasta

it’s gorgeous! nice hiking too.