Ah, September in the high country. A few warm days, many cooler days, the first frost, the first blush of autumn color. Explore these contrasts on an easy six-mile, round-trip hike along the Pacific Crest Trail to Seven Lakes Basin, one of my favorite spots in the Klamath Mountains east of Mount Shasta. Do a […]
Rafting the Klamath River and Lower Sacramento River
I took advantage of the recent heat wave to raft the local waters of the Klamath River and the lower Sacramento River. A different way of moving through the wilderness, this time powered by my arms with the gravity assist of the river currents. Klamath River Rafting: Tree of Heaven We put in at 6 […]
Photos: McCloud River Waterfalls and Squaw Valley Creek
I’ve just posted some high-resolution pictures of Lower McCloud Falls and Middle McCloud Falls on the McCloud River to the Northern California Hiking Trails web site. I also posted images of Squaw Valley Creek, a McCloud River tributary. I decided to go with fairly large image size (400 pixels x 600 pixels for verticals), with file sizes […]
Mount Shasta’s Stature Keeps Growing
Especially in height. Turns out the illustrious landmark of Siskiyou County is 14,179 feet above mean sea level, not 14,162 feet. Mount Shasta’s new elevation measurement comes from the National Geodetic Survey. Shasta’s relative ranking didn’t change–it’s still the fifth highest peak in California, with Mount Whitney the top dog at 14,505 feet. Mount Shasta […]
Answer regarding smoke and Sylvia Lake/Lyons Lake hike
Hello Aaron, I’m making this a regular blog post because WordPress won’t let me put links in the comments section. (I’m working on this!) I went to the Cal Fire homepage for Northern California and looked at the latest incident report and the latest statewide map. There are no major fires around Desolation […]
Wildfires and Hiking
Up in the Mount Shasta area the various fires have put a crimp on my summer hiking plans. I’ve still done a few, but fewer than I had hoped. I’m fortunate to live in a rural area, so I have lots of hiking and nature right out my front door. So that’s what I’ve […]
