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KOA Kamping At Mt. Shasta
"Mt. Shasta City, California, is an inviting little town at the base of beautiful snow-covered Mt. Shasta, just off the I-5 highway. The town has served tourists for nearly a century and has wonderful shops, restaurants and places to stay......"
Read the complete article KOA Kamping At Mt. Shasta by Bonnie & Bill Neely at the realtraveladventures.com on-line.
Los Angeles Times
"I spent my first night on Mt. Shasta endlessly heating snow for water and, in fear of frozen snot, compulsively wiping my nose. When I was first out of the tent the next morning, my eyes popped. The sky held the clear deep blue of predawn. Our tents looked like magic mushrooms that had erupted overnight in the fresh snow. Far below, where the snowline ended, the dark earth rolled out like a secret until it hit pink on the horizon. At 10,000 feet, the sun felt close enough to touch....."
Read the complete article Greetings, Earthlings by Sarah Malarkey at the Los Angeles Times on-line.
VIA Magazine
"When the chief of the sky spirits grew tired of his home in the heavens, legend has it, he created Mount Shasta. Whenever he had a need for fire, he simply caused the volcano to erupt. It's good to be chief. Serene and solitary, Northern California's preeminent peak has long inspired myth and legend. In the 1800s, word spread of a city hidden inside Mount Shasta peopled by an ancient race of superior beings called Lemurians. Believers still exist, if the New Age book and crystal shops that abound in the mountain's namesake city are any indication. But you don't have to believe in hidden civilizations to feel that Shasta is magical. Its graceful 14,162-foot summit can be glimpsed from 100 miles away on a clear day. .... Check out Peter Jaret's article on Mount Shasta at AAA's VIA Magazine on-line.
RV Journal Magazine
"The mythical state of Jefferson in far northern California is a land of vast wilderness, wild rivers, gold country, Native American culture and rural communities characterized by a spirit of independence." Writer/photographer Renee Casterline features the small towns of Siskiyou County. Check out California's State of Jefferson - Part Myth, Part Reality at RV Journal on-line.
Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and more...
At Stewart Mineral Springs, the routine is soak, sauna and swim until worries, maybe even inhibitions, wash away. Check out Shedding stress at Shasta's rustic hot springs. at the Los Angeles Times on-line.
California Game & Fish Magazine
"It was early July and son Chris, grandson Domenic and I were working a roadside series of pools and rapids along the South Fork of the Sacramento River two miles above Lake Siskiyou. We were on a weeklong family camping trip, diligently sampling the creekin' opportunities of the southern Siskiyou County section of the Trinity Divide." Check out Creekin' for Trout in Siskiyou at Game & Fish Magazine on-line.
The Connected Traveler
Herbert Hoover in Atlantis - Mt. Shasta, Inside and Out "High places have always been magnets for seekers, scientists, lunatics and people like
me (a bit of all of the above), who are intrigued by their unseen possibilities and awed
by their beauty." Writer/photographer Russell Johnson features the small towns of Siskiyou County, from McCloud to Mongague. Read the whole story and see the photos at Herbert Hoover in Atlantis - Mt. Shasta, Inside and Out at Connected Traveler on-line.
Sunset Magazine
The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges lead the list of Top Western Birding Destinations in Sunset's article Wings over the West byLora J. Finnegan. "Mom and I share our own special birding
bond. We'll take any break in our schedules to squeeze in a trip together.
Last winter, the promise of hundreds of bald eagles sent us flying north to the
refuges of the Klamath Basin, along the California-Oregon border. We saw
eagles everywhere: on fence posts and in grain fields, on mudflats and icy
ponds. One magnificent bird sat astonishingly near - atop a telephone pole
- while we eyed him, until at last he lifted his wings and soared off. It was
the closest we'd ever been to a bald eagle and, perhaps, to each other."
AAA's Via Magazine
Memo to agents Scully and Mulder: Here's an assignment. Scour your X-Files for something that explains this. Spring of 1932. A reporter from the Los Angeles Times named Edward Lanser shows up in Northern California on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Shasta. He's come to get the scoop on the Lemurians. Yes, Luh-MYUR-ee-ans. Headquarters should have briefed you on them-ancient race of higher humans whose civilization got submerged in some long-ago flood. Now they live in the mountain. In it-not on it. Or so some folks around Shasta say. Check out The Truth is Out Here Somewhere at AAA on-line.
National Geographic's Adventure Magazine
Pyramid power: Mount Shasta, northern California's most iconic landmark, offers
accessible big-mountain challenges. National Geographic's Adventure Magazine says, "The vast and eminently explorable region around Mount Shasta offers recreation beyond compare, including mountaineering, skiing, mountain biking, climbing, bouldering, kayaking, fly-fishing, and hiking." Check out Mount Shasta: Everest for the Rest of Us at National Geographic on-line.
San Francisco Chronicle
Siskiyou County's ski resort, the Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park, is one of the best resorts on the west coast for families and beginning boarders and skiers. The San Francisco Chronicle agrees! "The skiing and boarding can be euphoric...Slower folks can find their comfort range on Marmot Butte, while those capable of higher speeds head to the other side of the park at Douglas and Coyote buttes. The acrobats -- that is, the 360-spinning, jumping, somersaulting daredevil boarders -- head instead to the terrain park. So everybody gets what they wanted, surrounded by like kind. " Check out Tom Stienstra's story For low-cost boarding, skiing, it has to be Shasta article from the December 6th issue.
Sunset Magazine
The Mount Shasta Region has been the focus of articles in Sunset Magazine, National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee and a host of regional and local newspapers. With the incredible variety of landscapes, recreation, wildlife, adventure and small-town comfort and hospitality, it's no wonder that the Mount Shasta Region is drawing attention.
The small towns of the region are wonder places for family to come for rest, relaxation and adventure. This place has what you're looking for - whether you're yearning for a lazy stroll through a genuine Old West town, a delicious dinner in a cozy atmosphere, or adrenaline pumping rafting, skiing or climbing! A host of treasures on the region were the topic of a June 2001 feature article in Sunset Magazine. From the shores of Lake Siskiyou to the streets of McCloud, one of the region's historic lumber towns, you'll get a glimpse at what the Mount Shasta Region has to offer.
National Geographic Adventure
Number 40 on the Top 100 US Adventures for 2000... "Climbing Mount Shasta and Skiing Down the Avalanche Gulch Route, California"
Who says you can't quantify greatness? For our first annual ADVENTURE 100, we crisscrossed the United States-from Alaska to Florida-enlisted the country's
top adventure writers, and ranked trips by a complex set of subjective criteria. The result? A countdown of epic hikes, killer climbs, backcountry rides, roller-coaster raft runs, and much more that we confidently declare to be America's Best. Visit the National Geographic Adventure Magazine site to read the whole list!
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