Man airlifted off of Mount Shasta (476) Nov 3, 2009
Man airlifted off of Mount Shasta ... man was airlifted off of Mount Shasta early Sunday morning after falling about 1,500 feet down the mountain from the Red Banks areas. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Climber recovering from long Mount Shasta tumble Nov 3, 2009
A climber who tumbled more than 1,500 feet down Mount Shasta escaped with only a broken hip, authorities said Monday ... The ceremony is to be held at the Mount Shasta Resort in Mount Shasta, Calfornia ... -- A climber who tumbled more than 1,500 feet down Mount Shasta escaped with only a broken hip, authorities said Monday. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Burliss: Back to $chool Sep 10, 2009
One mountain per kid I d rather be scaling Mount Shasta. The younger the kid, the bigger the pile. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Riding the rails to Sacramento Aug 30, 2009
At 5:45 a.m. Mount Shasta comes into view, its slopes nearly bare of snow. Barb, off the phone, heads for the observation car, hollering, I ll be back. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Three 'benchmark glaciers' rapidly retreating Aug 7, 2009
With some exceptions caused by unique or unusual local conditions -- the glaciers on California's Mount Shasta, for example -- more than 99 percent of the country's thousands of glaciers are shrinking, Bruce Molnia, another USGS scientist, said. Worldwide, most glaciers are losing mass and some are disappearing altogether. (Anchorage Daily News)
Editorial: Shasta embraces bikes and riders Aug 4, 2009
MOUNT SHASTA Not even a bunch of menacing young toughs in a pickup could ruin my bike ride near Mount Shasta on Sunday ... The Mount Shasta Summit Century an organized bike ride with routes from 30 to 138 miles was like a community party ... The scenery alone highlighted by views of Mount Shasta shrouded in thunderclouds around every turn was enough to make it a fantastic day. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Frito-Lay's SunChips Brand and National Geographic Reveal Finalists Competing for Grants in 'Green Effect' Initiative Jul 8, 2009
The Recreation and Parks District of Mount Shasta, CA: hopes to build a solar-panel roof over the communities' open-air ice rink to save energy usage throughout the year. Palo Alto College's "Go Green Viva Verde! Committee:" wishes to begin a bike sharing initiative, "Small Steps on Bike Pedals," on the San Antonio, TX college campus. (PR Newswire)
Last-minute holiday escapes Jul 3, 2009
MOUNT SHASTA: Climbing conditions are good at 14,162-foot Mount Shasta. Since the thunderstorms stopped here 10 days ago, weather, temperature and snow-surface conditions are allowing many first-time climbers to summit. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
here are Northern California's six best areas Jun 20, 2009
The area is called the "Trinity Divide" because it consists of a ridge that runs north-to-south, roughly from Mount Shasta to Redding, where the ridge divides two major river systems; all streams on the west side of the ridge flow into the Trinity River and all streams east of the ridge flow into the Sacramento River ... Castle is the most popular lake in the Trinity Divide, often crowded yet always worth a visit, with a trailhead that leads up to Heart Lake and one of the best views of Mount... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Wash. woman, 60, reaches summit of Mount Everest May 24, 2009
Kay LeClaire's climbing rsum since includes 30 significant peaks from Alaska's Mount McKinley to Vinson Massif in Antarctica, as well as 10 ascents of Cascades volcanoes from Mount Baker to Mount Shasta. Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www. (Longview Daily News, WA)
More than a marathon May 7, 2009
Views of lakes and mountains dotted the course, including Mount Shasta. Muller enjoyed the race and signed up for another, increasing his distance with a 50-mile course from Sacramento up to Auburn. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Kayaker runs 127-foot waterfall in Brazil Apr 4, 2009
Stookesberry, 30, does cement work for a construction crew in Mount Shasta, Calif. Korbulic, 24, worked construction at Lake Tahoe last summer and plans to go to nursing school. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Editorial: A time to examine values Mar 23, 2009
"I'm headed to Mount Shasta," I announced cheerfully to an acquaintance in Sacramento one day ... I motored on toward the Oregon border, awe-struck as Mount Shasta came into view, majestic and grand, not just any old pile of rocks ... Near the 14,162-foot, snow-covered Mount Shasta lives someone who shares my appreciation for the scene. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
US agrees to consider protections for pikas Feb 13, 2009
They live at elevations as low as 5,000 to 9,000 feet in Modoc, Lassen and Siskiyou counties and the northern Sierra Nevada from Mount Shasta south to Donner Pass. The Mount Whitney pika's habitat in Tulare, Fresno and Inyo counties in the southern Sierra is as high as 8,500 to 13,000 feet in elevation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Landscape-scale Treatment Promising For Slowing Beetle Spread Feb 8, 2009
They treated 10 plots at two sites, one near Mount Shasta in Northern California and another in Idaho's Bitterroot Mountains. The sites had similar tree densities and existing rates of infestations. (Science Daily)
