Hike Mt. Shasta

Though Mount Shasta was lost in the clouds, the view from Sisson Meadow was sublime.

I posted the other day that the autumn season had arrived. As I wrote another system of rain was arriving. I don’t have much to add to that except that the clearing storm around the mountain was a glorious spectacle. Mount Shasta was only partially visible at best but the spiraling clouds, low light and emerging fall color in the meadow were captivating. However, an excellent rainbow burst from the storm, punctuating the scene in magnificent fashion.

The clouds blotted out most of Mount Shasta but they put on a show of their own. Pinwheeling across the sky, they mottled the light and occasionally let bits of the mountain reveal themselves.

The crags of Mount Shasta’s Casaval Ridge can be seen through the rainbow.

As the rainbow faded, a little more of Mount Shasta became visible. 

As we move into October, the weather looks to be warming up, just as it did last year. We shall see whether the coming winter matches the last. Even if it come close, it would be a blessing unlooked for. It will be nice to give Mount Shasta’s glaciers a chance to replenish two years in a row.

One extra note with regard to Sisson Meadow. My boy scout troop recently took the benches apart and transported the beams back to Scout Hall. We planed them down, revealing the beautiful cedar wood and then refinished them. They have now been reinstalled. They are much prettier than they were and no longer run the risk of splinters. The scouts did a great job refinishing them!