Mount Shasta Fun Guide

Mt. Shasta Tree Skiing Weekend

2009-01-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

Lucy welcoming in the 2009 "New Year". Soon to be the next Mt. Shasta Shredder.

Tim and Sandy's beautiful daughter.

Me getting ready to ski down from Green Butte Ridge. Great tree skiing!

Another great Bunny Flat tail gate party.

Chris Marrone shredding turns Friday. The shutter wasn't cooperating. Great picture anyways!

Looks like up to 3 inches of freshies coming up and then who knows...
Pray for SNOW!!!

Mt. Shasta Skiing Getting Better

2008-12-23T17:31:00.000-08:00

As the days go by the skiing gets better and the snow a little bit firmer. Fluffy powder with no base makes for some rock skiing. Here are some pictures from today. Not to bad in the trees.

There are still a lot or rocks up there. One more good storm should do the trick.

There's nothing like fresh virgin tracks!

Bruce taking pictures of beautiful Mt. Eddy.

Mt. Eddy taken from right above Horse Camp at 8,000 ft.

Another awesome day on the mountain!
Happy Holidays Everyone!

Mtn. Biking Mt. Shasta Lower Trails

2008-11-30T17:19:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving was all about awesome Mountain Biking. This weekend Mike, John and I rode the single track on the mountain. It was great. There are lots of variations to choose from. We started from 9 mile down to the Tunnel Trail.

Taking advantage of the trails before the snow comes. Hopefully sooon!!!

One of the crossings and jumps on the trails. We walked it.

One of the local boys showing his stuff...

Here's Mike, the photographer of this trip. Great shots!

John tearing it up. Way to go!

Another great Mt. Shasta trip. Great warm-up for the SNOWY upcoming ski season!

Dumping on Mt. Shasta/First Ski for the Season

2008-11-05T11:59:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken yesterday at the Old Ski Bowl parking lot. The County truck was waiting for the last of the skiers to come down . It's official. The gate is closed at Bunny Flat.

I'm sure there's way more snow now. It's Dumping!

Getting ready for the decent.

First ski tracks of the season. I skinned up from Bunny Flat up Avalanche Gulch to 9,000'. The visability wasn't too good but the skiing was! I was very cautious from treeline down. There are still rocks out there. With this new snow it will be covered soon.One of my favorite places on the mountain. The Gemini Tree.

Hike up to Horse Camp Rainy/Snowy Day

2008-11-01T13:12:00.000-07:00

Bunny Flat Trailhead.

I first drove up to Bunny Flat and it was raining. I really wanted to see the snow so I continued up to the Old Ski Bowl and got my wish.

Here I am at the Old Ski Bowl Parking Area.

I took a hike up to the Horse Camp (Sierra Club Cabin)

Here's one for you Ed~3 inches or so...

Dumping!!!

North Coast Trip

2008-10-14T06:43:00.000-07:00

This weekend Jude and I took a trip to the north coast. We headed up to Oregon and cut across Highway 199. Stopped along the way and checked out the winerys. That was FUN!

Patrick's Point located at Redwood National and State Park along the Northern Coast.

Beautiful Fern Canyon.
Laying down in the Redwood Forest.Waking up on the wild coast.Jude making a new friend.Here I am.This is where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean.

Beautiful Sunset.

Jude making a joke about the Elk. I finally got it!!!

Another Great Trip!

Mt. Shasta's First Fall Frosting

2008-10-06T07:39:00.000-07:00

Here it is the first frosting of Mt. Shasta this fall. My earliest ski date on the mountain was a couple years ago October 17th. Looks like clear weather for the next few days.
Check it out-New Website up and running. www.mountshastaguide.com

Wintun Glacier Hike

2008-09-05T19:11:00.000-07:00

Today was a field trip day. Eric our wilderness ranger and myself went over to the east side of the mountain to check out the Wintun Glacier and the newly created mud flow that started from the upper snowfield.
Check out the channel of this mud flow. Water can be very powerful.

Eric pointing out the Upper Wintun Glacier. Lower Wintun Glacier

In this picture you can see the waterfalls from the melting waters of the Upper Wintun Glacier. These waterfalls have never really been officially named and doesn't always show itself. With the very dry conditions we are having this season on the mountain, this waterwall is flowing.

These waterfalls are sometimes called the Wintun Falls and the Upper Ash Creek Falls.

Prospect Peak, Lassen and Whiskeytown, Redding

2008-09-02T19:31:00.000-07:00

This Labor Day weekend I decided to head over to Lassen National Park on the east side- Butte Lake Area. I took a hike up to the summit of East Prospect Peak. It was a great afternoon hike. A bit breezy on top. View looking north east. See Mt. Shasta way out in the distance.

Technology now a days. I can take a picture of myself with the 10 second delay. Not too bad.

View looking south from Prospect Peak. This area is known as the Fantastic Lava Beds, Cinder Cone and Snag Lake.

View of Cinder Cone from Prospect Peak.

Early Monday Morning Sunrise of Lassen Peak.

Whiskytown Lake located west of Redding.

Whiskytown National Park and Recreation Area is full of gold rush history.

Crystal Creek Falls. One of 4 waterfalls in the Whiskytown National Park and Recreation Area.

Another great weekend. I'm amazed everytime I go to the Redding area, the new things I find. Whiskeytown National Park and Recreation Area a few miles west of Redding, is a hidden jewel definitely worth more exploring.

2008-08-07T07:30:00.000-07:00

Here it is my new book, "Mount Shasta Guide to Fun". 13 years in the making. I'm still working on getting this website more like a real website with access to ordering this book. The price is $15.95 plus $4.00 for S&H. For those of you ordering in California please include 7.25% sales tax. For now send a check or money order to Robin Kohn, P.O. Box 1388, Mt. Shasta, CA. 96067. Any further questions feel free to email me at mtshastalady@att.net

Kenny Loggins Concert

2008-07-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

This weekend my friend Jude and I drove down to Truckee to see Kenny Loggins. He put on a free show. It was awesome!
We got right in front. Here's Kenny performing my favorite song- "Conviction of the Heart"

What an Inspiration! Very emotional with joy from the beginning to the end.
I was right in front for this video. It got a little distorted.

Jamming Away!
The best part is I got to shake his hand. What a great concert.

Clear Creek Climb East Side of Mt. Shasta

2008-07-01T19:25:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was the big climb up Clear Creek route on the east side of Mt. Shasta.

A group of us got together and had a great time. We started Saturday morning at the trailhead. We hiked up to our base camp at 8,500'.

The feast at base camp.

The grueling hike up the ridge.

Getting closer to the top.

This snowfield is at 13,000'.We were post holing up to our thighs in soft snow. Some of us continued to the summit with winds of 50 m.p.h.

Another great weekend on Mt. Shasta!

Bus Tour Weekend

2008-06-03T06:38:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was filled with two days of fun, fun, fun! I gave a two-day tour to a wonderful group of people from the Bay area. Our first day was a tour to the Lower Klamath Basin, Tulelake and Lava Beds National Monument. On day two we toured the Mt. Shasta area over to McCloud and McCloud Falls to the beautiful Burney Falls.

Petroglyph Point~Northern Boundary of Lava Beds National Monument

Muspot Cave~The only lite cave with interpretive displays of lava features

Lava Beds New Visitor Center built 2004

Mom and Dad came along on the second day.

Burney Falls~ Theodore Roosevelt quoted these falls as one of the eighth wonders of the world.

Robin-Mt. Shasta Fun Guide

Memorial Weekend at Lassen National Park

2008-05-28T19:37:00.000-07:00

This Memorial Weekend my friend Ed and I hooked up at Lassen for some skiing. We hooked up with a great group of people-teletipsters and splitboarders. The conditions were rainy and snowy. Here's a short video from Sunday.

Squaw Valley Creek Hike

2008-05-19T11:59:00.000-07:00

Sunday my friend Dee and I decided to go check out the Squaw Valley Creek trail located out of the McCloud area. It was a beautiful day with the wildflowers just starting to bloom. We hiked about 3 miles to a small waterfall with the beautiful Siskiyou Lewisias blooming. The hike itself is mostly shaded with tall pine, fir and yew trees all along the trail. There are great swimming holes along the way. We did notice poison oak along the trail and saw a California lizard.

Another great day on the trails.

Black Butte Sunday Afternoon Hike

2008-05-11T20:46:00.000-07:00

My friend Jude and I decided to check out Black Butte for a nice afternoon hike. The last 1/2 mile to the trail head we approached a pretty large tree crossing the road. We parked and walked up to the trail head. We encountered this lizard. A sure sign of summer weather in the near future. The trail had a little bit of tree debris but clear for the most part. On the lower slopes that is. As soon as we got to the switch back, the upper north side of the trail, the weather changed. It got windy, much cooler and many snow drifts. We carefully crossed a few snowfields covering the trail until we got to one section that was snow covered for along distance. We decided to turn back. We found a nice spot to take in the views and just enjoy being on Black Butte. Once known as Muir's Peak named after the famous naturalist John Muir.

The last picture is of Mt. Eddy, the highest peak 9,025' in the Klamath Mountain Range.

North side of Mt. Shasta Ski Trip

2008-05-10T19:55:00.000-07:00

My friend Paj and I went skiing on the north side of the mountain today. It turned out to be an excellent day of skiing. Blue bird day. Beautiful views of the glaciers and ice falls. We were really glad that we took my truck. We got to a stretch of snow that was about 2 feet thick and 50 feet in length. It was still pretty early and not too soft. I had to break track through backing up and then going forward and finally breaking through to

the other side saving us over 2 miles of walking. We got within a mile of the trail head and walked the road. We were able to begin skinning up right from the trail head. We skinned for about 2 1/2 hours and topped out at around 9500' on top of a rock pinnacle. It was a little breezy. We prepared for heading down. We had to down climb the rocks to reach the snow. That was a little bit of an adventure. Stepping through moats and post holing. It was nice reaching the snow and putting the skis on. The skiing was excellent. Smooth and consistent.
Another beautiful day on the mountain!

2008-04-18T07:32:00.001-07:00

Hello Everybody,
I would like to welcome you to the beginning of my website and blog. This site is all about having fun. Mt. Shasta and its surrounding area is one of the most beautiful areas in Northern California. Living here for over 17 years, it has given me the opportunity to explore, play and really get to know the lay of the land. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with you through stories and pictures I will post on a regular basis. Please feel free to post any comments, suggestions and/or questions you may have.

Lassen Ski Trip-North Side

2008-04-06T07:32:00.000-07:00

April 5
My friend Ed and I went to ski Lassen on Saturday. The road is plowed and open to the Devastated Area. We started around 10:45 a.m. and our turnaround time was 2:00p.m. We made it to 9300ft. and began skiing down. It was a good decent down except for me getting a little off track and calling Ed to the rescue. Upon arrival back to the truck we enjoyed well deserved Black Butte Porter beers and a sandwich. Looking back on Lassen, clouds moved in and it began snowing. We were glad to ski down when we did. Otherwise we would've been skiing white-out and icy conditions. Another great ski day.