Rescuers helped an injured hiker and their climbing partner off Black Butte's treacherously icy trail. What makes Mt.

Every year, thousands of climbers test their skills on Mount Shasta, California’s fifth-highest peak and the second-highest volcano in the Cascade Range. In 2023, around 5,000 to 6,000 people ...

Visible from Interstate 5, the rocky lava dome is about 6 miles north of Mount Shasta and 7 miles south of Weed. The 2.56-mile trail is steep in places, and becomes icier and snowier as it ascends ...

Two rangers on patrol discovered an unusual, unprepared “climber” high on Mount Shasta — a goose, California officials reported. Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about 10,000 feet ...

Lake Shasta waters swelled after heavy winter rains from an atmospheric river. Here's how much rain fell and how many feet ...

Two rangers on patrol discovered an unusual, unprepared “climber” high on Mount Shasta — a goose, California officials reported. Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about ...

A goose is safe after attempting to summit Mt. Shasta last month. While on a routine patrol, climbing rangers with the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center spotted the goose at the 10,000-foot elevation ...

4. Burney Falls 1 hour from Mount Shasta Distance: 1.1 miles Type of Trail: Loop Difficulty: Easy Elevation Gain: 164 feet ...

Jan. 15 (UPI) --The U.S. Forest Service said rangers stationed in the California mountains came to the rescue of "a particularly unprepared Mount Shasta climber" -- a goose. The Forest Service's ...

California (KPIX) — U.S. Forest Service Ranger Nick Meyers recently took a snowmobile ride down Mount Shasta for a rescue he will always remember. “This poor goose was probably not going to ...