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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ewoerlen/">optimalfocusphotography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewoerlen/55350998280/" title="Soft Seed Head Hair, Shasta-Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55350998280_814aefb436_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Soft Seed Head Hair, Shasta-Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>Another image in a series of images I call “campsite photography” where I wander close to the campsite to see what interesting subjects I can find. While boondocking on national forest land at the base of Mount Shasta, these slightly beaten up and unassuming seed heads could’ve easily been overlooked but became some of my favorite images from a quick trip to one of my favorite places in the world.<br /> <a href="https://www.optimalfocusphotography.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.optimalfocusphotography.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55349428633/" title="Photographing Nature in Shasta–Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55349428633_25fd94ef7e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Photographing Nature in Shasta–Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>As I was walking around the Castle Lake View Point in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, I took in this view to the northeast and explored the mountain landscape in northern California. An evergreen forest stretched off in the distance from one ridge and hillside to the next. Mount Shasta seemed to rise into the skies above. The blue skies were that color contrast to complement the image with earth-tones present in the lower portion.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ewoerlen/">optimalfocusphotography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewoerlen/55327500742/" title="Seed Head Macro, Shasta-Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55327500742_4b1c7cdb89_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Seed Head Macro, Shasta-Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>Another image in a series of images I call “campsite photography” where I wander close to the campsite to see what interesting subjects I can find. While boondocking on national forest land at the base of Mount Shasta, these slightly beaten up and unassuming seed heads could’ve easily been overlooked but became some of my favorite images from a quick trip to one of my favorite places in the world.<br /> <a href="https://www.optimalfocusphotography.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.optimalfocusphotography.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/35010194@N06/">cjipper</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35010194@N06/55327885466/" title="20260610_100307"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55327885466_949b2b391b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="20260610_100307" /></a></p> <p>Mount Shasta from Big Valley Mountain</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/35010194@N06/">cjipper</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/35010194@N06/55328046118/" title="20260610_100252"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55328046118_5186d6f798_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="20260610_100252" /></a></p> <p>Looking down from Big Valley mountain, out across Day Bench and Fall River Valley to beautiful Mount Shasta</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55324578312/" title="If These Mountains and Forest Could Talk...Maybe I Should Listen :-)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55324578312_85847b78b1_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="If These Mountains and Forest Could Talk...Maybe I Should Listen :-)" /></a></p> <p>While hiking along the Castle Lake Trail, I enjoyed a panoramic view of the northeast, with the namesake overlook situated within the boundaries of Shasta–Trinity National Forest. What captivated me about the setting was the layered composition of the nearby thickets and rocks at the overlook, the narrow expanse of Heart Lake, the evergreen forest, and culminating in the majestic peak of Mount Shasta.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/bubbahop/">bubbahop</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bubbahop/55322381229/" title="2026-051402"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55322381229_da6edc5ffb_m.jpg" width="240" height="117" alt="2026-051402" /></a></p> <p>Dunsmuir, California-Mount Shasta</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/bubbahop/">bubbahop</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bubbahop/55322328828/" title="2026-051401"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55322328828_ecf52d8d4f_m.jpg" width="240" height="119" alt="2026-051401" /></a></p> <p>Dunsmuir, California-Mount Shasta</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ewoerlen/">optimalfocusphotography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ewoerlen/55314021144/" title="Seed Head Hilum, Shasta-Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55314021144_8a3294d16c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Seed Head Hilum, Shasta-Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>Another image in a series of images I call “campsite photography” where I wander close to the campsite to see what interesting subjects I can find. While boondocking on national forest land at the base of Mount Shasta, these slightly beaten up and unassuming seed heads could’ve easily been overlooked but became some of my favorite images from a quick trip to one of my favorite places in the world.<br /> <a href="https://www.optimalfocusphotography.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.optimalfocusphotography.com/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fogm/">grandviewmuseum</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fogm/55302905363/" title="SN 5583 Reisner_1959_001"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55302905363_43174490eb_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="SN 5583 Reisner_1959_001" /></a></p> <p>Mount Shasta. California.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55300164091/" title="October Fun in Shasta–Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300164091_c62734a165_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="October Fun in Shasta–Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>I captured this while waking around the Bunny Flat Trailhead with a view looking to the northeast and taking in a setting with Mount Shasta as a backdrop. This is located in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. With this image, I zoomed in with the focal length to have more of the forest and mountainside fill the image from edge to edge.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/186246330@N03/">jcbartholomew</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/186246330@N03/55292511249/" title="Dawn Mount Shasta Inversion"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55292511249_fe4c776503_m.jpg" width="240" height="84" alt="Dawn Mount Shasta Inversion" /></a></p> <p>Mount Shasta, California USA</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55283940990/" title="Finding My Home in the Mountains of Shasta-Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55283940990_ab76a52c27_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Finding My Home in the Mountains of Shasta-Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>As I hiked along the Black Butte Trail, I took in this amazing view looking down the mountainside to the valley below. The setting is to the northwest in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. One can see Interstate 5 passing through. Off in the distance are ridges and peaks of the Trinity and Scott Mountains.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fogm/">grandviewmuseum</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fogm/55263868696/" title="SN 5197 Reisner_1947.2_194"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55263868696_742136a187_m.jpg" width="240" height="168" alt="SN 5197 Reisner_1947.2_194" /></a></p> <p>Mount Shasta and a Train. California.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/57440551@N03/">lhboudreau</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57440551@N03/55260058922/" title="New Streamliner “Shasta Daylight” in an ad from Southern Pacific Railroad in “The Saturday Evening Post,” November 25, 1950."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260058922_b32a91a366_m.jpg" width="240" height="135" alt="New Streamliner “Shasta Daylight” in an ad from Southern Pacific Railroad in “The Saturday Evening Post,” November 25, 1950." /></a></p> <p>“THE WONDERFUL SHASTA DAYLIGHT – Scenic ‘Million Dollar Train with the Million Dollar View’ – Portland - San Francisco in record 15-1/2 hours. Matchless 718-mile daylight ride through lovely Oregon-California mountain, lake and forest country. (See 14,161-foot Mt. Shasta.) Finest Chair Cars, Beautiful Timberline Tavern Car, Lowest fares. Sister streamliner on same route, new all-room, all-Pullman ‘Cascade’ – America’s finest overnight train. Famed ‘Cascade Club’ dining car-lounge. No extra fare. They’re all yours on S.P.’s WONDERFUL WAYS WEST. . .” [From the ad copy]<br /> <br /> The Southern Pacific Railroad, as an independent company, no longer exists. It was acquired by the Union Pacific Corporation in 1996 and subsequently merged into the Union Pacific Railroad operations. The Shasta Route is served today by Amtrak’s “Coast Starlight.” The modern route remains highly regarded for its spectacular scenery, including views of the Cascade mountain range and Mount Shasta. It is fascinating to see that the route advertised in 1950 remains one of the most iconic and scenic rail corridors in the United States today.<br /> <br /> [Note: The photo is AI-generated and is a faithful photo-realistic interpretation of an illustration that accompanied the ad copy.]<br /> <br /> [Note 2: I'd rather encounter that bear while riding the train than hiking in the woods.]</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55260182125/" title="Mountain Paradise in Shasta–Trinity National Forest"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55260182125_beb2c7a858_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mountain Paradise in Shasta–Trinity National Forest" /></a></p> <p>As I was walking around the Bunny Flat Trailhead in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, I took in this view to the northeast and explored the open mountain landscape with evergreen trees and other plant-life. Another evergreen forest stretched off in the distance. Mount Shasta seemed to rise into the skies above. The blue skies contrasted with the earth-tones below.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/stevesto/">Steve Stowell</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevesto/55255189616/" title="Mount Shasta 341"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55255189616_7fbac41199_m.jpg" width="240" height="163" alt="Mount Shasta 341" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jchants/">jchants</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jchants/55253534180/" title="In the Distance"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55253534180_bf636e20e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="In the Distance" /></a></p> <p>Seen from the highway (and taken through the passenger side window of a moving car).<br /> <br /> 126 Pictures in 2026: #87 Roadside</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jchants/">jchants</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jchants/55251803118/" title="123/365: A Different View"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55251803118_333faa9c10_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="123/365: A Different View" /></a></p> <p>Every year on our California road trip, we drive past Mount Shasta. We usually stop at a rest area to the west of the mountain, where I always take a photo. This year, we switched drivers at a vista point and I was able to capture a different view of the mountain from the south.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fogm/">grandviewmuseum</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fogm/55250539158/" title="SN 4435 Reisner_1946.2_063"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55250539158_670ef535e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="179" alt="SN 4435 Reisner_1946.2_063" /></a></p> <p>Mount Shasta. California.</p>

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