9.28 Black Butte meets 'white beauty' .

We arrived in Shasta City after two days traveling through Arizona, Nevada and Northern California. Our bodies needed some exercise; hence, we took a hike up Black Butte, a particularly rocky path with an elevation gain of 1900 feet. It’s a terrific hike, which seems impossible to ascend as it looks vertical. It includes spectacular views of one of the finest sights, in our opinion: Mount Shasta. Although we have an unpublished blog from the Grand Canyon, we thought we should juxtapose this set of pictures that provides a fascinating contrast, deserts and alpines.

The views of Shasta are so overwhelming that the surrounding landscapes, including Mount Eddy and others, are unfairly downplayed. Here are but a few photographs:




Mount Shasta from part way up Black Butte


A different perspective of the great lady


Slide rock country


How the heck are we going to get to that summit? (14,200 feet)


Stepping it out on the Butte with Mount Eddy to the side


Lady in black visiting the white lady


I suppose you had to be there--overwhelmed



An admiring glance from summit of Black Butte, 6,500 feet lower


Coming back after a closer look



What we term the quarry



One for the road