At this point the traveler finds himself at the base of the mountain, and if he desires, can arrange a genuine Alpine mountain climbing trip. The town stands at the base of the mountain and a road runs to the edge of the timber line, which has made possible an ascent of the mountain in a single day. The wonderful view from the summit, 14,444 feet above the sea, is bounded only by the curvature of the world’s disc, and there is not a finer view to be had anywhere.
[PANORAMA OF MT. SHASTA AND BLACK BUTTE]
There are numerous volcanic cones scattered throughout this part of California. One of the best-known is Black Butte, also called Muirs Peak. Its cone is almost perpendicular to a height of almost 6,000 feet, close to the base of Mt. Shasta—black, bare and desolate, an extinct volcano, with half a dozen craters in plain view. Mt. Shasta is an extinct volcano, one of the highest peaks on the North American Continent. Its snows and glaciers feed hundreds of streams which thread the wild region in every direction. These wild regions are a paradise for the sportsman and lover of nature. Grizzly, black and cinnamon bear abound, elk, deer and mountain sheep are plenty, as well as a great variety of smaller game. The streams are alive with trout.
[MOUNT SHASTA FROM EDGEWOOD]
Here is one of the favorite view points of this great snow-capped mountain and where the majestic grandeur of the mountain is most apparent. Edgewood, as the name suggests, is literally the edge of the forest. From this point to the summit of the Siskiyous there is very little timber.
[MT. McLOUGHLIN FROM UPPER KLAMATH LAKE]
The Klamath Country has no superior as a pleasure realm for the sportsman and camper, and of unusual interest to tourists. Much of this region is still a wilderness, full of the charm of mountain and forest. Its marches are breeding grounds for wild fowl; its clear streams and broad lakes are full of lusty, hard-fighting trout, and in its forests roam deer, bear and cougars. Mount McLoughlin, the highest peak in southern Oregon, is 9,760 feet above sea level.
[WIZARD ISLAND, CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK]
Crater Lake lies in the heart of the Cascade Range, in southern Oregon, its surface 6,177 feet above sea level. As its name suggests, it is the crater of an extinct volcano. Crater Lake has been sounded to a depth of 1,996 feet and declared by scientists to be the deepest inland body of water in the world. Rising almost sheer from the water’s edge, the rim of the lava cliffs attain at places a height of 2,000 feet. From Crater Lake Lodge, on the rim of the lake, the opposite shore is six miles away. Wizard Island is a perfectly preserved cinder cone rising nearly 1,000 feet above the lake. You may climb the slaggy timbered cone of Wizard Island and descend one hundred feet into its crater which is five hundred feet across.