Miesse traced the first association of Mount Shasta with La Pérouse’s plume back to a single article written in 1930 by volcanologist R. H. Finch. The article has since been cited in research ...

Mount Shasta, in Northern California, is a massive snowcapped volcano surrounded by miles of pristine national forest. Legends, myths and entire religious movements have centered on its secrets.

MOUNT SHASTA casts an aura of power over an entire landscape. That is why people try to reach the 14,162-foot summit. The success rate is about 50 percent, as high-elevation weather is usually the ...

Frias, a personal trainer from Millbrae, and Giamoni have known each other for years, but their hike up Mount Shasta on Saturday was their first major outing together. They made it up a trail ...