Dream Awaken- Mt Shasta

Mount Shasta (California) March 22, 2008- This was my only road trip in more than a month after my car broke down. I didn’t travel around because of $$ constrain. Maybe it was also some signs to tell me that I had travel enough and should take a break from traveling.

Nevertheless, I embarked on this road trip to Northern California and Southern Oregon. This would be the continuation of my National Parks visits. On our way to Lava Beds National Monument, we drove past Mount Shasta.

“Mount Shasta or the ‘White Mountain’ in English, a 14,179-foot (4,322 m) is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range and the fifth highest peak in California. Physically unconnected to any nearby mountain, and rising abruptly from miles of level ground which encircle it, Mount Shasta stands some 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above the surrounding area. The mountain is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest.”

You can hike up Mount Shasta, all the way to the peak. You’ll need the snow gears to climb though. One of my friends actually conquered Mount Shasta. Pretty impressive. I do hope to do so someday. We only drove past and take a couple of shots of the surrounding area. I wonder how it’ll look like from the top. And how about the view from Mount Everest which is about twice the height.

I just fell in love deeper with nature.

P/S: I haven’t blog about Death Valley National Park. Need to sort out my photos first. And I’m back in Singapore now. It was great seeing my family and friends again. But I guess things will not be the same again. Need to adjust back. Feeling a bit out of place from this ‘culture shock’. ~ Fine here. Just some random thoughts.