Resources And Links

Hiking Books and Maps

Mount Shasta’s Village Books (http://www.villagebooks-mtshasta.com/books.html) has a great Web site that includes all the local hiking guides and maps, nature books, and special-interest books. They update the site frequently and ship daily. Please support our local bookstore.

Local and Regional Links

LOCAL WEEKLY HIKES The Siskiyou Wanderers (http://www.siskiyouwanderers.com) meet every Thursday rain or shine to do a hike in Siskiyou County. They are a very congenial group that loves to explore our region. Indulge your wanderlust and contact them now.

Siskiyou Land Trust http://www.siskiyoulandtrust.org/. The Siskiyou Land Trust (SLT) is a community based non-profit organization that strives to protect open space, ranch and farmlands, forest and wetlands, natural resources, scenic viewsheds and wildlife habitat in beautiful Siskiyou County.

The Upper Sacramento River Exchange (http://www.riverexchange.org/) is very active promoting the health of local streams and watersheds. They also construct and improve trails in the area.

Northern California Hiking Trails Blog (http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/) is written by John Soares, co-author of 100 Classic Hikes in Northern California, third edition, and author of ’75 Hikes in California’s Mount Shasta and Lassen Volcanic National Park Regions. The blog covers trails and outdoors news for all of Northern California. John is a local Mount Shasta area resident, and he’s on the board of directors of the Mount Shasta Trail Association. Also check out John’s main site, http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com, which has a hike of the month and a photo gallery.

Mount Shasta Companion, a comprehensive resource on all things Mount Shasta compiled by the College of the Siskiyous http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/. See also The Mount Shasta Collection at http://www.siskiyous.edu/library/Shasta/index.htm.

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (http://www.volcaniclegacybyway.org/) This site details how you can explore and enjoy the southern Cascades volcanic region from Lake Almanor to Crater Lake.

Explore the geology of Mount Shasta at http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/geo/index.htm and http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/geology/geolloc.htm.

Investigate the natural history and physical geography of the Mount Shasta area at http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/env/index.htm.

Visit http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/ and http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/biology/SpringBearTrailPics/SpringBearTrailPage3.htm to see pictures of local flora along the Bear Trail, located at the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California.

Sisson Museum (http://www.mountshastasissonmuseum.org) is located at the Fish Hatchery where Lake Street meets Old Stage Road just west of the town of Mount Shasta. It has a wealth of information on local history. You also have the opportunity to visit the fish hatchery itself, likely under the watchful eyes of hungry osprey.

Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center http://www.mountshastaecology.org/

Shasta-Cascade: Siskiyou County http://www.shastacascade.org/siskiyou/sipage.htm

California Native Plant Society http://www.cnps.org/

Siskiyou County Visitors Bureau http://www.visitsiskiyou.org

Mount Shasta Chamber of Commerce http://mtshastachamber.com/

Dunsmuir Chamber of Commerce http://dunsmuir.com/

McCloud Chamber of Commerce http://www.mccloudchamber.com/

Weed Chamber of Commerce http://www.weedchamber.com/

Yreka Chamber of Commerce http://www.yrekachamber.com/

Shasta-Trinity National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity/

Klamath National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/

Modoc National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/modoc/

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail http://www.fs.fed.us/pct/

Pacific Crest Trail Association http://www.pcta.org

National Links

Trails.com http://www.trails.com

Explorer1 http://www.explorer1.com/shasta/mccloud.htm

Outside magazine http://outside.away.com/index.html

Audobon Society http://www.audubon.org/

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy http://www.railtrails.org/index.html

Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/

Leave No Trace http://www.leavenotrace.org/

American Hiking Society http://www.americanhiking.org/ Its mission is to promote and protect foot trails and the hiking experience.

http://www.backpacker.com/ The home site of Backpacker magazine. Lots of information on gear, destinations, and techniques.

GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) http://gorp.away.com/index.html This is a major source of information for outdoor activities in both the United States and the rest of the world.