At Boxcar Gallery, quirky art, local lore and Mount Shasta’s strange myths collide—bring curiosity, a sweater, and be ready to overhear sincere nonsense. Really.
Travel & Outdoors
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Charming Nature Walks In The Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Charming, sardonic guide to wandering Shasta-Trinity: old pines, hidden falls, trail tips and survival tricks — for polite hikers and reluctant romantics.
Travel & Cartography
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King of the Road Maps & Atlases and the Small Embarrassing Wonders of Mount Shasta
Wry travel essay: a paper-map love letter from Mount Shasta—King of the Road Maps & Atlases, odd town charms, sock shrines, muffins and tiny humiliations.
Hiking & Nature
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Charming Nature Walks In The Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Wry, whimsical guide to easy walks in Shasta-Trinity: waterfalls, mossy, tall pines, eccentric towns, packing tips, wildlife and the odd chipmunk with opinions.
Travel & Outdoors
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The Fifth Season Outdoor Store and the Small, Strange Joys of Mount Shasta
In The Fifth Season Outdoor Store you will find Mount Shasta’s personality: practical gear, eccentric locals, and tiny, wry comforts that make you feel at home.
Fly Fishing
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Learn Fly Fishing On The Upper Sacramento River
Wry, practical guide to fly fishing the Upper Sacramento River – licenses, hatches, gear, casts and survival tips for beginners who fear looking foolish. Badly.
Travel Memoir
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Alpine Originals and My Awkward Salvation on Mount Shasta
A wry, self-aware trek to Mount Shasta: I buy a sticky cinnamon amulet at Alpine Originals and find awkward salvation, laughter, and dubious spiritual souvenirs
Fly Fishing
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Learn Fly Fishing On The Upper Sacramento River
Learn fly fishing on the Upper Sacramento River: witty, practical tips for beginners who want to look elegant— and ridiculous — while catching wild trout. Today
Hiking
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Confessions of a Nervous Hiker at Castle Crags State Park
A nervous hiker confesses pebble-counting rituals at Castle Crags—witty, selfaware tales of anxiety, geology, trails, and small triumphs amid granite theatrics
Fantasy
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Faery Falls and the Accidental Confession I Made to a Mossy Rock
A David Sedaris-style visit to Faery Falls: I spill a confession to a mossy rock, awkwardly funny amid ferns, spray, and quiet self-judgment.