Hiking around Black Butte and Castle Crags - November 7th, 2021

Remi and I got out for another great hike today. Todays was a two-for... We hiked up Black Butte trail for our first hike. This is the second such hike that Remi and I have taken since I moved up here to Siskiyou County. This area is so awe inspiring, it is something that I truly enjoy doing whenever we can. We had to go down about 5 miles of Forest Service Roads to get to the trail head. I was almost wondering if we were even in the right place and foolishly following the GPS.

There was some very beautiful views from this trail and some very interesting Lava rock surrounding Black Butte. Some of the rocks were grey, but others were red, almost like a redwood stain. It was very unusual.

We went up the trail as far as we could until we came across a point where an avalanche had taken out a chunk of the trail.

We then went over to Castle Crags which is one of my favorite places in Shasta County. When we got to the Overlook, we could look out through one clearing and see Castle Crags, and then looking out through the other clearing and we could see mount Shasta, so wonderful.

And, you know me, one of these outings just wouldn't be complete without a video about it. Enjoy!

Safe travels everyone!

The big trip coming up in January 2022

Over 30 years ago, I started my 9 year stint as a volunteer, driving across this great nation of ours for a non-profit youth group called the Concord Blue Devils. They are a marching musical group that performs shows similar to college band half time shows. We had 128 members ages 17 to 21 who played amazing music and had hugely entertaining shows. Through that experience of driving across the nation, I saw glimpses of this great land of ours. Unfortunately, I didn't really get to see much of the towns we stopped in. 

That changes next year. I'm planning for Remi (my dog) and I to set out for a 6 month trip to visit friends and family after the first of the year. Our stops will include San Jose, Quartzsite, Gallup, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cape May, New London, Indianapolis, St Louis, Lincoln, Reno and many stops in between. 

If anyone wants Remi and I to stop by for a visit, chime in, I'd love to see you! Just drop me an e-mail at thervitguy@ymail.com and we'll discuss the itinerary. Hopefully we'll see you down the road. 

Take care and happy holidays!  

Safe travels all!