Snow may be falling throughout much of the United States but California’s Mount Shasta isn’t having anything to do with it. Unseasonably warm autumn temperatures make a walk on the mountain in early November seem like an outing on a mild summer day.
Here’s how Mount Shasta looked before the inevitable first snowfall.

No matter how, or from where, you look at it there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.

No matter how, or from where, you look at it there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.

No matter how, or from where, you look at it there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.

No matter how, or from where, you look at it there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.

The Idiot explains to his hiking partner why there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.
(Photo: Gary Solberg)

Gary Solberg, The Idiot’s hiking partner, explains why there’s no new snow on Mount Shasta.
Naturally there’s still a lot to see and do on, in and around Mount Shasta in such clement weather with excellent hiking conditions.

The Idiot got a sideways view of nearby Black Butte while climbing Mount Shasta.

The Idiot and hiking pal Gary Solberg enjoyed snacks in the sun during their day on Mount Shasta.

The Idiot visited the labyrinth at The Gateway Peace Garden in Mount Shasta.

The Idiot was tempted to swim in calm Lake Siskiyou near Mount Shasta.

The Idiot hiked on a path above the Sacramento River not far from river’s headwaters in Mount Shasta City Park.
The Idiot did not buy a season’s lift ticket for use at the Mount Shasta Ski Park.