Weed, CA.

Yesterday we left the ocean at Brookings, OR and 4 hours later arrived at Weed, CA at the base of Mt. Shasta. We are staying at Friendly RV Park.

Mt. Shasta Fast Facts

Elevation: 14,179 feet (4,322 meters)

Prominence: 9,822 feet (2,994 meters). 96th Most Prominent Mountain in the World. 

Location: Cascade Range, California. 

Coordinates: 41°24′33.11″ N / 122°11′41.60″ W 

First Ascent: Captain Elias D. Pearce and a party of eight on August 14, 1854. 

Mount Shasta is the fifth highest mountain in California, the second highest mountain in the Cascade Range (Mount Rainier is 249 feet higher), and the 46th highest mountain in the United States. Mount Shasta is an ultra-prominence peak with 9,822 feet (2,994 meters) of prominence, making it the 96th most prominent mountain in the world and the 11th most prominent mountain in the United States.

Mount Shasta is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Oregon-California border and midway between the Nevada border and the Pacific Ocean. This huge mountain rises 11,500 feet (3,500 meters) above its base; has a base diameter larger than 17 miles; can be seen from 150 miles away on a clear day; and has a mass of 350 cubic kilometers, comparable in volume to other stratovolcanos like Mount Fuji and Cotopaxi.

Big change as we left 60 degree temps and now are back in the heat...90's here. Also ran into smoke as we got closer to Weed from the Happy Camp Complex fire near Klamath Falls, OR. that has burned over 44,000 acres. Expected containment September 8th so we are hoping for a South wind. Our A/C in the rig filters out the smoke so we are comfortable when inside.

Will have more updates and pics during our stay before moving on to Merrill CG on Eagle Lake North of Susanville, CA next Tuesday and only 154 miles away.

UPDATE 8-31-2014: Very Smokey here and will now leave tomorrow, Monday, for Eagle Lake.