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The farm-to-table California menu promises healthy, original takes on salads, sandwiches, and soups: cauliflower and hummus, spicy Mongolian chicken salad, and the Shasta turkey burger (with turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, garlic aioli on foccacia).

A local lunch favorite is Lilys, a charming café with a patio. You’ll also find lots of eateries in Mount Shasta. You’ll get a sense of the mountain’s mystical side as you stroll the old-timey streets, where spiritual centers are tucked between gift shops, bookstores, galleries, and equipment outfitters. Base yourself in Mount Shasta town, a friendly place in the shadow of Mount Shasta with good sleeping options, restaurants, and art galleries. You’ll pass by crystal-clear Lake Shasta, popular with houseboaters, swimmers, and anglers in summer. Even in summer, snow drapes the 14,179-foot peak of this looming presence. Interstate 5 arrows north through the flatlands north of Sacramento, and at some point, you notice a smudge on the horizon that grows larger and larger-finally morphing into majestic Mount Shasta. If that’s not your style, that’s fine-there are rustic accommodations and local eateries as well. Come to this out-of-the-way wilderness realm with your tent, food-packed-cooler, and hiking shoes to truly get away from it all. More volcanic evidence can be found at Lassen Volcanic National Park, with its boiling mud pots and steaming fumaroles. Soaring Mount Shasta, a dormant volcano, overshadows the pine-covered landscape. Indeed, even before COVID-19, there was no one here (except maybe Bigfoot, of whom there have been sightings). Filled with alpine lakes, rushing waterfalls, and little gold-mining and lumber towns, it’s about as far away from urbanity as you can get.

The snowcapped peaks of the Cascades punctuate this outdoorsy region in northern California. Those traveling from areas with high rates of Covid-19 should consider avoiding travel for now in order to reduce spread.Īlso note that Lassen Volcanic National Park remains closed and this article should currently only be used for planning purposes for when it’s safe to travel again. Many regions continue to see high infection rates and deaths, while many states and counties remain under varying stay-at-home orders.

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Our new series on weekend road trips aims to inspire you for what's to come as we slowly return to travel.Ĭovid-19 Disclaimer: Make sure to check the status of the states, regions, and establishments in which you’re planning to visit prior to travel.

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