Anyone here live near Mt. Shasta in California? I need a new pictures of it.

[Up2Late]

I took a few beautiful pictures of Mt. Shasta back about this time of year in March 1985, on my way back from a trip up the coast to Oregon. I took the picture out the window of my friend's VW Van as we drove on I-5 and, back then, I remember thinking how beautiful it was with it's snow cap and thinking that it would probably always be like that, but from what I see on Google Maps/Earth, I think it may have changed a lot since then.

I'm sure most of you have heard of the melting of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, and how the "Snows of Kilimanjaro" are almost gone, well I'd like to compare my 1985 pictures of Mt. Shasta to what it looks like now, and a picture, taken from I-5 on a clear morning would help me do that to see how "Global Warming" is effecting one of our mountains here in the United States.

Here's the idea, have someone else drive, but traveling South from Yreka, California, on a clear, cloudless morning (say between 10:00am to 12:00pm), take 2 to 6 pictures of Mt. Shasta as it breaks into clear view and then send it to me either by email or posting it somewhere on-line. Ineed this done this month (March 2008), so that the lighting is similar and the comparison is a good one (March 1985 to March 2008).

Extra Credit if you can get a good clear shot of Mt. McLoughlin from I-5 near Medford Oregon, I have a shot of that one too of, what I'm guessing now, is a formerly Snow-covered mountain. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing the snow is gone from it too, from what I see on Google Maps/Earth.

[Fresh_Start]

1. have you looked at webcams?

there are a number of Mt Shasta webcams

[Up2Late]

3. Yes, but they are views from the south, I think, if they are the same ones I've seen.

...I need a good shot from the West (looking East) to get a good comparison. The view from flats near I-5 is a great view.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Here's my pic of Mt. Shasta...but it's from the air...

So it's not what you're looking for exactly...Still, maybe it'll work:

This was in 2003, I believe...probably August...

[Up2Late]

4. Wow, that's not exactly what I'm looking for, but it does show the problem well...

...I'm sure it's much worst now though, than it was in 2003. They say 2007 was the warmest year on record and I just heard a NPR/National Geographic report from South America that reported some very bad news too.

<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88031217>

I really need something from the ground and the west to have a good comparison, but I'll keep your shot in mind. Thanks

[Up2Late]

5. Here's one of my pictures of what it looked like in March 1985

Mt. Shasta in March 1985, shot from inside Tom's VW Bus while driving South on I-5 in California

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[Up2Late]

6. Here's the other mountain I'd like to see a good picture of, Mt. McLoughlin, Oregon

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Mt. McLoughlin, Oregon. This photo was also taken from the back window my friend's VW Van, looking North-east from I-5 on the same trip (same day too).

I'm not sure if this view is from Oregon or California. I'm almost afraid to see what this volcano looks like now, I don't think this one has any permanent ice cap any longer, as it's just under 9500 feet high.

(When I saw this one, back then, I thought, sort of looked like a Zit about to pop)

[Up2Late]

7. kick n/t

:kick: