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150 2 0 1 5 T R A V E L G U I D E T O C A L I F O R N I A STEVE KUHN PHOTOGRAPHY/SHUTTERSTOCK ; MARIUSZ S. JURGIELEWICZ/SHUTTERSTOCK . OPPOSITE: KOJIHIRANO/SHUTTERSTOCK ; FELIX LIPOV/SHUTTERSTOCK » Crystal Persuasion Experience Mount Shasta City's metaphysical side by shopping for a Lemurian Seed Crystal at The Crystal Room. But be warned that they won't let it go home with you unless it's a "good energy match." › crystalsmtshasta.com » Castle Crags Do some exquisite hiking among the soaring granite battlements of Castle Crags State Park. It's right off Interstate 5 a few miles south of Mount Shasta. › parks.ca.gov/?page_id=454 » Sundial Bridge Stroll across the Sundial Bridge, Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's now-iconic cantilever pedestrian span across the Sacramento River, the centerpiece of the worth- while Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding. › turtlebay.org/sundialbridge » Eagle Perch Witness the largest gathering of bald eagles in the lower 48 states each winter at the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake national wildlife refuges, north of Mount Shasta. › fws.gov/klamathbasinrefuges » Volcano Climb Hike to the summit of the southernmost of the Cascade volcanoes (summer only) while peering into steaming, sulphurous fumaroles at Lassen Volcanic National Park. › nps.gov/lavo MUST DO SEE, » INSIDER'S TIP » Rail buffs can spend the night inside a luxuriously restored and retrofitted caboose at the RAILROAD PARK RESORT in Dunsmuir. There are 22 cabooses to choose from. rrpark.com trips. To the north, the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge, which extends into southern Oregon, is part of the Pacific Flyway: In the fall its skies are darkened by more than a million migratory birds. City & Town For travelers, Redding was nothing more than a pit stop along Interstate 5 until the opening of the instantly iconic Sun- dial Bridge across the Sacramento River in 2004. On the lower flanks of its name- sake peak, Mount Shasta City sports a main street lined with New Age book- stores and shops selling crystals said to have mystical powers. No less an authority than James Hilton, author of Lost Horizon, once claimed that the pretty alpine hamlet of Weaverville, gateway to the Trinity Alps, was the closest he's ever come to a real-life Shangri-La. The Great Outdoors Mount Shasta is irresistible to climbers; in the spring, summit-seekers are strung out along its most popular routes like ants on an anthill. To get to the top you need an ice axe, crampons and the skill to use them safely. But on Mount Lassen, its neighbor to the south, a well-graded trail runs all the way to the 10,457-foot-high summit. World-class fly fishing abounds in the Trinity Alps, and those willing to walk a short distance with their rods are almost guaranteed a spot to themselves. On the Salmon River, between the Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains, Otter Bar Lodge (otterbar.com) is one of the West's premier whitewater kayaking schools. Heritage & Culture The Shasta Tribe of Native Americans once occupied much of what is now far- northern California and southern A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER looks out at Shastina from high on Mount Shasta, above; Brandy Creek Falls in the Whiskeytown National Recre- ation Area, right; mighty Mount Shasta, previous page.