Dubbed “Mother McCloud” by loggers, McCloud Mercantile Company occupies a prime slice of real estate just south of Mount Shasta. A Mercantile Store and modest hotel initially occupied the entire building in 1897. By 1937, the hotel migrated to a larger building and the owners added the soda fountain to the mix. Today travelers can still stay in the historic...

After exploring the innards of the Cascade region, this small town feels like a metropolis. Curiously adorable houses, cluttered with wine bars, breweries, eateries, and of course those famed crystal shops, populate the stretch of downtown Mt. Shasta City. Since the dawn of man, people have traveled to this rich natural tableau to soak up the fresh air and healing...