While Mount Shasta crept into the national news last week as a region that could establish a new four-day world record with roughly 18 feet of snow, ironically, the area’s ski resort remained closed.

A story disputed by historians claims that when a Spanish explorer first saw Mount Shasta, he dubbed it “Jesus and Maria,” inspired by what appeared to be its double peaks. Now, around two centuries ...

From the hundreds of e-mails I'm getting these days asking for vacation tips, I'm surprised nobody has placed an ad that reads something like this: "Wanted: A beautiful lake set at the foot of a ...