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Castle Crags

Castle Crags, California

Posted on May 3rd, 2022 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, california, castle crags, hike, landscape, mountains, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Castle Crags

Castle Crags and Mt. Shasta

Castle Crags Dome Hike (May 2019)

Posted on September 23rd, 2021 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, california, castle crags, hike, landscape, mt. shasta, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Castle Crags and Mt. Shasta

View from Castle Crags Dome Hike

Castle Crags (California)

#hiking #nature #outdoors #photography #hikes #trails #CastleCrags #CAStateParks

Posted on November 27th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, california, castle crags, hike, landscape, Nikon D500. Comments Off on View from Castle Crags Dome Hike

Heart and Castle Lakes

Heart and Castle Lakes panorama

Posted on March 14th, 2020 under nature, outside of ashland, photography, places. Tags: california, castle crags, castle lake, hike, landscape, nikon d7000, photoshop photomerge, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Heart and Castle Lakes

Castle Crags

Another shot (actually this is a photomerge of seven photos) from the Castle Crags Dome Hike I did a couple weeks ago.

Posted on May 18th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, castle crags, hike, mountains, Nikon D500, photoshop photomerge. Comments Off on Castle Crags

About an hour and half drive south of Ashland on I-5 will put you in Castle Crags State Park. There are several hikes to choose from; we did Castle Dome and Indian Springs which total about 6 miles. That may not sound like much, but with over 2,200 feet of elevation gain (and, of course, descent as well) this is a strenuous hike. The views are totally worth it though.

Indian Springs is probably skipped by most, but I found that little piece of the hike to be totally worth it (on the way down).

Posted on May 5th, 2019 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens, california, castle crags, hike, landscape, Nikon D500, wildlife. Comments Off on Castle Crags Dome Hike

Castle Crags

hiking Castle Crags

Today’s photo is from nearly two years ago. We weren’t really hiking Castle Crags (in the background to the right), but the views of Castle Crags from this location were fantastic. For more on how to get to today’s photo spot see this prior post.

Posted on June 15th, 2014 under nature, outside of ashland. Tags: california, castle crags, hike, landscape, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Castle Crags

Descending from Castle Peak

During our only full day at Lake Siskiyou we drove about 8 miles to Castle Lake (elevation 5436 feet). From there we went on a 5-mile (or so) hike to Heart Lake (elevation 6035 feet) and then above it to Castle Peak (elevation 6617 feet). The views are best from Heart Lake and above Heart Lake on Castle Peak where you can see the lakes, Mt. Shasta, Castle Crags and a lovely 360 degrees of wilderness. Today’s photo isn’t from the top though. The lakes are obscured by trees, but you can see Black Butte and Mt. Shasta, as well as some of my hiking party.

Posted on August 24th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: california, castle crags, hike, lake siskiyou, mt. shasta, nikon d7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on Descending from Castle Peak