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Running Circles Around California's Greatest Volcano

Geotripper [2015-10-04 00:01:00]

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From the northwest, Shasta and Shastina are two prominent peaks. I'm going to get into rhetorical trouble for this. "Greatest" is a hugely subjective term, and there are going to be some disagreements. But Mt. Shasta is California's greatest volcano. Not necessarily my favorite (though it might be), but the greatest. How does one judge such thing? My standard of the day is