Cinder Cone and the Subway Cave would be great options if he's into volcanic activity. Cinder Cone is one of my favorite spots in the park, looking over the Fantastic Lava Beds and Painted Dunes...

The ones I've met are definitely convinced of the nefarious nature of chem trails too.

Given the rate of progress plowing from the North entrance, optimistic to see the road clear and open to the Devastated Area by first weekend in May?
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Hey A, I'll likely be up that way on Sunday so let me know if you find other interested takers. If not, I may just endure the booting approach from the DA and lap the NE face as I really don't fully...

Didn't tour, but got a bit of recon with the wife on the way back from Lava Beds today. Definitely some booting involved to snowline.

Might see you up there, thinking about up Casaval and down Avy Gulch for Friday-Sunday with camp at the top of Giddy Giddy Gulch.

Since NPS pushed the North gate opening from Friday to today...went poking around Shasta. Healthy, will be skiing to the lot at BF for weeks at least. Afternoon effort to stretch the legs after AM...

Opened Sunday 5/3