Elsa Rupp park

Often when I want to get away from the "Madding Crowd" on 4th of July I know that the thousands of people staying in the area for the Walk-run and fireworks from all over the world likely aren't going to go to this little place. The water that goes to the Fish Hatchery first goes through Elsa Rupp park and it is a little known place that I have visited over the years with my family since about 1974 when my son was first born. I love walking along the stream with all the wildness of the place and the fact that very few people come here (relatively speaking). So, when I first arrive in Mt. Shasta often I go here to "tune into" the deep nature of the area. It has a lot of Cedar Trees and ferns and water going through it all. So, unless snow is on the ground there (sometimes between January and May usually) it is a great place to walk into nature with a stream going by with almost no one there most of the time. And even if you have a pair of Sorrell Snow boots walking in 1 to 3 feet of snow isn't that bad sometimes too (Sorrell's are usually well insulated with rubber from about your ankles on down and leather up to almost your knees with the inside of the boots insulated by about 1/2 inches to 3/4 inch of felt.