
"They come here for spiritual growth, healing, understanding more about themselves, figuring out what their life purpose is, and sometimes just to feel the energy."Īt Shasta Vortex Adventures, a world map behind Ashalyn's desk illustrates the mountain's global appeal: Every pushpin represents a client's home country.

There's a little pushpin for every client's home country. "I get people from all over the world," she says, pointing to a world map on the wall behind her desk. Her company leads guided meditations, vision quests and hiking and driving tours of the mountain's sacred sites. It's in a quaint little house on Chestnut Street, just off the main boulevard, right next door to a metaphysical bookstore.Īshalyn (just Ashalyn - she doesn't use a surname) is the founder of Shasta Vortex Adventures.

Many of Shasta's spiritual-minded visitors make their way to Shasta Vortex Adventures, a touring outfit in the town of Mount Shasta. Some visitors, however, come not for wide-open spaces, but for healing and transcendence - the mountain has a global reputation as a gathering place for spiritual seekers. Weekend warriors come in droves to climb the massive snow-capped stratovolcano, camp in miles of national forest and enjoy some of the purest water in the state. Mount Shasta, in Northern California, is an outdoor adventure destination. Various legends say it's home to a sacred spring, beings who have transcended the physical plane or a crystal city full of ancient foes of Atlantis.

Mount Shasta is an ice-topped volcano that draws outdoor adventurers and spiritual seekers.
