When Sacramento Bee photographer Kevin German read our Outbound story in March about a Mount Shasta woman who intended to climb Mount Everest, he developed his own attitude for altitude.

If climbing Mount Shasta is in your plans, here are some considerations. You will need two permits, available at either the Mount Shasta ranger station or at the trailhead:

The kids are out of school, there's no point trying to get any work done at the office (everyone you need to reach is on vacation, anyway), and the natives in your home are getting restless after a lot of feasting and home-bodying.

If an outdoorsy vacation in a horsey environment is on your vacation wish list, you'll find plenty of choices within driving distance of Sacramento. All welcome families, and most include meals in the rates. A California guest ranch sampling:

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