By Lupita Peimbert (Travel). Stressed out I was. I was thinking too much, and I was bored; but after a few hours driving up north and seeing the majestic and powerfully serene Mount Shasta at 14,179 feet of altitude, up close and personal, something magical happened, and I was glad to have taken this impromptu road … More Wishing to Run Away From Difficult People? Go to Mt. Shasta, Alone.