transcribed notes written at an overnight near Brewer Creek Trailhead at northeast slope of Mt Shasta midway around a drive around the Mt.

I'm in my car on NF Road 31 just short of (east of) the Brewer Creek trailhead.  I'm facing Mt Shasta which just a bit earlier had been mostly in shadow but outlined in light from setting sun with some lit up whisps of clouds. Now in the dark I'm noticing some brief flashing points of light from the northern slope which I assume come from a climber overnighting (or maybe still descending?) from the mountain.

Still waiting for the forecast rain, (so far still just very sparsely cloudy) I decided to kill some time (and consume some gas) to do this counterclockwise circumnavigation starting rather late in the afternoon from Pilgrim Creek Rd off of hwy 89 just east of McCloud, turning left off the paved road at 41N15 which heads straight to the Clear Creek Trailhead at the southeast slope of the mountain.  I had been thinking of hiking a bit there, but seemed to be a snowless and viewless wooded walk for a while so lost interest and backtracked to Road 31 north to where I am now, just short of the intersection with Road 19, the "Military Pass Road", and 42N02 leading to Brewer Creek trailhead, which I hope to hike tomorrow. Suposedly, it's just a 2 mile trail to treeline.  Hope to encounter some snow there.  Hopefully not too much snow before the trailhead.