Some say that the Mount Shasta volcano in Northern California is inhabited by the Native American spirit chief Skell, who descended from heaven to the mountain’s 14,000 foot summit. A group of Native Americans from the McCloud River area practice rituals on the mountain, as do other religious groups and cults. I made this image of a man meditating on the slope of Shasta at 7:30 pm on an autumn evening. The evening light bathes the scene in a soft gold color, coloring both the man who sits in silence, and the misty ridges that flow away from the mountain towards the gathering dusk.