Lassen Volcanic
National Park is one of the less visited national parks. I went up there with
a friend from school and her husband for a couple of days of camping.
We stayed in the Southwest campground, which is open all year. The nice part is
that it's close of most of the geothermic activity in the park. Over the three
days we spent camping there, we checked out a lot of different places, including
climbing up a cinder cone volcano.
Here are the pictures from the different
locations we visited:
Bumpass Hell - The largest geothermic region
in the park covering 16 acres, with boiling water, sulphur vents and boiling mud
pits
Sulphur Works - Next to the Southwest campground,
this comprises of several vents that expel sulphurous gases
Cold Boiling Lake - This is a small lake east
of the Bumpass Hell which appears to "boil" because of trapped gases
below the lake coming up to the surface
Mill Creek Falls - A nice waterfall east of
the Southwest campground
Kings Creek Falls - A small creek in the shadow
of Mt. Lassen which traverses a couple of meadows, ending with some nice cascades
and a waterfall
Painted Dunes - Located in the northeast section
of the park by Butte Lake, this is cinder lava rock that is layed out on the ground
in various colors. It's best seen from the top of Cinder Cone, which is a small
volcano located next to it. Cinder Cone has an angle of 30-35 degrees, with a
steep climb to the top. The view is worth it.
Miscellaneous pictures - Pictures with no specific
theme to them, just general snapshots of the area