Most people we've met in California, who either live here or are visiting, know little to nothing about Lassen Volcanic National Park. It really is a little gem. Basically, it is a collection of peaks in yet another caldera (this seems to be a theme this trip) that contain a lot of geothermal activity, similar to Yellowstone. We took a lovely little trail out to Bumpass Hell (great name!) to find some of these hotspots. Mr. Bumpass visited the area about 100 years ago, hoping to make his fortune. Unfortunately, he fell through the crust in this area and burned his leg in the boiling sulfuric acid, eventually losing the leg.
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| Lassen Peak |
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| The boardwalk at Bumpass Hell. |
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A balanced rock at the trailhead to Bumpass Hell.
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Was it windy or is it noisy that she is holding her ears?
ReplyDeleteIt was windy. It looks like her hat had just come off. We ended up taking her hat off of her, because if it blew away, we wouldn't be able to get it back.
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