Lassen Volcanic National Park

Aug. 30 -- Sept. 1, 2001

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Lassen Peak, which burst into eruption and began a 7-year cycle of sporadic volcanic outbursts in 1914, was the most recent eruption in the contiguous 48 states before the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington. The peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range, which extends from northern California into Canada. The area became a national park in 1916 because of its significance as an active volcanic landscape, and it is still one of the most atcive volcanic area in the US today.

Getting there ...

We began our volcanic journey (Lassen and Crater Lake) in the early morning. It will be a very long drive if we go to Crater Lake directly. So we decided to go to Lassen first for 2 days, then go to Crater Lake for another 3 days, and stay in Redding for one night on the way home to avoid extreme long distance driving. We found out that Iris' tolerance in the car is about 3 hours. We had to stop at McDonald's (with playground) to let Linus and Iris play and relax. We checked in Mineral Lodge (about 8 miles south to Lassen park boundary) at about 2:00PM and we thought we were probably the only guests for the night. We took a short break in the room before venturing into the park.

 

The First Day ...

 

 

 

 

 

The Second Day ...

 

 

 

 

The Third Day ...

 

 

 

Now it's time to move on to our next destination: Crater Lake.

 


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