Lassen National Park

After dropping Harmony and Grandma off at the airport on Saturday we headed south to meet Ashley and Matt at Lassen National Park - located within Lassen National Forest.  We headed down to the park looking for a fun short weekend and ended up seeing one of the coolest parks out here!  We didn't even get a chance to see most of it, but what we did see was just gorgeous!

 Lower Falls in Lassen National Forest - before the Park

Lassen Volcano erupted in 1914 and spewed large rocks all over the park.  The Volcanic peak is 10,462 feet and is supposedly a really nice climb.  We didn't get a chance to climb it due to the shortness of our trip, but we will one day!  The park also includes waterfalls, bubbling mud pots, boiling lakes, and much more.  We can't wait to get back and see more!  For this trip, we camped and did a 3 mile water fall hike to Kings Falls.

 Ed and I in front of Lassen Peak - we're in the "Disaster Zone" where all the lava flowed in 1914

A Meadow upstream of Kings Falls - there were reports of a Black Bear eating lunch out here but we never saw it.

Ed and I with Ashley and Matt just upstream of King Falls at a "mini" waterfall - photo by Matt Hoover

Kings Falls!  Photo by Matt Hoover