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By Ben Nitkinon
Lassen Peak, 1500 feet up (that's after our climb!). In the foreground is Lake Helen.
We overnighted at a local fire station's meeting hall, and they made us warm breakfast in the morning.
Card and signed tee-shirt that we made up for all of the kind folks
Morning briefing, in a coonskin hat. Don't ask me where he got it.
Pine forest in the morning transitioned to wildfire and later to bare rocks as we climbed.
Snacking on a log.
First time we saw mountains since leaving the Rockies! Idaho and Oregon are flat!
Helen and I took a little break from the bikes to hike Paradise Meadows
Pretty woods.
Me, on a log, in a national park, biking across the country.
The trail up to Lassen Peak is visible in the lower-right.
A mudpot splattering away. Click to enlarge!
According to Google Maps, I climbed 6100 feet today, and descended over 4000! The route took us all through Lassen Volcanic Park, an inactive volcano in California with mud-pots similar to Yellowstone's. It was gorgeous.
