Background: I had seen a picture of a friend standing in front of a waterfall, and I thought: I must go there! After discovering that the waterfall, McArthur-Burney Falls, eponymous with the state park, was a relatively close drive from Lassen Volcanic National Park, I seized the chance and was so glad I spent the afternoon here. There are several ways to get...Read More

After the hike at Chaos Crags, I wanted to catch the sunset at Manzanita Lake. And boy, what a treat. This is the view I had while eating my dinner. There's an ethereal beauty attached to long summer days, and it's a nice sigh of relief to watch the sun go down. And even after the sun set, the beauty continued through the...Read More

The trailhead is at an interesting location, with a slight turnout on the left hand side when heading to the Manzanita Campground. It looks like a random pull-out section and when I finished my hike, some cars passed by wondering what I was doing at such an odd location. (There is a sign confirming that it is the trailhead.) The trail is relatively...Read More

This area is aptly named Devastated Area because of all of the remnants of the volcanic rock and ash that the volcano ejected on May 22, 1915. In June of 1914, Lassen began to rumble and tremble and continued to have 150 small eruptions, forming the crater until the volcano erupted on May 19, heaving lava, ash, mud, and melted snow down the...Read More

*I've come across many blogs and very few admit the troubles and faults that come with running a blog. For me, I haven't fully decided on a theme and layout other than sharing and documenting the travels I've been on. I also hesitate to include this post about Summit Lake because I didn't really explore the lake. I merely arrived, ate lunch, enjoyed...Read More