California has an incredible amount of beautiful national parks, each one with breathtaking, and majestic scenery. (Looking at you, Yosemite, but that will be a post for another day.)
Lassen Volcanic was one of many that I have had the pleasure of hiking through. And believe me, this place is seriously underrated; it is much less crowded than a lot of the other parks in California (again, looking at you Yosemite...), and the views and landscape are very unique. It's worth the trip! Lot's of photos for today's blog, so lets get started!
A Natural Waterfall
We started around Mill Creek Falls, going through a naturally green area, quite pleasant and what you usually find in natural parks. This waterfall was a bit unhealthy (California, you're not a desert, stahp), but it still had enough for a great picture.
A Pleasant Lake
Crumbaugh Lake to be precise, was right in the middle of the hike. It was serene and peaceful. Up we went, and looking back down at the lake we previously were, was quite the view.
Where Nature Meets Hell
But that was about it for the peaceful side of this place. We connected to the most famed spot in Lassen Volcanic, called Bumpass Hell. These two photos (same-ish spot, different perspective), show where the nature abruptly ends, and the volcanic area starts.
A Dangerous Lake
Seriously, these pools will burn you to a crisp if you touch them. You can feel the heat coming out of them, and they smell like sulfur.
The Walkway
Here's a nice shot to overview the wooden bridge that goes over this place. The walkway isn't too long, but there are some nice explanations of the area along the way. And some warning signs.
The Silver River
A couple more interesting shots left to show -- here's the edge of the trail that follows the silvery river in the previous photos. The colour here is actually that strange, due to the volcanic activity. Not water you'd want to drink, that is for sure.
Rolling Hills
The bumps and hills formed here are quite fascinating. With a little bit of nature creeping back in, as the volcanic activity has been gentle for quite some time.
A Dreary Lake
One more lake, on the way out -- Lake Helen. Not as peaceful as the first, but at least not as deadly as the previous. This one just felt dreary, with little nature, and rocky shores.
A Goodbye View
That's all for the trip. As we left, we checked out one more view point, looking over the green area. The horizon of trees seemed to go on forever.
For those of you interested: Camera is SONY NEX-7, with a Zeiss 16-70mm lens. As always, these are my original photos, and I maintain the copyright.
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Thanks @anyx for sharing great pictures, "A Dangerous Lake" and "The Walkway" are like yellowstone hotsprings I think. I put it on my to go list for our CA trip in October.
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I have yet to see Yellowstone! I really want to go, I keep hearing how fantastic it is.
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I have visited Yosemite National Park and it's similarly beautiful, but it doesn't have those hot pools of course! I would really like to visit a place like this one day - it's amazing what wonders nature can create, isn't it? burning hot pools in the middle of a dried out lake? crazy!
Keep taking these awesome snapshots, I enjoy your photography posts!
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Wow Beautiful!
I have traveled around the world and spent a lot of time in nature and while I do love things like the internet, soft beds and hot showers I feel so connected, healthy and alive when in nature. It is also inspiring and healing for the soul.
I feel time and connection with nature is a must for a healthy life and for really appreciating the environment. If more people spent more time outside they would appreciate nature and the environment more and thus live more sustainably naturally~*~
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Wow, wow, wow! Great landscapes there. I've had the privilege of traveling all over the world and seeing lots of gorgeous places - but somehow I've never been here.
It reminds me a little of the Painted Desert in AZ crossed with the Badlands in SD but it's way greener in the above pics than either of those places. Drop dead beautiful.
I also wanna go to Yosemite sometime. Unfortunately, I'm just not in that part of the country often - some of my favorite sights though! I'm following your blog now to see where else you and your amazing camera can take us.
I'd love to see some close up shots with a good prime lens where you can really play with the DOF. Keep it up!
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Fantastic landscape photos! The geography is so much different where I live. We've got our share of pine and mountains, but the Adirondacks don't have any volcanic activity, that's for sure!
Plus, our bears are a lot smaller. You can take one of those in a fight if you had enough prep time. Not that I've thought about it.
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Very beautiful
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Beautiful pics, thanks!
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nice place, went there a couple of times. I remember I picked once a sample of sulfur and put it in the back pocket of my jeans, which ended up with a hole... :)
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I just want to THANK YOU for upvoting my recent post about influence of commercials on children.
Btw, beautiful photographs. I recently did lonely hiking/wild camping in Cornwall, England. Shame that I had no decent camera to catch those views.
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o great landscapes. very good photos. that place must have great energy.
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