Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen was beautiful! We went to the camp ground we thought we wanted to stay in and the sites were very very close together but we found one somewhat separate but as we were deciding where to put the tent clouds of mosquitoes descended on us and it was mid day! So we picked out two hikes to do and leave.  The end of  the Bumpass Hell hike was a big volcanic steam vent (largest in the world) and boiling mud pits. The steam vents sent clouds of steam that was very sulfur laden.  We, once again walked many long snowfields with warning signs that the park service put up.  When we got to our next overnight we really smelled like rotten eggs .. So laundry time again!

Lassen Volcano Peak

Bumpass Hell Steam Vents and boiling lake.

Steam Vents

So we left Lassen and stayed in Susanville then moved on toward Lee Vining but not without one terrible night in a small town on the way.  An Historic Inn and we got the Mark Twain Suite.  All seemed well until it became apparent that the air conditioner would not be able to overcome the heat in the second story room .. so it was too hot until about 2:30 or 3 in the morning but that was not the worst.  The manager gave us something to read and it turns out that a young lady hung herself in that room - in the 1880s but still - in the room we were supposed to sleep in!  And her ghost is seen in the room.  Not much sleep was had by us - pretty restless night! 

Well on to Lee Vining and the Mobile gas station -- OH boy the Whoa Nelly!  Next Blog --