Blogs from Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, United States, North America - page 3

(Panoramic picture above is frozen Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park) Another spontaneous trip - Shasta and vicinity. Shreya and I planned a weekend trip to Northern California while returning home from office on Friday evening. We drove to Sacramento and stayed the night at my cousin’s place and started heading further north to Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen Volcanic National Park Some background about this national park - whole of the USA was surprised when a volcano erupted in Northern California in 1914. It was followed by series of explosions for three years. The latest eruption occurred at Mount St. Helens in 1980. Lassen Volcanic National Park is the southern most end of the Cascade Range. We reached Lassen National Park around 12 pm after lunch in a restaurant outside the national park. First ... read more

Lassen National Park. The name's not very familiar is it? It wasn't to me either. A park isolated by spectacular surroundings in Northern California where the Sierra Nevada end and the Cascades begin, Lassen is about halfway between Lake Tahoe and Mt. Shasta. My impressions of the park before I visited were a bit unimpressive. But within 5 minutes of passing through the Park Service gate, I knew I was visiting the most underestimated National Park in California. With a week off work, I was on my way to visit friends in Bend, Oregon. Having never visited the Pacific Crest north of Lake Tahoe, I was eager to discover its volcanic treasures! Especially considering of all the places in the Pacific Coast of North America, The area from lassen to Mt. Ranier is the one that ... read more