Lassen Volcanic National Park

Mudpots, fumaroles, boiling pools, swimming lakes, wild flowers, pines and mountains. A fun park without big crowds on weekdays. We hiked Bumpass Hell Trail to see the hydrothermal features.
Mudpots, fumaroles, boiling pools, swimming lakes, wild flowers, pines and mountains. A fun park without big crowds on weekdays. We hiked Bumpass Hell Trail to see the hydrothermal features.
Stocking up on food and supplies. It's over 110 degrees here. Walking across the black Costco parking lot is deadly!
Drove 3 miles on a very narrow forest road along a ravine and reached French Creek Trailhead for camping.
We made it to the Pacific Ocean! Foggy and cold feels better than 105 degrees just an hour inland. Excited to see the famous Redwood Forests
Walking amongst the giant trees
Nice view of the Pacific Ocean with coastal forest
We escaped California! Beautiful state but the most impatient drivers we've ever encountered. We just crossed into Oregon when the kids started getting antsy. Since it's fourth of July weekend, everyWeiterlesen
Happy Independence Day! We escaped the crowds and found a place for dispersed camping up in the mountain forest next to the Oregon coast. Feeling tired but happy and free! Thimbleberries line theWeiterlesen
The ever changing weather patterns at Cape Perpetua on the Oregon coast. Devil's Churn is a neat spot where the waves churn against the rocks. The best view on the Oregon coast at 800 feet above wasWeiterlesen
US Forest Service campground next to the beach! $24 a night. The fog had set in last evening, which made for a freezing and windy experience. The next day, we enjoyed blue skies and sunshine for anWeiterlesen
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All the colors are mineral deposits, yellow is sulfur
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Haha, I think there is salt but not for bathing. Only thermophilic bacteria reap its health benefits :-)