As we started on our 4.2 mile round trip journey through a remote part of Lassen National Park, we came across this stream....the first sign of geothermal activity. The water, and the rocks surrounding it, was HOT!
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As we started on our 4.2 mile round trip journey through a remote part of Lassen National Park, we came across this stream....the first sign of geothermal activity. The water, and the rocks surrounding it, was HOT!
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Tom found a big tree.
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Tom found a big tree.
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Steph was still smiling at this point. After a hot uphill hike and at least a dozen mosquito bites, she wasn't smiling anymore.
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Steph was still smiling at this point. After a hot uphill hike and at least a dozen mosquito bites, she wasn't smiling anymore.
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We found this strange paddlewheel in one of the streams through the meadow.
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We found this strange paddlewheel in one of the streams through the meadow.
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We left the hot meadow and made it to the semi-shady forest. Unfortunately, this is where the uphill portion of the hike began.
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We left the hot meadow and made it to the semi-shady forest. Unfortunately, this is where the uphill portion of the hike began.
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We finally could smell Devil's Kitchen...sulfur was in the air.
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We finally could smell Devil's Kitchen...sulfur was in the air.
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Some of the rocks were yellow with sulfur.
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Some of the rocks were yellow with sulfur.
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The heat from the geothermal vents and the minerals in the water seemed to keep much from growing.
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The heat from the geothermal vents and the minerals in the water seemed to keep much from growing.
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A bubbling geothermal spring.
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A bubbling geothermal spring.
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Before we started our hike out, we had to wait for a group on horses.
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Before we started our hike out, we had to wait for a group on horses.
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The horses couldn't go in the geothermal area.
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The horses couldn't go in the geothermal area.
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When we made it back to the meadow, we knew we were close to the car....and lunch!
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When we made it back to the meadow, we knew we were close to the car....and lunch!
