IMG_7974.JPGAndrea looking into one of the mudpots
Date: 07/03/08
Andrea looking into one of the mudpots
IMG_7973.JPG...
Date: 07/03/08
...
IMG_7972.JPGmore pools.....
Date: 07/03/08
more pools.....
IMG_7971.JPGYears ago a portion of the boardwalk was lost to this large pit
Date: 07/03/08
Years ago a portion of the boardwalk was lost to this large pit
IMG_7970.JPGThe boardwalks
Date: 07/03/08
The boardwalks
IMG_7969.JPGThe yellow seen here is sulfur
Date: 07/03/08
The yellow seen her is sulfur
IMG_7968.JPGMarc on the boardwalk next to the oasis
Date: 07/03/08
Marc on the boardwalk next to the oasis
IMG_7967.JPGThere is a boardwalk allowing people to walk through bumpass hell safely
Date: 07/03/08
There is a boardwalk allowing people to walk through bumpass hell safely
IMG_7966.JPGThe pool responsible for the oasis
Date: 07/03/08
The pool responsible for the oasis
IMG_7965.JPGAn oasis of green in the middle of Bumpass hell
Date: 07/03/08
An oasis of green in the middle of Bumpass hell
IMG_7964.JPGA huge boiling pool
Date: 07/03/08
A huge boiling pool
IMG_7961.JPGAbout the boiling pools
Date: 07/03/08
About the boiling pools
IMG_7960.JPGThe brittle cracking ground
Date: 07/03/08
The brittle cracking ground
IMG_7959.JPGAbout mudpots
Date: 07/03/08
About mudpots
IMG_7957.JPGA bubbling mud pot
Date: 07/03/08
A bubbling mud pot
IMG_7956.JPGThe ground here is very thin and brittle
Date: 07/03/08
The ground here is very thin and brittle
IMG_7954.JPGIt sounded liek a jet going by
Date: 07/03/08
It sounded like a jet going by
IMG_7952.JPGThe steam vents were very loud
Date: 07/03/08
The steam vents were very loud
IMG_7951.JPGOne stinky place
Date: 07/03/08
One stinky place
IMG_7950.JPGA description of the Big Boiler
Date: 07/03/08
A description of the Big Boiler
IMG_7946.JPGA boiling pit
Date: 07/03/08
A boiling pitA
IMG_7944.JPGWhy its so stinky
Date: 07/03/08
Why its so stinky
IMG_7943.JPGHow the springs are heated
Date: 07/03/08
How the springs are heated
IMG_7941.JPGMarc in front of one of the steaming pools
Date: 07/03/08
Marc in front of one of the steaming pools
IMG_7940.JPGWild flowers growing next to the steam vents
Date: 07/03/08
Wild flowers growing next to the steam vents
IMG_7916.JPGPuzzle rock description
Date: 07/02/08
Puzzle rock description
IMG_7915.JPGPuzzle rock
Date: 07/02/08
Puzzle rock. When hot rocks cooled some of them fractured into several pieces.
IMG_7914.JPGThe diffreent types of lava rocks throw form the peak
Date: 07/02/08
The diffreent types of lava rocks throw form the peak
IMG_7913.JPGMarc and Andrea in front of lassen peak
Date: 07/02/08
Marc and Andrea in front of lassen peak
IMG_7910.JPGMarc standing next to the very same lava rock
Date: 07/02/08
Marc standing next to the very same lava rock
IMG_7909.JPGA picture of another lava rock a few miles away blown from the peak taken in 1915.
Date: 07/02/08
A picture of another lava rock a few miles away blown from the peak taken in 1915.
IMG_7908.JPGThe blast as seen from 50 miles away
Date: 07/02/08
The blast as seen from 50 miles away
IMG_7907.JPGThe night lassen peak erupted.
Date: 07/02/08
The night lassen peak erupted.
IMG_7902.JPGHot Rock.
Date: 07/02/08
Hot Rock. The avalanche was triggered when the volcano erupted and hot lava rocks were ejected from the volcano. When the rock was found a few days later it was still hot.
IMG_7901.JPGHot Rock.
Date: 07/02/08
Hot Rock. This rock was carried by an avalanche to its current location ~5 miles from lassen peak.
IMG_7982.JPGWildflowers decorate the hillsides in lassen volacnic national park.
Date: 07/03/08
Wildflowers decorate the hillsides in lassen volcanic national park.
IMG_7981.JPGA hint of new life.
Date: 07/03/08
A hint of new life. This small yellow mushroom/fungus was growing on the end of a small log buried in snow.
IMG_7978.JPGA heated stream in Bumpass hell
Date: 07/03/08
A heated stream in Bumpass hell. Bumpass was the originial explorer's last name.