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Devil's Kitchen The hike to Devil's Kitchen is the signature hike in Warner Valley and is accessible only from the Drakesbad Guestranch. It is an easy 4-mile hike RT and climbs less than 1000'. Devil's Kitchen is one of Lassen's several hydrothermal areas offering bubbling mud pots, steaming fumaroles, and boiling waters. |
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| Overview of steaming fumeroles and headwaters of Hot Springs Creek | |
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Mt. Lassen Our final major hike was to the 10,457' summit of Mt. Lassen, a 2000' climb in only 2 miles. Although rated a very strenuous hike, Mt. Lassen is one of the most popular hikes with thousands of people successfully summiting the mountain every year. We saw families with very young kids (6-9 years old) and senior citizens (even older than us) at the summit. Seeing this sorta deflated our accomplishment. Lassen Peak formed 27,000 years ago as a volcanic vent on Brokeoff Volcano's northern flank. It is considered one of the world's largest plug dome volcanoes. |
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| The view of Lassen Peak across Lake Helen | |
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| The 2-mile trail climbs 2000', zig-zagging straight up the mountainside | |
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| The trail switchbacks up the barren south-facing slope. Note people above Dick. | |
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| View south -- The area just below Lake Helen would be the center of the ancient Mt. Tehama caldera | |
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| Nearing the top | The summit behind Geno |
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| Group foto -- L-R, Geno, Dick, Jay, Ralph, and Herb | |
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| Odd structure at summit -- communication bldg, dildo rocket ship, or space-age outhouse? | |
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| The day that made Lassen famous | |
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| Dick at the Lassen crater | |
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| View north -- the direction Lassen blew its top -- Chaos Crags below, Mt. Shasta in the far distance | |
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| View south -- note zig-zag trail coming up 45-degree slope and Lake Helen below | |
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| Yeah Baby Yeah! At the top!! | |
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| View east -- Shadow Lake and Reading Peak, elev. 8701' | |
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