Westwood, California - Lassen Volcanic National Park

Gardnerville, Nevada 

Dropped the Jeep of to have the motor mount bolts drilled out and replaced.

Five hours later we got the call that they were all done.  We did a little shopping and now over nighting at the Walmart.  Hooked up ready to continue on our way in the morning.

Westwood, California

Unfortunately Northern California was having a lot of fires during this time.  The sky was smoky but it never smelled smoky.

 

Dave with his first virtual Doctors appointment

Jeep turned 80,000

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

Paul Bunyan has been the hero of lumberjack whopper tales that were handed down for generations.   Westwood’s biggest party of the year is happens in July.  Paul Bunyan Days Festival including a street dance, a fun run, live music in the park, a community breakfast and a parade through the middle of town.

Lassen Volcanic National Park has 5 Entrances.

Warner Valley entrance off CR-312

Headed to the Devil's Kitchen

No one told me I could have rode a horse 

Watch your step

The Devil's Kitchen is full of mudpots, steam vents, fumaroles and milky Hot Springs Creek.

Boiling Springs Lake here we come

Steam vents under the lake keep the water around 125 degrees.

Apparently we didn't seem scary at all.  He walked over pawed at the dirt and then laid down.

We disturbed this bear enjoying their pine cone

Juniper Lake Entrance off CR-318

Juniper Lake

Headed to Horseshoe Lake

Cooling his feet in Horseshoe Lake

Bear paw print 

Horseshoe Lake Ranger Station is a backcountry ranger station that was built by Civilian Conservation Corps labor in 1934. There were originally two structures at the site, the residence, and a now-vanished barn.[

Marmot

Butte Lake Entrance off FR-32N21

Lunch spot

Hiking to Cinder Cone

A path of sand-like loose cinder

The trail climbs steeply for half a mile to the summit

We made it this before taking our first break.  It's kinda like climbing a sand dune.  Three steps forward and one step backwards.

After a few breaks we made it!

Spectacular views of the Fantastic Lava Beds and the Painted Dunes

We decided to go down the back side which turned out to be steeper

Painted Dunes

 We were up there