June 30 to July 15, 2001
| Route Map [.pdf 247KB] | Provisions |
| Itinerary |
![]() Susan and Ellen play in Kings Creek. |
![]() Katherine also enjoys Kings Creek Meadow, while Amy naps in the open air. |
![]() A thunderstorm over Lassen prompts a rock-star concert in the RV. Susan is rock star Crystal, Ellen is rock star Alice, and Amy hasn't chosen a rock star name yet. |
![]() Katherine and Ellen bathe Amy in the RV. She also enjoyed outdoor baths, weather and insects permitting. |
![]() Katherine and Amy hike the Devastated Area, left from the May 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak. |
![]() Ellen and Susan climb a formerly hot rock, as in the B.F. Loomis photos of the 1915 eruption. |
![]() Larry and Amy share a good hair day. |
![]() Susan shows a fort she and Ellen constructed in the Manzanita Lake campground, featuring a welcome mat of staghorn lichen ( Letharia vulpina). |
![]() Susan and Larry in the inflatable kayak on Manzanita Lake in Lassen. Other lakes paddled on this trip included Bass Lake, Summit Lake (also in Lassen), and Lake Siskiyou. |
![]() Susan ponders how to avoid the mud while disembarking. |
![]() Larry implements the mud-avoidance procedure. |
![]() Meanwhile, Amy and Ellen relax in the RV. |