I remember on my trip to Lassen seeing miles and miles of what you are showing here. Hard to capture in one little shot, just how widespread it is.
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, January 21, 2008, 8:54:24 AM, you wrote: Eac> Just an ordinary shot. But posted as a follow up to the last. Eac> A friend told me that driving up and down Lassen was not scary. But when I Eac> got to the top and was about to drive down it (luckily there was a lookout at Eac> the peak), I discovered the trees (pines) had totally disappeared. I would Eac> have been driving down the OUTSIDE of the mountain, all bare rock, windy road, Eac> narrow, very steep drop off. It was supremely scary TO ME, so I turned around Eac> and went back down the way I had come. Eac> I decided to go UP the other side. But instead of going back to the freeway, Eac> about a 40 minute trip, I drove a back road to the other side.Lots of back Eac> roads, tiny towns (2-3 stores), and no obvious way to connect to the road that Eac> went to the mountain (there was one on the map). I got lost for an hour and Eac> a half. Got further and further away from the mountain. Finally I gave up, Eac> and luckily I was able to retrace my steps and find the road to the freeway. So Eac> I never saw the lava beds or the other side of the mountain. :-( Eac> Made me wish for GPS. Eac> On this side of the mountain were fields and fields strewn with rocks. Eac> Obviously lava-type rocks that had been spewed through the air when Lassen erupted Eac> in the 1900's. Eac> You can barely see Mt. Lassen in the background. I just thought the geology Eac> was mildly interesting. Eac> My most embarrassing travel story to date though. Eac> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/lassen2.htm Eac> Comments okay, but not necessary. However, no snickering please. Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-) Scaredy cat. Eac> --------------------------------------------- Eac> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. Eac> **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. Eac> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
