Lassen Volcanic National Park Backpacking Trips
I wanted a mellow backpacking trip and this perfectly fit the bill. Drove up the night before, crashed in the Southwest Walk-In Campground, picked up a permit the next day, and set off from Summit Lake after oohing and aahing at Mount Lassen itself. Spent the night at Silver Lake and headed out the next day.The hike definitely has ups and downs but they are not that bad -- mostly you are...
Joe and I decided to hike to the Cinder Cone in Lassen National Park. We had three days and did want to back track.. so we choose a loop route. We packed in about 12 miles from Summit Lake to Snag Lake, Friday afternoon. After leaving the trailhead, we didn't see anyone all day. When we arrived at Snag Lake we were definitely ready to stop for the...
Lassen Volcanic National Park - Cinder Cone, Lower Twin Lake, Horse Shoe, Snag Lakes
California, United States
26.9 miles
26.9 miles
So after Jordan's and I, 35 mile Emigrant Wilderness trip we wanted to try something with a little less miles. So we made a 27 miles trip. Yeah, I know - I blame, well - No one.. This was an amazing trip. The first stretch up to Cinder cone was my most disliked for the trip. Don't get me wrong, nothing like walking in a mouth of a inactive...
The trip report can be found on this post -http://ilya1725.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/lassen-volcanic-park-trip-report/ . Sorry, I was too lazy to copy and paste it.
The long and detailed description can be found here.
