The next morning we did an easy hike around Manzanita Lake.
One nice thing about visiting less-popular parks is that you have the views to yourself.
Next we did the Devastated Area Interpretive Trail. There were solar powered boxes at various stations that provided information about what we were looking at.
After our hike we drove to Summit Lake for lunch. (We had picked up sandwiches from the camper store at Manzanita Lake in the morning).
Taking a dip.
At this point, D had a big headache. As D likes to say, it was “no bueno”.
We set up camp at Summit Lake South and D took a short nap.
Then we drove to Cold Boiling Lake. I have to admit, I was bit disappointed when I saw the size of this “lake”.
I would say a more appropriate name would be Cold Boiling Big Puddle!
But, it was cool to see the gas bubbles, and the whole area was quite scenic.
I did not know there was geothermal activity like this in California! This sulphuric mudpot reminds me of Yellowstone.
We ended up buying a snack and dinner at the Kohm-Yah-Mah-Nee Visitor Center. The selection was quite limited, and again, I must say I am disappointed with Xanterra’s food service.
This was our pulled pork sandwich. There was actually a good amount of meat heaped onto the bun.
This was the “pizza”. A frozen DiGiorno single that you have to heat up yourself in the microwave. Really?? We really had no other dining options, so they have a monopoly.
We took a post-dinner hike near our campsite.
Although it might not be on the top of anyone’s National Park bucket list, we thought that Lassen Volcanic National Park is still worth a visit.