They did the Kings Creek Falls trail. It went through an area that burned off last year during the big fire that burned north into the park. Once it got into the park, apparently the rule is to "let it burn, cause that's natural."
I know the CalFire guys were really worried that this policy would allow the fire to burn over the summit and down into inhabited areas, but fortunately this didn't happen.
Below, a nice meadow with cold snowmelt coursing through.
Sulpher Works area.
Weird bubbling mud pot. The ranger told them that recently someone hopped the fence and strolled out there, fell through a thin crust into the boiling mud water up to their waist, and had to be life flighted out with third degree burns.
Plenty of snow still left on the shady side of Lassen
Kings Creek Falls, in the middle of a burned area.
The Captain follows the trail through an area where the fire burned hot.
In any event, the recovery begins. A hundred years or so from now, it'll all be green again. Credit to the Icelandic daughter (dotter?) for the photos.
It'll be green in another 5 years and in 40 years you'll have to dig a test pit to even tell if there was a fire. *dottir
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am near the Great Smokey Mtns, and they burned 2 years ago, and are already regreening nicely.
DeleteOne of my favorite hikes in Lassen.
ReplyDeleteBig thanks to your daughter for the excellent photos.
ReplyDeleteThe Dixie Fire. 963,309 acres that covered five counties. $637,000,000 in suppression costs. Started by PG&E when a tree fell into a distribution line within a few miles from where the Camp Fire started in 2018. That was the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, California. It too was started by PG&E.
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ReplyDeleteI hope you have a chance to make it by Uncle Runts to check out the baby rattlers. I found some photos from 2010 and it looks like it's still there. 13286 CA-89, Old Station CA 96071
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