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Bumpass Hell @ Lassen Volcanic National Park

7-photo photomerge bumpass hell lassen

7-photo photomerge of Bumpass Hell in Lassen

Funny name, really cool place. The easy hike to Bumpass Hell has some spectacular views. Once you arrive at Bumpass Hell, it feels like you’re in another world.

Manzanita Lake @ Lassen Volcanic National Park

manzanita lake Lassen Volcanic National Park

Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park just after a thunder storm and just before sunset

@LassenNPS @Manzanita_Lake

For some, unknown reason I have spent more than 40 years of my life within 5 hours of Lassen Volcanic National Park (most of the last 17 years less than 3 hours away) and yet I had never been there (before last week). What was I thinking?

I’ve been to Yosemite many times, but in some ways Lassen is better. For starters, the crowds are far smaller.

Manzanita Lake blew me away. I couldn’t get enough of it. The views from the lake change drastically as you walk around it, and they also are quite different as the day progresses. It didn’t hurt that we had thunderstorms for brief moments each day. Pre- and post-storm clouds over the lake were awesome.

More photos of Lassen and Manzanita Lake coming soon…

One year ago today…

2 painters, 1 canvas

@lakestreetdive #dmb #GorgeAmphitheatre @GorgeAmphitheat @davematthewsbnd

…this happened.

I’m guessing this painting is hanging on someone’s wall. People probably look at it and think the sky was overdone by the artists, but this photo shows that the sky in the painting is spot on.

New York flashback

new york central station grand Chrysler Building

My random, desktop image of the day comes from five summers ago.

Skimboarding in San Francisco

Skimboarding

Sedlec Ossuary (AKA The Bone Church)

Sedlec Ossuary

I made it to Kutna Hora, as featured in yesterday’s post, not because I researched it, looked it up in a guidebook, or saw it ranked as the best day trip from Prague on TripAdvisor or something. No, instead, I went because my barber in Prague told me I had to see The Bone Church. Touring the town of Kutna Hora was just an added bonus. The church was awesome.