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Posted on October 15th, 2017 under Oregon. Tags: clouds, eugene, football, Nikon D500, photomerge, skywatch, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm F2.8 PRO DX. Comments Off on Autzen Stadium panorama

On our way out of Lassen a couple weeks ago we decided to head to a different corner of the park to hike Cinder Cone. While Lassen’s more known areas weren’t crowded on a weekday in September, Butte Lake and Cinder Cone were pretty much deserted. The hike up Cinder Cone wasn’t that long, but the extreme winds and shifting, rocky surface made for an exhausting climb. However, the effort was well worth the views at the top.

The lake in this photo is Snag Lake with Ash Butte to the left of it. As the rays of sunlight moved from the lake to dance over the Painted Dunes the scene was truly spectacular.

Posted on September 23rd, 2017 under Other. Tags: california, cinder cone, clouds, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, painted dunes, skywatch. Comments Off on Lassen’s Painted Dunes from Cinder Cone

View from Reichstag roof (Berlin, Germany)

Posted on September 22nd, 2017 under Germany. Tags: berlin, clouds, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, reichstag, skywatch. Comments Off on Skywatch from Reichstag

One of the views I mentioned last week was this one.

The three peaks in this photo are (from left to right): Brokeoff Mountain, Mt. Diller, and Pilot Pinnacle.

Posted on September 21st, 2017 under Other. Tags: Bumpass Hell, california, clouds, hiking, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on View from Bumpass Hell Trail

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

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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…

Posted on September 10th, 2017 under Other. Tags: california, clouds, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Manzanita Lake, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, sunset. Comments Off on Manzanita Lake @ Lassen Volcanic National Park