September Doings

Before I do another Jeffery's Trip post, I thought I'd toss in a few photos of our days of September.

View of the Caribou Penstock from behind Cherry Hill on a Monday hike with Brenda

Zinfandel grapes ready to be picked and turned into wine

Jeffery and I arrive at Drakesbad, a little resort in the southeast corner of Lassen National Park

I loved this swing set with cup-holder drinks table

Low Overhead Clearance in the Root Cellar

Jeffery is ready to hike!

Looking back/over towards the Drakesbad resort from our trail, which connects to the Pacific Crest Trail

Boiling Springs Lake

One of the little islands that get created by the water levels and bubblings

Lassen and Boiling Springs Lake

Same view, zoomed out

Old boardwalk path through the fens (is that the right word for a marshy grassy place with a creek running through it?)

Now we head towards the Devil's Kitchen, through the messy forest that I neglected to photograph, sadly.

A creek running into the Devil's Kitchen with minerals in it

This is just one part of the Devil's Kitchen area, where you can hear the ground thump and bump and moan, and, like Bumpass Hell, it has boiling springs and fumeroles and cool colors

Jeffery watches the steam rise

cool rock boulder with texture.  

 That's all for Drakesbad.  Now for some more local shots

Liked the sky texture with the tree in the foreground.  This is right below Tobin, and it had rained (yes, rain!)

Close-up of the clouds and rocky peak

I love these long-armed trees on the Tobin Trail

Godzilla rock in September colors

I'm King of the Mountain!  Shay used to love this rock at the beginning of the Tobin Trail

This is the familiar view of the Jackass Creek waterfall, but you can hardly find it up there.

The Jackass Creek waterfall as it spills below the railroad tracks.  Even at this low volume, it's quite a flow!