Castle Crags: Now Go Away, or I Shall Add Another Switchback!
Your mother was a switchback and your father smelt of elderberries! We’ve already got a spectacular view up here, and…
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All logged hikes for the Northern California challenge.
Mariposas on Lassen – Butterfly Express to 10,457’
Apparently I picked the one weekend when millions of California tortoiseshell butterflies decided Lassen was the place to be. Not…
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An Easy Day at the Zoo!
07-25-2026 – Mount Lassen, Peak #6 of the NorCal Six Pack of Peaks Challenge Easy Day at the Zoo! After…
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Burn Scars and Blowdowns
7-25-2026 – Magee Peak, Peak #5 of the NorCal Six Pack of Peaks Challenge I took about a 4-hour drive…
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Steady Eddy!
7-24-2026 – Mount Eddy, Peak #4 of the NorCal Six Pack of Peaks Challenge After summiting Black Butte on the…
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Black Butte – Double Take
7/23/2026 – Double Take – Black Butte, Peak #3 of the NorCal Six Pack of Peaks Headed back to Northern…
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Brokeoff Mt Lassen Ntl Park
Trail conditions were great. Weather was nice, but warm in the afternoon. This was a magical time to visit. The…
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Atop volcano
Short and steep but so worth the views. Sand and gravel make it somewhat difficult but millions of butterflies 🦋 …
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Castle Crag State Park for the Win
What an amazing experience this was! I left my campsite near Marysville (two hours north of Truckee) on 7/08 hoping…
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360 Views and my first ever bear sighting
7/06/2026 Brokeoff Mountain, Lassen National Park (NP) Today I completed my first peak of the Northern California Six Pack of…
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Beautiful Day of Brokeoff
Breathtaking day of hiking it the Lassen National Park! Ten out of ten! Highly recommend this hike. The wildflowers are…
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Hair raising
Cloudy, distant thunder, rain on and off. Felt the electricity at the very top due to incoming cloud. High elevation…
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