lassen peak

I was surprised to see the gigantic parking lot at the Lassen Peak trailhead. This is an extremely well-kept trail and highly traveled. There is

Excellent, well groomed trail. It was a busy summer hike, finding dozens of other hikers on the route. We were surprised to find tree cover

Six of us set out to climb this peak.  I climbed it last year, but it was a first for everyone else.  Aside from very

Weather: 75F, sunny Lassen Peak was daunting to look at when you first start because of the thick snow that welcomes you at the start

The hike began with a stretch cloaked in snow, lending an ethereal quality to the path while also adding an element of challenge to our

The hike started off with a snow covered trailhead and continued up to the first rise up to a snow covered meadow.  Very challenging at