Images from Lassen Volcanic National Park.

November 12 - 19, 2002

Located less than 100 miles north of
Chico California, Lassen Volcanic National Park was created in 1916 because of it's importance as an active volcanic landscape. It is part of a vast geographic unit that also encompasses Lava Beds National Monument, California, and Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Parker visited the park last November before the roads closed down for the winter and captured views of an uncrowded and unique National Park.

This view is of Lake Manzanita on the park's western edge near Summertown, California. Show me a larger image.

Lassen exibits all four types of volcano and also many associted thermal features, excepting only for true guysers. Here is a sulfer spring feature that is believed to be located near the main vent of the ancient and extinct Mount Tehama.
Read more about this amazing and unique park by visiting the official website.

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Dormant since the 18th century, Cindercone is a compliant subject for Scott to draw.

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Mount Lassen is consindered the world's largest plug dome volcano, rising 2000 feet above the surrounding terrain. It blew it's top in 1915, and is the second most recent large eruption in the US after
Mt. St. Helens in 1980. It's the southernmost volcano in the Cascade range which runs north from here to Canada. Parker did a great pencil drawing of this grand peak.
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