LASSEN LOOP: A Majestic Drive Through Volcanic Vistas & Mountain Beauty | California
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- Lassen's scenic drive weaves through volcanic landscapes, showcasing Bumpass Hell, geothermal wonders, and mountainous beauty. The route reaches a high point of 8,512 feet near Lassen Peak, making it a must-visit for nature enthusiasts.
The scenic drive around Lassen Volcanic National Park is a captivating journey through diverse landscapes shaped by volcanic activity. Starting at the southwest entrance, the road winds through lush forests and alpine meadows, offering breathtaking views of Lassen Peak, the park's iconic centerpiece. As you ascend in elevation, the terrain transforms, revealing surreal volcanic features.
One highlight along the drive is Bumpass Hell, a geothermal basin renowned for its boiling springs and steaming fumaroles. A short hike from the main road brings visitors to this otherworldly landscape, where the pungent scent of sulfur mingles with the awe-inspiring sight of bubbling mud pots. The drive also passes by stunning mountain lakes, such as Emerald Lake and Summit Lake, providing opportunities for serene reflection amid the pristine alpine beauty.
Continuing on the scenic route, the drive takes you to the Devastated Area, a stark reminder of the park's volcanic history. The landscape, still recovering from the eruptions of the early 20th century, showcases the resilience of nature. The journey concludes with a descent through dense forests, completing the loop around the park. The scenic drive is a captivating odyssey that immerses travelers in the dynamic and ever-changing beauty of Lassen Volcanic National Park.
VIDEO FILMED: 09/12/2023
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⚪ BUMPASS HELL - • BUMPASS HELL | Explori...
⚪ EMERALD CAVE - • Willow Beach to EMERAL...
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⚪ LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK - www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm
⚪ Directions to LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK - maps.app.goo.gl/BBbde7J9qaWxi...
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00:00 Starting the Trail from the South
03:43 Sulphur Works
06:47 Views, Views, and Better Views
16:34 Emerald Lake
19:34 Lake Helen
24:03 Lassen Peak
28:02 Meadow Serenity
32:46 Devastation Area
39:25 Lily Pond
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Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! We are Glenn and Amy and invite you to join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American West. We tour both natural and man-made attractions.
Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking, day trips, and campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American West. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!
I have always been told that Lassen Volcanic park is the most underrated national park in the country. This video proves that out. Really stunning.
Seriously underrated. Super interesting and beautiful park. 👍
100% agreed with you. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video. My family and I will visit this park in the upcoming Labor Day weekend. We can’t wait!
That's my kind of park... absolutely georgeous!!
It truly is. 😃
I was there as a kid, and again about ten years ago. What I find fascinating is the diversity of features in the park.
Oh. And we were there in May and Lake Helen was still FROZEN!! 🥶
Being from Phoenix, it is always wild to us that there's still snow and ice while we inch around 100 degrees. 🤣
Those baby frogs!!! 😮🐸 cutest thing ever! Incredible majestic views in every direction! I really enjoyed this video!!
IKR?!! How was THAT for a totally unexpected, serendipitous and delightful surprise?! For Glenn, and for us! 🐸
Thank you so much! Those teeny tiny frogs were a surprise. Lassen really was a favorite visit of this trip.
Such beautiful places. Thank you for sharing
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😊
Cute frogs n beautiful views. Cool info. Amazing puzzle rocks. Thanks for letting me tag along. Thanks for taking me to dream places. Hi Amy.
Any time! 🙂 (Hi!)
If I am repeating information from other commenters, so be it. That weird looking thing on that tree is a burl. When cut off a harvested tree, or a fallen tree, and then sliced, you get to see some seriously gorgeous grain. My grandpa got a hold of some YEARS ago, and made coffee tables out of them. Excellent as ever on the info and captured scenery on your adventure. Thanks!
That is great info! One of the best things about doing this is we learn so much through our audience!
Thanks again for another wonderful video Glen, please keep up the great content.
Thanks, will do! 😄
This video is beautiful. Glenn, you, and Amy do a fantastic job together. Hope you both enjoyed your little Arizona snow yesterday. It was always exciting when I lived down there and it snowed. Everything is beautiful on the surrounding mountains and the Saguaros. We have had enough snow here in Colorado. I have hopes to get down there before the heat starts. Thanks again for this beautiful video.
Thank you! No snow down here in the Phoenix valley, but saw lots of footage on the news of snow up in Flagstaff and such. Itching to go north and see it but we've been hitting work here pretty hard lately. I can say that I appreciated the cloud cover and rain we got here though. The plants loved it. 😊
I cannot express how much I loved this! Everything about it was just stunning, including your amazing reactions and narration! I always love your vids.......and I am an old "Desert Rat", so all your vids in the desert are special! But THIS! 🤯
I haven't been to a place like this since my last trip to Rocky Mountain National Park (and area), and that was in 1983. I literally nearly choked when I typed that! It's been 40 YEARS!
This is one I will come back to, Glenn! Thank you so much!
I also can't tell you how many times I EXCLAIM outloud (mostly OMG!!!) when watching your vids. I haven't seen so much astonishing beauty in one video for a while! Everything!!! And, oh.......that lily pond! HUGE "OMG"! Stunning......almost "unreal", it's so beautiful! So glad you got to see it.....and everything!❣
Thank you so much! Visiting Northern Cali made me want to move there, although I'm sure I'll receive much hate for saying that unfortunately... One of those places that instantly clicked with me.
Now that's a beautiful park! Thanks for the ride along!
It really is scenic there. And always happy to take others along on our travels! 😄
That's such a beautiful area. The eruption photos were incredible too. I know if I'm ever near an erupting volcano, I'm not getting a good shot of it as I get out of the area as fast as I can!
No joke. I'm not a volcanologist and wouldn't have a clue which way anything is going. I'm running like Forrest Gump far, far away from that thing. 🤣
Hello Glenn. Thank you for sharing this video. The scenic drive was so beautiful. The photos of the past eruptions were scary but amazing. Looking forward to more of your videos! Thanks Glenn and Amy 😊
You are very welcome! I can't even imagine going about your day in nearby towns, hearing a rumble, looking off and seeing that eruption back in the day. Wild stuff.
Wow! And the clarity of the video is wonderful! I put a black carpet/dash cover to reduce interior reflection on my travels.
Oh that is a GREAT idea. I wish we had thought of that when we had that Acadia because it was super reflective. A lot more than our truck. Might think on that for Slim though to help with filming. Thanks for the suggestion! 😄👍
Very beautiful! It is all like a pretty postcard 🤩
Thank you so much 😊 Lassen really did all the hard work, we just filmed it. 😅
OMG!!! such a beautiful park. I know it must be extremely difficult NOT to spend weeks exploring every nook and cranny in some of the places you go. Looking forward to seeing this park myself some day.
Yeaaaah, just one of the downfalls of traveling and making videos - always have to think about making the most of the time in terms of videos and never really getting a lot of time in one specific place. BUT! On the other hand, it makes for nice scouting and knowing what to hit on future trips. 😅
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!😊
Thank you! 😊
Glenn, I visited this park when I was 3 y.o. We stayed at Manzanita Lake and hiked Bumpass Hell trail. It's a beautiful place, indeed.
We love hearing things like this! Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful park! I’m so glad you stopped at that meadow with the stream running through. I could spend hours there. Especially if I had it to myself as you did.
It would be VERY easy to spend an afternoon taking in the views of that meadow. 😄
Great video.. really looking forward to my 1st trip to the park in September
Hope you enjoy it! It's an amazing and beautiful park. 😄
Beautiful 😊
Many thanks!
Thank you Glen for taking us on your adventure through this beautiful park. I haven't had the blessing of a vacation in 3 years. Your videos are a way to escape the current stress and in a way, have vacation. Thank you so much. What you do matters. Blessing to you.
no vacation in 3 years? Hopefully it's not due to a job that pins you down and keeps you stressed!
Been there and done that. Never again. But, at the least, if we can fill a void for you, we are honored to do so! Thanks for the kind comment, and hoping you can lose some of that stress.
That lump on the tree is called a burl. Highly prized by woodworkers.
Thanks so much for this info. We did not know this!
Wow, what a fantastic park! I think you're confusing the "Eye of Sauron" with the "Eye of Vulcan" LOL. That was an ending!!
Lassen was amazing! Think I'll turn into a full-fledged hippie, pack it up, and move up to Northern Cali one day, be a hermit developer, and make friends with Big Foot.
The knob in a tree is called a burr. It is highly prized and destroys trees when removed sometimes . The burr iss used the lathe bowls. It popular in teak wood or that wood that grows in oregon called uummm..I will research the name myrtle wood I guessed. Then there handbooks with bird fauna and trees by Audubon society
Thanks for the info! Curious to look up works of burl wood now. 😄
This is an area I am planning on visiting in September of 2025, so I am excited for your current series. You did Lassen in the middle of the week, correct? Is this typical weather for the month? What were the temps if you remember. I am looking at Lassen, Lava Beds, Tule Lake Petroglyphs, Crater Lake, Waterfalls near Crater Lake, Oregon Caves, and finally Redwoods. Any suggested adds? I was thinking 10-14 days, part of which would be spent in San Fran. Love your videos!
Yup! You're correct. Glenn was in the park early to mid-week in early-ish September. Couldn't tell you if the weather was typical. Looking at some websites it looks like Sept is a pretty decent month temperature wise. Like pleasant t-shirt type weather. As for add ons.... DANG. I think you have one heck of a trip planned there. Hitting things up that we still haven't had time to (like the Redwoods. JEALOUS!). Looks like you're staying more to the west side of California? Our trip took us more towards Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes which are also really amazing (videos on those coming) so not sure if you're interested in those or have the budget in your schedule to visit.
I am hoping to comeback to San Francisco in September of 2026 and head off to Yosemite, Kings Canyon, & Sequoia. It is either this set or fly into Denver and hit Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Custer State park, Wind Cave, and Rocky Mountains NP.
Madrone wood is prized. Manzanita you can est. Jojoba edible. Try saghuros fruit. Try cupping creosote in your hands blowing some moisture and smell it.. desert lavender. Chew brittle bush it is native analgesic. Weird nym feeling.
More books to browse and reference.
Birding is hard for me. Tho I like ro know what I see not only see but can describe .
The migration patterns. Most birds migrate to south America and return
You keep saying "Pine trees". While there may be some Pines, most here in your video are various Fir trees. Most we're seeing in this video are Douglas and Shasta Fir. 🙂
Ah! Thanks for the info! 👍