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Cinder Cones are steep conical hills or mountains often are formed during an explosive eruptions or a lava fountain. More then often such cones are cylindrical vents. As the gas charged lava is blown up into the atmosphere into small fragments they fall back down as cinders or small pyroclastic debris building up along the side of the cone causing its slopes to form a 30 to 40 degree angle. At the top of most cones is a bowl shaped crater or caldera. What better of an expedition then to reveal the true face of what Lassen Volcanic National Park has to offer hikers who take an interest in this hot volcanic landscape which could come alive at any second anytime!

More then often such geological features are formed by shield or strato-volcanoes which the Lassen region is known for have quite a few. Such Cinder Cones can easily grow to over 1200' tall like one found in Mexico that was growing in a corn field in 1943. It only took the vent nine years of small eruptions to build it over a thousand feet and the lava it spewed traveled over 25 square kilometers. Cinder Cones are not uncommon however this one is a great introduction to the Lassen Volcanic National Monument region. This was our first time taking on a volcano that seen action back when some of the first explorers set there eyes on California's shores.

The Cinder Cone you see on our website is situated about 10 miles to the northeast of Mount Lassen with views of the Chaos Crags, Snag Lake, Lava Beds, Prospect Peak, Brokeoff Mountain and the Painted Dunes from above. The rugged lava beds you see below the cone are found as far as ten miles away below it as lava slowly oozed and eventually cooled forming rigid rock formations. More then likely there was an earlier cone which may carried blocks of red cemented scorgia along with oxidized particles that rained down as ash within the lava flow to form the Painted Dunes. This first eruption was massive therefore the first cone would have been entirely eradicated as its red rocks would have been carried below it where the painted dunes reside today. The particles and rocks were thus embedded in the cooling lava as the moist cool air oxidized this first flow leaving behind the very dunes you see today in our gallery.

If you reach the brim or top of the cinder cone you will see that the summit has a double rim which may have been created by fluctuating eruptive activity later on after it was formed. When the lava fountain was spewing out debris the ash could be carried for miles. The lava flows dammed off creeks which eventually created Snag Lake to the south and Butte Lake to the north. Butte Lake is fed by water from Snag Lake seep through the lava beds. This Cinder Cone in particular reaches a height of a whopping 750' and you must be in decent shape if you are going to climb its steep bank to its brim. The views of the Mount Lassen region are stellar here and the caldera inside the cone is very massive. Its very easy to envision this bowl shaped caldera being filled with molten lava and ash raining down from the sky. The cone is massive and at one time it spewed lava for many miles before the flow began to slow down. At one time where I stood in some of these photos steam rose up and the area shook as Cinder Cone rose from the ashes literally!

More then likely Cinder Cone consisted of an older scoria cone, old bench flow, two painted dune flows and the lower part of a widespread ash layer during its early eruptions. When it erupted later the young cone probably had two different lava beds flowing and a layer of ash that came to settle below it. The ash on the old bench and painted dune flows probably oxidized as it fell onto the lava flows when they were still hot. The oxidized ash may have been some of the cones last flows. This Cinder Cone probably erupted over a period of a few months. Lava does not travel very swiftly like some of the movies depict it to be there for it might take a few days for the lava to travel just a couple hundred feet. If you were to study the rock there is a presence of quartz crystal found within it which may have been picked up from wall rocks as the lava moved towards the surface. The walls of lava you see today which you can follow all the way to the base of Cinder Cone and the Cone itself are made of basaltic andesite to andesite.

If you park at the Butte Lake trail area you can follow the black lava beds to your left. The trail continues to climb for nearly 1.2 miles through the Lassen National Forest till you reach the base of Cinder Cone. If you pass the lava beds you can look to your left and see the beautiful painted dunes which look more like a sandy desert with various hints of red throughout it. Hiking to the Cinder Cone is a little challenging this is because you are hiking through volcanic ash which is similar to sand or gravel therefore it takes a little more effort to traverse this region of the Lassen National Forest. My only regret while exploring the Cinder Cone area was the weather therefore I was not able to take as many photos as I wanted during our first expedition due to fog, rain, ice and high winds which put a hamper on this expedition causing my cam to be in operable. One can only imagine how difficult it must had been for the pioneers who used the Nobles Emigrant Trail which meandered around Cinder Cone in the early 1850's.

The Nobles Emigrant trail was also called South Pass, Fort Kearney and the Honey Lake Wagon Road. It was built for emigrants who came from the east and wanted to take a shorter route through Northern California. It was pioneered and founded in 1851 by a William Nobles who discovered this shortcut between the Applegate Trail in Nevada and the Lassen Trail in California. When you are journeying to Cinder Cone you can follow the old wagon route which traveled through today's Lassen Volcanic National Monument Park. The emigrants who meandered around Cinder Cone would have seen exactly what you are seeing today as since then the landscape has changed very little here. Some of the emigrants were new to area they thought at the time Cinder Cone was active and still erupting but in fact this was mere speculation at the time.

Before the area was settled the only main trail to California in the 1840's was the California Trail which followed the Humboldt River in Nevada then the Truckee River and over the Donner Pass which today the railroad crosses. The Applegate brothers in 1846 that stemmed off the California trail which ran off into parts of southern Oregon. Peter Lassen also established a route which passed Lassen Peak heading out to Sacramento which at the time all that was found there was a fort in 1849 or outpost. Lassen and William Nobles were exploring the area around what is known as Gold Lake to form a more feasible route however at the time they failed to find it thus parting ways. Nobel's continued east and a formed a much easier shorter trail then Lassen's through the region.

Noble's was born in New York in 1816 moving to Minnesota in 1841 as a carpenter and eventually a wagon maker. It was in 1851 that he relocated to California. When he returned from his expedition with Lassen he showed some businessmen the route he took for a small fee of $2000 of course in today's times that would probably be worth twenty thousand dollars. This drew allot of interest from other businessman in the region who wanted a much longer route therefore in 1853 Nobles returned to Minnesota to promote it marrying in Illinois along the way. The Minnesota legislature commissioned Nobels to present the route to Congress in Washington DC. Congress granted Nobels a sum of $300,000 for an expedition along the route led by a Frederick W. Lander whom by 1861 finished it. Nobles was elected to the Minnesota Territorial Legislature and died in St. Paul in 1876. Without this trail historic towns of today like Susanville and Redding may not have existed.

A 24 mile section of the trail travels through the boundaries of Lassen Volcanic National Park and today is on the National Register Of Historic Places. Rather then wagons traversing this route today its mainly used by hikers who might want to reach destinations such as Cinder Cone. Of course back in the day the reason why the government funded an expedition on it is they were hoping to turn it into a railroad line which never came to be. The trail has two California Historic Landmark markers which one is found in Susanville where the trail passes through town the other is up at Honey Lake where Peter Lassen first laid his eyes on it in 1850 while on his search for Gold Lake.

Some of you may wonder as to why my history thesis's are written in such depth over a simple wagon trail. Well the answer is very simple as this historic route passed through the epicenter of Lassen National Volcanic Park. Back before it was a park this region to them was land of the volcanoes and many of these emigrants probably thought Cinder Cone was still active as they had no education in geology. If you were a pioneer traveling in Northern California and you took this very route you had to skirt around Cinder Cone and its lava beds. As a matter in fact after passing through the Cinder Cone area you had to also travel around Prospect Peak crossing Badger Flats through an area that was completely devastated during the May 21st 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak which through ash into the sky for nearly 200 miles. The trail eventually passes Mount Lassen between the Chaos Crags and Table Mountain eventually crossing Sunflower Flat and over Nobles Pass following the Chaos Jumbles to Manzanita Lake eventually through till you reach Susanville. The trail was rugged you could not go through any of these extinct volcanoes but rather you either went around them or through the volcanic landscape.

One of the main reasons I decided to hike up to Cinder Cone was the ability to traverse the old Nobles Emigrant Trail. Although the area generally is for hiking, birding, fishing, camping and explore believe it or not this trail is a one of the finer pieces of history in the region that has not changed in over 150 years. While you watch our videos and see our pictures you are physically witnessing our exploration that followed the old route. Therefore what you or I are seeing the pioneers would have seen similar sites along the way particularly Mount Lassen which appears to the south once you skirt around Cinder Cone itself. Many of the pioneers may have came to settle in Susanville and today can be found buried in the old Susanville Historic Cemetery.

Their was also many misinteruptions in the area as some emigrants thought the lava beds were still cooling others thought they witnessed new volcanoes erupting in the area. Their was a story about two gold prospectors in 1851 who were traveling through Northern California's Lassen area claiming to see an volcano erupting. The men claimed to have journeyed over hot rocks for nearly ten miles which melted there boots. When a man by the name of H.W. Harkness who was a medical doctor and scientist from San Francisco visited the Cinder Cone area he speculated that Cinder Cone must had erupted 25 years prior around the same time the prospectors told their story. He would present his findings to the California Academy Of Sciences whom then was contacted by a Henry Chapman who also had hear the prospector story. He also claimed that many others who at the time were settling the area also witnessed a volcanic eruption around that same time including an O.M. Wozencraft whom then agreed that Cinder Cone may have been the culprit.

As a matter in fact years prior to the Academy Of Science talks many small mining town newspaper in the region in the 1850's had mentioned volcanic eruptions in the Lassen area. One article for the Daily Pacific News based out of San Francisco mentions an observer seeing lava oozing down the side of a mountain. In 1859 another article was printed in the San Francisco times about Wozencraft and a friend seeing fire in the sky which they attributed as a volcanic eruption. What better proof during those times would someone need other then word of mouth based on someone's actual travels. Wozencraft would later be able to share his tales with the press and scientist like Henry Chapman years later. Wozencraft's eruption sighting made it to quite a few papers but dates when this took place are not very accurate or were not given in most publications. The Shasta Republican did mention in 1859 that Wozencraft had an over active imagination accusing him basically of crying wolf. However in an 1875 Harkness did make note of Wozencraft's observation of an eruption which was thought to have taken place in 1851. Most experts at the time read this and thought Cinder Cone was still active and this simply was not the case.

The first geologist to study Cinder Cone was a Joseph S. Diller who did a full study here who concluded in 1891 that no eruption had taken place during the 1800's. He believed that the cone was active prior to this based on observing the geology surrounding it. While most emigrants and pioneers in the region thought that Cinder Cone erupted in 1851 it was Diller who was not so easily convinced. As a matter in fact he interviewed many settlers, trappers and Native Americans who used the Nobles Trail which meandered around Cinder Cone who noted that a large willow bush grew near the summit of the cone in 1853. Diller thought that if Cinder Cone was active then nothing would be growing here and even today that bush is still growing strong. Diller felt that if the Willow was already mature at the summit of Cinder Cone then it was unlikely an eruption could have taken place in 1850 or 1851 rather.

He also made note that the trees found rooted in volcanic ash were about 200 years old and that the oldest trees on nearby lava flows in the park were a 150 years old therefore another sign that this cone never erupted at all in the 1800's. Diller theorized that the cone had two separate eruptions both of which produced lava flows. One lava flow is the painted dunes the other being the black rigid lava beds found along the old Nobles Emigrant Trail. He thought the first eruption was very explosive throwing ash into the air and creating the cone. He thought the second eruption was much slower as lava probably seeped across the forest floor over a few months time. Therefore he speculated that the explosive eruption took place between 1675 and 1700 while a much quieter one took place before European settlers laid eyes on Cinder Cone in the later 1700's. However it was recent studies by the U.S. Geological Survey Scientist team found that both eruptions took place in the 1650's time period or a little over 300 years ago.

USGS volcanogist R.H. Finch elaborated on Diller's research and work. He concluded that five separate lava flow events occurred by using experimental magnetic measurements. He stated the youngest lava flow transpired in 1851 and accepted Harkness's theories and historical evidence found in his research. He completely ignored Diller's research and speculated that Cinder Cone had two explosive eruptions. He basically was going off assumptions but he also took tree ring measurements which showed one certainty and that was that Cinder Cone had came to be at least 300 years ago. By studying tree rings one can kind of get an idea of what the climate may have been like during the trees growth. A year symbolizes a ring therefore if you counted the rings you could also find out what the environment may have been like. Finch found within the rings two different periods of slow growth dating back to 1567 and 1666 which he felt that this was due to Cinder Cones eruptions which may have thrown enough ash in the sky to blotch out the sun. His final conclusion based on his studies was that 1567, 1666, 1720, 1785 and 1851 were all active years for Cinder Cone. Finch's work was only semi accurate and he was right about the cone being formed 300 years ago but was very off about when it erupted.

Years later more scientific analysis would transpire in the Cinder Cone area by reinterpreting data from previous studies. Of course over the years USGS scientist use newer up to date technological means to form conclusions rather then old newspaper clippings or testimonies. The orientation of the earths magnetic field in the region during the 1850's has not changed and is different then the remnant magnetization's at Cinder Cone. Therefore scientist have found that there is no way lava flowed out of Cinder Cone in 1850's nor 1851 as pioneers stated. Also they found out there are no discernible differences in the magnetic orientation recorded by any of the Cinder Cone lava flows therefore the flows probably took place within an interval of 50 years. The first one was explosive thus it rained ash and red rock which formed the painted dunes while the next eruption was slower creating miles of oozing lava which hardened in today's black rigid lava beds which are found below the Cinder Cone.

Scientist today are able to measure the levels of Carbon - 14 in samples of wood from the trees that were consumed by the lava which flowed out of the cone. The radiocarbon date found for the eruption placed it at or around 1630 to 1670 although its not very accurate most of the time its within a 50 year time span. The date is also consistent with the remnant magnetization preserved in the lava flows. Today's scientist have adopted Diller's claim that Cinder Cone more then likely begin to erupt in the 17th centry. While they also suggested that the 1666 tree ring date proposed by Finch in 1937 was a very accurate date of Cinder Cones second eruption following further ones. In a sense both Diller and Finch had some of the story correct while today's scientist have been able to separate the myths from the discerning the facts. Scientist are always using new methodology to further elaborate on past research and today we are still learning about the geology found in the Cinder Cone area.

One must wonder however what eruption the prospectors and early pioneers saw back in the early 1850's. The Lassen area has a variety of volcanic peaks, vents and to the southeast even a Red Cinder Cone. To the north of this region is the Lava Beds National Park which still has active lava flows while today parts of Lassen Volcanic National Monument are still very hot in certain regions. Their are places here that if you left the trail the crust between the top soil is so thin that people have stepped into molten lava steam pockets thus losing a foot or even an entire leg. Both national parks which are near one another are very hot full of steam vents, lava pockets and volcanoes that could awaken at any given time. Today Mount Lassen is monitored using a Seismograph and the last time she erupted was in 1914 thus it is very possible for even Cinder Cone to once again come alive in the future to repeat geological history.

I guess this is what I love about the Lassen area is that its full of adventure. Your hiking above lava flowing under your very feet and many of the volcanoes are not extinct but rather put on hold. If Lassen were to ever erupt more then likely it would cause other volcanic vents to rise up like Cinder Cone did in the 1600's. People really have no idea how this area could impact the rest of the United States if Mount Lassen were ever to come fully alive again. Believe it or not the lava that flows under Lassen Volcanic Monument also flows under the historic city of Susanville. With that in mind over the years lava tubes can be created similar to Subway Cave which is not very far from Cinder Cone. As a matter in fact since the Cinder Cone area was so active three hundred years ago more then likely miles of lava caverns probably reside under it.

Such lava tubes may harbor a home for America's Great Ape known as Sasquatch or rather Bigfoot. Such cave systems may lead to our hollow earth and the lava may provide a very warm environment for life to thrive in such places. Much of the snow melt and rainwater seeps into these underground lava tubes thus forming rivers. There are many strange lights often seen in areas that are time bombs for volcanic eruptions such as Mount Shasta and Lassen. Nobody is sure why these UFOs are often sighted near massive dormant volcanoes. Perhaps alien races have hidden bases underground and what better of a location then under a volcano that has big open caverns. Then again maybe they know something that we do not know such as the threat of an eruption is very imminent and a force of nature not to reckon with. Perhaps the bigfoot sightings that transpire in the region may have something to do with the strange lights seen in the sky surrounding such massive volcanic peaks and within our national parks.

In a 1940's magazine issue of Amazing Stories an articletalks about two men entering a hidden cave entrance or lava tube coming across advanced beings who lived under Mount Lassen. Just as their are tales of underground aliens and strange lights surround Mt. Shasta. Nobody knows for sure if these ancient tunnels under Mount Lassen and Cinder Cone are home to a reptilian race of beings or aliens from another world however many strange tales have been shared by the natives for hundreds of years. Perhaps these vanishing's of hikers in the area are connected to the parks underground world which still remains undiscovered. While some feel these reptilian like beings come from the underground to bring a human meal back to its lair others have told stories about humans being taken as slaves by an alien race that utilizes these lava tubes and caverns.

Nobody knows for certain but if you do enough research you will find out that Bigfoot, UFOs, Strange Lights and hidden cave systems have become part of some of the mainstream local lore. Perhaps the prospectors and pioneers of the early Nobles Trail did not witness an eruption but maybe it was a UFO so bright that it looked like fire in the sky just a theory to ponder on! When I was standing at the top of Cinder Cone during that terrible storm that came in from the west I witnessed myself a two legged broad creature running through the forest below in a state of panic. Perhaps what I witnessed is something that may or may not live underground. Often people ask how come we never find any bodies of Bigfoot or Reptilian like creatures? Well in return I would ask how come we have yet to discover the vast network of caves which reside under Lassen and Shasta? There was so many volcanic eruptions, vents and cinder cones in the region at one time that there could be hundreds of miles of lava tubes below the Nobles Trail. Perhaps these underground caves hold a world within a world or maybe a lost paradise? If have yet to discover such hidden caves it just means that were only beginning to understand the geology which surrounds the Lassen Volcanic National Monument Region.

Over time many of the ceilings to such lava tubes collapse thus exposing its interior like when Subway Cave was first discovered. The local natives thought of an evil spirit living or dwelling in this lava tube. Perhaps it was not a spirit at all but something else like a reptilian or civilized being who would do anything to remain hidden from the world above. I realize such stories sound far fetched but we as scientist are making new discoveries about the world above us as much as below us. When two men accidentally found a hidden lava tube they entered up on Mount Lassen to their own horrifying eyes they witnesses enslaved humans and a superior race of beings. All within the reaches of Cinder Cone thus many of the large lava tubes found within Mount Lassen probably connected with the ones found under Cinder Cone. Some spelunkers over the years and adventures have gone in such hidden caves only never to be seen again. Although Cinder Cone is a very accessible volcanic vent you can climb always bare in mind that the area has had quite a few strange events that have been passed down through the years. While some folks vanish and never live to tell the story there are many hidden jewels no man has ever found surrounding this Cinder Cone due to how hard they are to get to. If you do not believe me go ahead hike this terrain see how far you get climbing glassy shards of volcanic rock. But within it may be a hidden cave would you dare to explore it to find out what lurks below? Just some paranormal food for thought!

Cinder Cone was really my first time hiking deep within the Lassen Volcanic Monument. The park gets its name by a Peter Lassen whom the peak and national forest are named after. Before the white man came to the area four Native American tribes lived and hunted on this land. Those tribes would be the Maidu which inhabited the south and east end of the national park. Then their was the Atsugewi who used the north and northeast quadrants of the park. The Astugewi spent many summers near Mount Lassen hunting, fishing and camping. The Yana and Yahi tribes were found on the west end of the national park therefore at one time all these lands were inhabited at the time the white man came through here to explore wagon routes. The natives fished, hunted for deer, ate insects, gathered nuts, berries, leafy plants, seeds and ground up acorns to be used to make perhaps breads. The natives in the area called Mount Lassen Fire, Water and Little Shasta Mountain. They also called it The Long High Mountain That Was Broken! The reason that Lassen is broken is that at one time it was part of a much larger geological formation known as Mount Tehema. Tehema was a super volcano therefore when it exploded three quarters of this volcano were obliterated leaving behind today's Mount Lassen.

It was the Atsugewi who discovered Subway Cave and I am sure they are aware of other ones. I have always had an interest in vast cavern systems but its a dangerous trek someone could easily slip down a slippery wall they cant get up or even get lost. The natives who fished this area for hundreds of years use to catch trout as long as your arm could reach. Sadly during the gold rush 1848 was a trying year for these local tribes as many epidemics were passed onto the Indians such as Malaria. The Yani and Yahi tribe was nearly wiped out its hard to say how many descendents of the tribe still live today due to the illnesses which claimed the lives of so many. In some sense Mount Lassen took less lives when it erupted then when the white man came through here taking these ancient lands.

Mount Lassen was first sighted by a Captain Don Luis Arguello who called it San Jose in 1821. At this time only trappers would dare brave the mountains of Northern California. At the time when San Francisco was developing into a city it brought many emigrants right off the boat who had a goal to explore the Sierras and Cascade Mountains to the east. One famous explorer named Jedediah Smith called it Mt. Joseph in 1827 while ranchers who came to the area called it Snow Butte. In 1941 the government begin to survey this range and map some of the peaks therefore when they came to this region they named Lassen Peak Mt. St. Joseph. Just a decade later a Danish emigrant guide, prospector and rancher lived where present day Susanville whose name was Peter Lassen; a prominent historical figure in the region which others named its peak after to honor him known as Mount Lassen!

The first white settler to have climbed its summit was in 1863 and went by the name of William H. Brewer to do a geological survey. I was not alive back then but I can imagine that this range was allot more dangerous when grizzly bears once traversed these woods. The natives did not like the encroachment of the white men ranching on their land therefore sometimes someone had gotten killed while venturing out into this wilderness to hunt. Despite the rugged wilderness and tensions with the natives Lassen was used for cattle and sheep grazing all the way up until the beginning of the 1900's.

Unlike areas surrounding Lake Tahoe the wood quality was very poor in Lassen also it was extremely remote. Mining was not a popular practice in this region then again most of the geology here is basalt and volcanic rock which holds no value. It was in 1905 that President Theodore Roosevelt made Lassen Peak and the area surrounding it a Forest Reserve. People like Louis Barrett and other locals opted for this area to be considered by the president a national park. By 1907 President Roosevelt declared Lassen Peak and Cinder Cone both as National Monuments. Since then everything has been done to preserve this beautiful region of Northern California. Still today though not allot is known about the remote parts of Lassen National Park which is why so much mystery perhaps surrounds it.

Many folks back in the day had no idea that Lassen was far from extinct when it rumbled from 1914 to about 1917 ejecting ash. In one of the eruptions the smoke climbed for 5 miles into the atmosphere. People could see the eruption for over a hundred miles away. At the time this was the only active volcano in the US at least lower 48. Eventually other volcanoes would follow for example Mt. St. Helens had a few small eruptions. So when Lassen did finally erupt people were in a panic this is a volcano that could change the face of America if it were to fully unleash its fury believe me when I say this. Its also quite possible some lava tubes are so large under Lassen that you could drive two semi trucks through them at the same time. Years after the eruption in the 1940's people really begin getting into summating Lassen Peak and sometimes people would stumble upon strange things in the forest. Stories about reptilian like creatures, bigfoot and alien looking beings that are seen inside some of the hidden caves found here.

It was B.F. Loomis a photographer and business made that took pictures of Lassens eruptions which gave the region notoriety and drew in tourism to this national park. John E. Raker was a congressman in the area and a preservationist who introduced a bill to create the area as a national park. Arthur L. Conard from Red Bluff was a spokesman for the Lassen Volcanic Committee and then you have a Redding journalist/Investor who went by the name of Michael E. Dittmar who promoted the idea to Raker. The rest is history the area became a place that supported tourism which meant business. Very soon you had hikers, campers, fisherman, hunters and those like me flocking to the area just for the adventure.

I have to say that nothing compares to this place when you think about it its an outdoor adventurers dream. Lava still flows in parts of northern California and some volcanoes do rumble. The forest here is lush although trees grow throughout its volcanic lava beds many lakes and streams are found here. Without the extreme volcanic occurrences this landscape may not look the way it does today. But due to such explosive events what you get are massive geological features within the national forest such as Cinder Cone and Mount Lassen. Both are volcanoes just that they serve as two different types the concept of the lava spewing out and forming rigid lava rock throughout this forest is not uncommon no matter where you journey. Due to the area still being very hot underground GPS's do not work therefore this may explain why some folks vanish here because they often go deep in the wilderness and end up getting turned around. Your compass needle will not always work right here to so before you decide to head off into the wilderness make sure you do a thorough study of the area via map. That is why creatures like Bigfoot can remain elusive here or that fissures leading into large lava tubes can remain hidden. Because the area is very remote, vast, rugged and has many inaccessible areas its dark secrets can be withheld for many years. A small plane could crash in the area and it might sit untouched for years so its not an area you would ever want to get lost in therefore do not depend on technology to save the day.

To put the national forest into perspective it covers about 1,700 square miles. The area is bound by the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the south, Modoc Plateau to the east, California's Central Valley to the west and within the heart of it Mount Lassen is the southernmost peak of the Cascade Mountain Range. This national forest runs through Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Butte and Shasta Counties. The National Forest was formed in 1905 but begin as a forest reserve till it transitioned into the National Forest system. This national forest has multiple Cinder Cones, two major rivers, dozens of lakes and lava flows. They estimated the forest to containing about 92,000 acres of old forest growth. The forest contains Ponderosa Pines, Coast Douglas Firs, Jeffrey Pines which are found near Cinder Cone, Red Girs, White Firs and Lodgepole Pines. Also found within the national forest are three wilderness areas set aside for outdoor enthusiast. Those being the Caribou, Ishi and Thousand Lakes Wilderness. As long as no major eruptions occur in the future this area will be a place for nature to thrive. But if Lassen and its sister volcanoes were to ever erupt this national forest could be transformed like it was when lava covered the entire region. The lava cooled eventually the trees grew life slowly took hold of the area and today you have a beautiful forest within the land of the volcanoes.

If this does not give you a good introduction to the area I am not sure what will except that this is a place everyone should experience in there lifetimes. I am not sure what the future will hold if will all live to see Mount Lassen erupt again or if the areas strangeness is related to the string of strange disappearances. I know one thing this land of the volcanoes was well alive a million years ago and will continue to rumble long after my death as well as yours. The Natives were well aware of eruptions they lived to see the land being transformed someday we may not. Some might even say the land perhaps is cursed I do not believe in curses but I do believe in the end mother nature will always win. When the pioneers came to the area they knew so little about when Cinder Cone was formed or if it still was active. It would appear that any time Cinder Cone could come alive to once release its hot magma below but for now it will be the site for many hikers to go when they want to adore the might Lassen Peak which overshadows this conical geological formation.

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