Just an ordinary shot. But posted as a follow up to the last. A friend told me that driving up and down Lassen was not scary. But when I got to the top and was about to drive down it (luckily there was a lookout at the peak), I discovered the trees (pines) had totally disappeared. I would have been driving down the OUTSIDE of the mountain, all bare rock, windy road, narrow, very steep drop off. It was supremely scary TO ME, so I turned around and went back down the way I had come.
I decided to go UP the other side. But instead of going back to the freeway, about a 40 minute trip, I drove a back road to the other side.Lots of back roads, tiny towns (2-3 stores), and no obvious way to connect to the road that went to the mountain (there was one on the map). I got lost for an hour and a half. Got further and further away from the mountain. Finally I gave up, and luckily I was able to retrace my steps and find the road to the freeway. So I never saw the lava beds or the other side of the mountain. :-( Made me wish for GPS. On this side of the mountain were fields and fields strewn with rocks. Obviously lava-type rocks that had been spewed through the air when Lassen erupted in the 1900's. You can barely see Mt. Lassen in the background. I just thought the geology was mildly interesting. My most embarrassing travel story to date though. http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/lassen2.htm Comments okay, but not necessary. However, no snickering please. Marnie aka Doe :-) Scaredy cat. --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
