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Lassen 2009, Day 2 - Hat Creek Rim hike

We hiked the Pacific Crest Trail along the Hat Creek Rim. Part of this hike had very recently been through a forest fire. We also got many views of wildlife including flies, lizards, and birds (including an American Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawks).
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Burney Mountain (left) and Mount Shasta (distant right). The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
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Burney Mountain (left) and Mount Shasta (distant right). The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)

Burney Mountain left and Mount Shasta distant right. The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in this photo. 962009Hat Creek Rim Vista Pointnear 4489 junction September 62009 Lassen National ForestCA

From Lassen 2009 - Complete Trip

  • "On the road to unbounded prosperity" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • "The mountain was at our door" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • "Fire in the Hat Creek Valley" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Close up of photo showing historical fire areas on the "Fire in the Hat Creek Valley" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Lassen Peak and Chaos Crags over Hat Creek Valley. The recent burn is evident up to the highway 44/89 junction in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Lassen Peak and Chaos Crags over Hat Creek Valley. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Sugarloaf Peak. The recent burn around highway 89 to the highway 44 junction is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Sugarloaf Peak. The recent burn around highway 89 to the highway 44 junction is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Burney Mountain (left) and Mount Shasta (distant right). The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Burney Mountain (left) and Mount Shasta (distant right). The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in this photo. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Mount Shasta through the haze. The recent burn around highway 89 is evident in the foreground. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Mount Shasta through the haze. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Lassen Peak (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Lassen Peak (left) and Chaos Crags (right) (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
  • Lynda beside a large tree stump hole. A fire had recently burned through here, and in many places there are giant holes in the ground in a perfect mold of where the tree stump and roots used to be before they burned away. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
  • A large tree stump hole. A fire had recently burned through here, and in many places there are giant holes in the ground in a perfect mold of where the tree stump and roots used to be before they burned away. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
  • Reddish pine cone on the burned soil (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
  • Reddish pine cone in foreground with burned trail and trees in the background (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
  • Reddish pine cone on burned ground by burned tree base (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
  • Reddish pine cone on burned ground by burned tree base (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim hike, Pacific Crest Trail near 44/89 junction)
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