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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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"The mountain was at our door" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)
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"The mountain was at our door" sign. Vista mountain identification on top. (9/6/2009, Hat Creek Rim Vista Point, near 44/89 junction)

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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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