Mt. Lassen

I took this photo of Mt. Lassen last October. It was an overcast day and valley residents were burning trash piles. The smoke was on the valley floor and the clouds were hiding the top part of the volcano. We hiked up to the Hat Creek Rim Scenic Outlook rest stop, they must lock the gates in late September. During the summer months, the outlook has telescopes. You can see Mt. Lassen on right and Mt. Shasta on the left. Talk about an amazing view!

http://www.volcaniclegacybyway.org/HatCregion.html

That was fast!!!

The editor at Fire Fighting News contacted me today to use some of the pictures I took yesterday. Check it out here:

http://www.firefightingnews.com/article-US.cfm?articleID=33120

The fire being put out!

Today the kids 'needed' to have a lemonade stand out front. I should have known better. They lost interest within an hour and I was running the lemonade stand, lol. My friend, Denise, came over with her son, Justin. So we closed the lemonade stand early. (We made $5! Thanks to Denise, my neighbors, my mom, the Fedex guy, and the movers from Robbins House of Furniture!)

We were sipping lemonade in the front yard and saw some smoke in the distance. I asked Denise if she wanted to go check the fire with me. Maybe I would get some good shots of it. I wanted to see how close it was to my parents house. Well, it ended up being a huge fire. AND it was right behind our friends house!!!!

So Denise, the kids, and I stopped at Helen's to see if we could help pack up or whatever. She wasn't home, but her hubby was. Denise and I were kind of freaking out, it was RIGHT behind their house. Most of my photos were taken from their back deck! But her hubby was cool headed and we ended up hanging out for a few minutes until Helen came home. We helped her pack a few things. Luckily the local fire crews, CDF, US Forest Service, etc were able to get the fire under control. The fire did reach homes down the road from Helen. I hope no one was injured and no one lost their homes. When we left, we saw a house that was not burned, but everything around it was completely gone. Trucks, play equipment, etc.

Thanks to all who saved those homes on Richmond Road & the adjacent roads. Susanville FD, Janesville FD, inmate fire crews from the CCC camps, US Forest Service, (I am probably missing some agencies) and especially the CDF. The CDF planes and helicopters really knocked out the fire.

June 23rd fire in Susanville......

Spending the afternoon at the lake.

Today the kids and I met up with some friends at Eagle Lake. It was a bit windy, but we had a great time. The kids got ahold of some crackers and fed the seagulls. It was insane! One of the kids lost his intertube. The wind kicked up and blew it over the lake. It was so far away we could barely see it. Luckily, the Lassen County Sheriff's lake patrol picked it up and brought it back. The kids were so excited to see the police boat. That was so nice of them to bring the intertube back!

Susanville Cemetery

Jack and I went to the cemetery just before sunset for some photographs. I didn't think to bring bug spray, I wish I had. The mosquito's were horrible! Jack was moving around alot, so he was fine, but I was under attack! I have sunscreen in the car, now I need to add bug spray!

Saw the SWEETEST truck today!

The kids and I were out and about today and we ran across this fine truck. I am not sure if I was drawn to the home made camo or all the cool stuff in the back for free.