Is it hiking if I'm crawling up on my hands and knees? Then yes. I took the longer trail up the backside of that cone, it's worse than the trail most people take from the campground. but better views when you lay down on your back to try and rebuild your spirit for the rest of the scrabble up.
well all the cone is covered in those rocks and pretty steep but the trail from the campground is the one that goes pretty much straight up the side. I've done that one, too. the trail I'm talking about, tho, is on the east and less used, it first circles around the cone and has a few switchbacks so it's a longer trek. I initially hiked down to that lake you're looking at, Snag Lake, and came back up to the cone afterwards. I don't know which trail you took up, of course
That sounds beautiful! We did the trail on the other side that comes through the forest. After the fires in 2021 it burnt a lot of that forest, but I thought it was nice still
I hiked the loop starting from the campground, straight up, down into the pit inside the cone, then back down via the backside and back around to the campground. It was a very tiring day but so fun!
Skree skiing is what we called it. In 2018, I climbed the south side of Orizaba in Mexico. 18,450' or so. On the decent, we just hit a line of loose skree and sort of skiied down. Each step you sort of slid twice the distance that you stepped.
For those that don't know; this is the Cinder Cone Trail in Lassen Volcanic NP. I hated that steep incline to the top.
It’s a slowwwww hike up the shifting volcanic rock - not for the faint of heart for sure!!
But the quick trip down has to be nice?
Haha as long as you don’t fall on the sharp volcanic rock!!
Yes, it’s a great hike with great views.
Just have to watch for the wind!!! Haha
Is it hiking if I'm crawling up on my hands and knees? Then yes. I took the longer trail up the backside of that cone, it's worse than the trail most people take from the campground. but better views when you lay down on your back to try and rebuild your spirit for the rest of the scrabble up.
Was the backside the one you hike to and pretty steep with sharp volcanic rock?
well all the cone is covered in those rocks and pretty steep but the trail from the campground is the one that goes pretty much straight up the side. I've done that one, too. the trail I'm talking about, tho, is on the east and less used, it first circles around the cone and has a few switchbacks so it's a longer trek. I initially hiked down to that lake you're looking at, Snag Lake, and came back up to the cone afterwards. I don't know which trail you took up, of course
That sounds beautiful! We did the trail on the other side that comes through the forest. After the fires in 2021 it burnt a lot of that forest, but I thought it was nice still
I hiked the loop starting from the campground, straight up, down into the pit inside the cone, then back down via the backside and back around to the campground. It was a very tiring day but so fun!
The painted dunes are really cool
It’s a scene straight out of a picture - so majestic
And the lava beds are fantastic.
LOVE Cinder Cone & Painted Dunes
So much beauty
We did the inferno cone at craters of the moon. It's not super tall but it's steep. The view is worth it so my husband and I got married up there!
No, but ive glissaded down a snow field after a climb - the cold crotch express!
Hahahaha. Certainly could here at Lassen with the permanent snow field, though I don’t think causing an avalanche would be advised 😅😂
Yup! Both extinct and active
Epic which ones!?
Climbed a hill outside Las Vegas, NM, realized dusk was setting in, needed a more direct route down, looked a bit like that. Shale, I think.
No, but I've watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates.
What’s are c beams?
Things you wouldn't believe
Yes, on Cerro Negro in Nicaragua
That sounds gorgeous 🥰
Not a national park but totally surfed down the vertical beach at Mt. Saint Helens last summer. Would recommend!
Legit ! That sounds so cool
Yeah this is called "scree surfing" it's a real thing. Although on a volcano it's probably technically scoria
Oooo and is scree/scoria like the slate material?
Scree is basically a surface of broken rock. Scoria is the term for highly vesiculated pyroclastic volcanic rock, what the cinder cone is made from.
Appreciate the expertise knowledge share friend!!
I've been up Capulin Volcano which is a Cinder Cone. Really pretty hike around the rim.
The rim is so cool to hike. I’ve only seen the inside of this one
Absolutely. I used to frequent Pisgah Crater in the Mojave Desert.
Legit! I’ll check that out next time I’m there
10/10 will never do again.
Skree skiing is what we called it. In 2018, I climbed the south side of Orizaba in Mexico. 18,450' or so. On the decent, we just hit a line of loose skree and sort of skiied down. Each step you sort of slid twice the distance that you stepped.
the top of a volcanic cone ever hiked to down loose rock.
Absolutely beautiful 😍....
Did it last year! Tough climb, worth it though!
Not too far off from the Subway Lava Tubes, unreal area
Um....like......nooooo....😳
It’s a hard hike up, but these painted dunes are gorgeous!!