Bumpass Hell
I mean with a name like that… you’d think it was a joke. But it’s actually the Old Faithful of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which Stephanie and I visited with Joy and Kyle over Labor Day weekend. We started the drive up Friday night, did a little Motel 6 camping in Red Bluff, and then continued on our way Saturday morning.
Bumpass Hell is about a mile and a half off the main road, and well worth it. There’s a steam vent that sounds like a jet engine, boiling pools of gray-purple mud, and the stench of sulfur that fell somewhere on a continuum between rotten eggs and chicken soup.
View of Brokeoff Mountain on the way
The famed Bumpass Hell
Closer
Boiling purple mud
Cold Boiling Lake Puddle
(If it sounds like it might violate a law of physics, it’s probably too good to be true. Nice hike, but not worth the additional 4 miles round trip for a bubbling puddle.)
Update: day 2, Justin Versus the Volcano
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Angelika
Hello !
I am from Germany – and found your homepage by googel. I was looking for some pictures of furnace – campground in death valley. I read, you are living in san fransisco … i need a little help. My husband and me are going to spend our holidays in the western usa. We fligh to san fran – rent a car and will visit – yosemite- death valley- las vegas – zion – bryce – grand canyon – palm spirngs.. westcoust higway nr. 1 back. Realy bussy tour – i know ;-)). can you please recomend me a good outdoor shop in san fransisco? i found http://www.rei.com in the internet. we will bye only a little oven and a air-matrress. We bring tent and sleeping bags with us. We would be happy to read from you …please write to gelikempf*@*web.de ( without * – this is only because of the spam ;-)… Greatings from Germany – sorry about my bad grammar ;-( ..bye Angie