Day 6

We got to explore some of the unique features of Lassen today. During the first adventure of the day, we took an easy hike around Manzanita Lake. It took about 2 hours. Because the trail was literally next to the lake, we saw everything going on in the lake. There must have been many bass in the lake because there were quite a few bass fisherman. Later in the day, we went to Sulfur Works. There were multiple holes in the ground that shot up the fragrant smell of sulfur. Most people had their noses plugged, especially the kids. When we escaped from the stench of sulfur, we ate dinner. Joe tried to boil spaghetti water over an open fire. It just didn’t work right. So he took it to the RVs gas stove and it still wasn’t boiling. Finally, we realized that because of the higher altitude it took longer to boil water. Following dinner, Joe told the boys a few bear stories around the fire, all of us had been a little afraid about the whole “bears” thing and this didn’t help much.