We left Lassen early in search of lava tubes. Sharon saw them once as a girl, and she's determined to scratch that itch again. When we first entered Lassen Volcanic, she asked the ranger at the Visitor Center about them, and was told there were some outside the park.
We found them. There is a little state park for a lava tube. A nice parking lot a short walk to the tunnel, and another walk back. But the tunnel! Very cool, very geologic. Also, very cold and very dark. This cave was created by different lava flows, and the walls flow just as you would expect of something created by fluids. Without a flashlight it would be a stumble with one numbing hand on the wall.
We continued on to MacArthur Burney Falls SP, home of a gorgeous waterfall, and a slew of campsites. We hiked around the falls and read the kiosks, but decided to move on for more fun, after we had our first ice cream of the trip.
We drove into Oregon and stopped at the Visitor Center outside Klamath Falls. Sharon talked with the woman at the desk, and we had directions to this National Forest campground. We found a site for the night, right on the lake. A little bike ride topped off the day.
This is the first real cell service we've had since we left Las Vegas. I had exceeded my monthly 16 GB of regular data and was seeing slower access in Lassen and Valley of Fire. My plan finally started my new month of data, and overnight used 5 GB, presumably backing up pictures. (I turned off backing up video on cell service.) It's going to be a long month, sigh. #FirstWorldProblems
Pics are at https://photos.app.goo.gl/035jaVEJUQGceOxk2
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