Still snow at Crater Lake as well after a record breaking snow season…over 56 feet!!

A grey whale has been stuck in the Klamath River for almost 2 months, and refuses to swim back out to sea. There were huge crowds watching the whale from the bridge.

Read more about the whale here.

A short video of the whale circling. Also, we spotted some otters.

A herd of elk in front of a Redwood stand.

Fern Canyon Trail

Huge Redwoods.

The Sundial Bridge is a pedestrian bridge which spans the Sacramento River in Redding, Ca. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, who also designed Turning Torso in Mälmo, Sweden which Erin and I visited last summer.

Bumpass Hell is the largest concentration of hydrothermal features in Lassen. There were still several feet of snow on the hike in (at over 7,000 feet!)

Approaching the fumeroles, bubbling mud pits etc.

Where there is still snow in mid August!

A frozen lake.

And spectacular views.