Natural History Wanderings

The Lassen Park website reports that the main road through the park is now open.

There are limits on hiking the Lassen Peak trail.  It  is open to hikers 1.3 miles to ‘Grandview’ only. The Park reports the following limited access to Lassen Peak

Lassen Peak 2011 Access Dates
To provide limited access to the summit, the trail will be open to the summit on the following dates only:

Saturday, August 13 through Sunday, August 14
Friday, September 2 through Monday, September 5

Juniper Lake Road is still closed due to snow.