Lassen Volcanic National Park, Pt. 6

Shortly after climbing up and down the Cinder Cone, we reached our site for the day, Butte Lake. We actually got there ahead of time so we decided to go for the next day's campsite, Snag Lake. We kind of overestimated ourselves and the fatigue made enjoying our surroundings secondary to just finishing the hike.


But we eventually made it to Snag Lake, and it was a great spot. Once again, we were the only people there. Here, Eric is actually standing on the dried lakebed. The shore had receded by 20-30 feet due to the drought.


After relaxing a bit, Eric decided to practice some capoeira. Nice air on a roundhouse.


Meia lua.


The presence of fish was suspected during the day when we watched gulls divebomb into the water to catch them. At dusk, it was confirmed when we saw some trout literally jumping out of the water to feed on the insects that had come out. Eric decided to give it another try.


He fished for quite a while, right to the sunset.


Finally snagging a juvenile rainbow trout after a serious bout of patience. He ended up catching two of these little guys, and snapped a line reeling in a much larger one. It was the classic "big one that got away." My brother was pissed.