7 Shasta-Lava Beds

Black Butte near the town of Mt. Shasta.

The north side of Mt. Shasta.

The view point.

View point signs.

View point signs.

Last of Shasta.

Dorris.

Dorris.

Dorris.

Dorris.

Dorris.

Passing through Tulelake. This was a Japanese interment center in WWII.

Camp Tulelake sign.

Camp Tulelake.

The north end of the Lava Beds National Monument features the remains of Gillem's Camp, used by the cavalry, during the Modoc Indian war. The trail, which I did not take, goes up to the left.

Rifle pit.

This ceremonial cemetery holds no one buried in it.

Sonchin Butte is the highest point in the area, closed for road work.

The visitor center/museum.

Museum display.

Museum display.

Catacombs cave entrance.

Some of these caves are quite long, and dark, and should not be explored alone.

You can rent a hard hat and flashlight at the visitor center.

Lava bombs.

Obsidian.

Fern at Mushpot cave entrance.

Mushpot entrance.

Mushpot sign.

Mushpot is the only cave with lighting installed, and illuminated displays.

Mushpot.

Lava overhang.

On Bunchgrass Trail.

Bunchgrass Trail.

Ice cave sign.

No ice...

Skull cave.

View from Skull cave of lava and Sonchin Butte.

Rainbow clouds.

Rainbow clouds.

Sonchin Butte.

Spatter cone sign.

Fleener Chimneys sign.

One of the chimneys.

One of the chimneys.

Another chimney.

View from Fleener Chimney's

Path at Fleener Chimneys.

Lava flap.