Bumpass Hell Trail, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Moderate, 2.94 mi out and back

587 ft elevation gain

Hiked 10/11/24

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Bluesky Video with a wide view of the pools and the 'screaming' of air leaving the hydrothermal vents.

A short trip to Hell, surrounded by the slight screams of air escaping from hydrothermal vents. This adventure takes you down to a couple of boardwalks around active geothermal mudpots and boiling pools of liquid pyrite and acidic-loving cyanobacteria. Please stay on the boardwalks to avoid injuries.

A serene setting along the early trail among evergreens, concealing the 'hell' that awaits further along.

Looking out from the rocky outcrop that makes an early viewpoint towards what I believe is Pilot Pinnacle.

A steaming and bubbling pool forms above a hydrothermal vent.

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6 Comments

mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 313d (3 replies)

is it bum pass or bump ass

everydayhiker@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 313d

I believe it is bum-pass, but I absolutely read it as bump-ass.

PorradaVFR@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 313d

Bumpass…guy's name who broke through the crust and was horribly injured but lived (!) and went back.

Bad name, worse luck.

chloroken@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 313d

Bumpa SS, Nazi shit.

DearMoogle@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 313d (1 reply)

That was the first hike I did with my partner! Oh the memories:)

everydayhiker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 312d

If you survived going to hell together you can survive anything haha, it's definitely a fun one!

vigiv83673@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 313d
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