So from Susanville we went straight up for 20 miles until we got in flat high country that brought us to Lake Almanor. I was driving the support van for the day, and my job was to find a campsite for our group. Unfortunately the campsite we had planned to stay at was completely full so we got some local advice to find another great site on Butt Lake nearby. Even though the name was odd, it ended up being a beautiful site with less people and more space to have fun.
The only con was that it took forever for people to arrive due to their relaxing attitude of the day. When it started raining and only half of the tents were up that was when we fell into some problems. It all worked out though in the end as the significant rain held off until we were fully prepared.
We were excited though to be on a lake that was great for camping. We just chilled out in the afternoon and evening with fine beverages/great conversation. For our weekly town hall meeting, it was the most entertaining of the trip(we’ll just keep it at that). After a night of camping we found a church to take us for the second night of our day off. So we packed it up casually and headed to the local town of Chester with people having the option to bike or get a shuttle from the van.
Our mission of the afternoon after settling into the church was to find our mail in Old Station near the Lassen Park. As we drove down a state road that was just recently opened with first being controlled, we saw many burnt trees with a bunch of smoke in the air. When we got to the turn off for our mail, so road was just being opened after five days of fighting fires. There was no electricity in any of the houses or stores along the road unless they had generator power. As we drove into Old Station, we almost missed the post office due to its small size. The post office was opened but the mail lady was gone with a note stating her routine would be at 3 PM (which was in an hour). So we killed off time by visiting an open general store and playing in the creek.
When the mail lady returned, she was just excited that she could finally get rid of so much mail. There were many packages also there for through hikes on the Pacfic Crest Trail, so we did not completely whipe her out dry though.
On the way back we took a longer scenic route through Lassen National Park since the raods were now open. It was worth the entrance fee as we got to see all of the many features. We had a snowball fight at the trailhead for Lassen Peak, saw the sulfur deposits that smelled amazing and just enjoyed sites. It was a pretty gorgeous that would have been a tough bike day through the park, and I think we caught a break with the forest fire. So next years group better be prepared for this pass was just as long/difficult as Independence Pass.
Our adventure was fun but the rest of the day was pretty simple.
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