slgwv's photos with the keyword: Tehama County

A small natural lake off USFS 311 a few miles southeast of Child's Meadow (CM) in Lassen National Forest, Tehama County, California. It looks nice--but it should be completely frozen over this time of year! Normally we see it from an x-c ski trip, but this year we were hiking in patchy snow along the road. Map location, as usual, is approximate.

Near Lassen Peak National Park, California, off a cross-country ski trail. The outer layer of snow on the slope has peeled back under gravity to wrap around into a roll. These are pretty common in mountain country. They require a slope and an uppermost layer of snow that isn't well bonded to those below. Those are, of course, the same conditions that lead to avalanches!