# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BY3PN8-lZcK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430220-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-09-10T14:00:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

2/16 #CaliforniaWild #sponsored post • thinking of everyone in the path or Irma and those suffering because of so many other natural disasters right now. • If you're following my colleagues you have already seen this spot in @visitcalifornia. It was the destination for a spectacular hike we completed in Lassen Volcanic National Park in the Northern California @ShastaCascade region. The Park has many geothermal areas which include several groups of hot springs and fumaroles, remnants of former volcanic activity. Most of them are in, or are adjacent to, Mount Tehama's caldera. We saw several by driving around but you have to hike to #BumpassHell, there's no way to drive there, and as is true of most things that are this spectacular to see in person - it's worth the work to get there. This spot is the "destination" but the journey there and back is every bit as stunning and then some. The unusual name is in honor of Kendall Vanhook Bumpass, a miner who worked in the Lassen area in the 1860s. He discovered it and was named on a mining claim for the area but that's not all. In 1865 the editor of a newspaper took a trip with Bumpass to see the area and while they were there, Bumpass broke through a thin crust above a boiling mud pot, his leg was badly scalded and eventually had to be amputated. I think it's a lesson in staying on the path these days. Geothermal areas can be spectacular but they are also dangerous and Park staff maintain the boardwalks very well, for our safety. ⛰🌲 #ShastaCascade #lassennationalpark #VisitCalifornia #ThisIsAdventure #FindYourPark #shotoniphone

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shastacascade, lassennationalpark, visitcalifornia, shotoniphone, californiawild, bumpasshell, findyourpark, thisisadventure, sponsored

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