Pictures from our U.S. trip 2012
Summit Lake
Summit Lake in about 6.900 feet
Summit Lake, wonderful quiet
Beautiful vista within the park
Atop one can still spot remains of snow
View onto Lake Helen
Lake Helen at a closer range
View into the valley during our hike
We had to go pass these wooden walkways to not to get our feet burned at Bumpass Hell
Bumpass Hell - sulfureous vapors are coming out of the soil
Hot, sulfureous water in Bumpass Hell
Bumpass Hell - the vapors are due to the acticity of the magma inside the Earth
It looks impressive in Bumpass Hell - fortunately you can't smell it from the pictures
Some more small sulfur water lakes at Bumpass Hell
More hot sulfureous vapors at Bumpass Hell
A small lake in Bumpass Hell
The water is bubbling and boiling
Wonderful meadows full of flowers on the way back
That's how it looked like at our motel's parking lot - because of the wildfires are many fire fighters sleeping here
View onto Whiskeytown Lake - unfortunately the sky was hazy because of the wildfires