You can’t stop change, and sometimes you don’t like it. I was anxious to get to Lassen National Park again. It had been so many years. So I called the national reservation number and made a reservation. I thought I was so smart because I had a map of the campground which showed all the sites. This was great, a pull through site right near the flush toilets.

I was so excited to be camping and not RVing again. When I opened the truck door, the forest smell hit me. Wonderful pine trees. It was going to be great. But maybe not all that great.

The pull through was not on flat land and there was no ranger in sight. All the sites had reserved signs on them. We had difficulty getting in and out of the trailer because the campsite was steep. We assumed that all the campsites were taken because they had the reserved signs. So we were stuck.

Since I have a few days worth of photos, I’ll continue my rant in part 2. In the meantime, here are some pictures of the Lily Pond trail located at one end of Manzanita Lake. I didn’t go all the way because the altitude was bothering me.

I don’t want you to think that I’ll be complaining throughout this series. We had a great time and there’s more to come!

28 thoughts on “Change is sometimes not good: Lassen National Park, part 1”

    1. Thanks Leanne! I wish we could sit down over your wonderful coffee and talk about changes. As much as I loved Melbourne, I saw a lot of building going on and wondered if it was planned well.

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  7. I’m glad you had a good time despite the setbacks! This first set of photos certainly shows off the park’s beauty 🙂 I’m looking forward to seeing and hearing more. We spent part of a day here some years ago, detouring from our Oregon road trip, but it was July 4th so the park was very busy with picnickers and I don’t think we saw it at its best.

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  11. Great post, GREAT photos Anne. Love all the deer shots, but that pond reflection with the clouds is drop dead stunning! I too LOVE the smell of pine. INHALE! Or, as I have said, ABB. Always Be Breathing. 🙂

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