A kaleidoscope of butterflies swirled around me as I hiked along the rim of Hat Creek Valley.
The weather was mild, and the day was one spectacular beauty after another.
The trail continued to provide expansive views of Lassen Peak, Chaos Crags, Burney Mountain, Mt. Shasta, and other local peaks, buttes, and mountains.
Open fields were filled with tall grasses and spotted with lava rock, and forests climbed over piles of lava rock.
The last few miles descended… into mosquito territory! I put my head net on and began jogging towards the protection of Ogre. The rest of my tramily arrived shortly, but we did not have a very sociable evening due to those lil bloodsuckers.
