JudyJB wrote:Perfect time for a volcano talk!!!!!
LOL.
Perhaps more perfect than you may realize.
Both
Mt. Shasta (to the north) and
Lassen Peak (to the east) can easily be seen from the freeway while travelling north on I-5 through Redding. The
Medicine Lake Volcano is in the same general area, about thirty miles east of Mt. Shasta (it cannot be seen from Redding).
Mt. Shasta last erupted in 1786.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount_shasta/Threat potential: Very High (according to the United States Geological Survey, USGS)
Lassen Peak last erupted in 1917.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/lassen_volcanic_center/Threat potential: Very High (again, according to USGS)
The Loomis Museum & Visitor's Center for Lassen Volcanic National Park is about 40 miles from Redding, on the north side of the volcano. An easy drive from Redding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loomis_MuseumThe main visitor's center, and thermal area, is located on the south side of the volcano, quite a bit further from Redding.
Then there is the
Medicine Lake Volcano, about 3 hours or so from Redding.
Last eruption: around nine-hundred years ago (thus still fairly recent in "geologic time")
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/medicine_lake/Threat potential: High (USGS)
My favorite. By many estimates this volcano is the largest volcano in the Cascade chain, it's "footprint" covers about eight-hundred square miles. Lava Beds National Monument is located on the north-east side of the volcano, and the monument is located about an hour south of Klamath Falls.
Let me know campground dates, and I will make reservations. If anyone is interested, please think about what you might like me to talk about (volcano related!). Check out a video of my volcano model (Demo) at
http://www.volcanotime.com.
Also: anyone up for a volcanic guided tour/field trip?
The price is definitely right (free!)
Anne