Mud Pit, Sulphur Works, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

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I couldn't resist leaving a milkweed seed ball near this boiling, sulfuric mud pit at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Being planted near the fire and brimstone honors that part of Liz which played Lotto, drank alcoholic milkshakes, was ready with a sarcastic comeback, and lusted after Patrick Stewart.

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Cinder Cone, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

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Crater Lake is so called because that's what it is, the snow-melt-filled crater (caldera) of a gigantic volcano. The island is a volcanic cinder cone. The hilly shore 6 miles beyond is the east crater ridge. It also is the USA's deepest lake at 2,148 ft. (655 m).

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Mount Rainier From Coal Creek Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

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Mount Rainier, aka Mount Tacoma, as seen from the US 12 pass on Coal Creek Mountain, more than 15 miles away. I call it "Tacoma-San."

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