We stopped at Old Station on our long drive today for 2 short hikes in Lassen National Forest. The first was the Spatter Cone Nature Trail, a 2 mile hike with a large loop. There were many small lava tubes along the trail.
We enjoyed the pine forest on the 0.2 mile segment to and from the loop.
The trail crosses the Pacific Crest Trail before splitting into the loop.
There were many interesting features, including columnar jointing of the lava as it cooled thousands of years ago.
a lava dome
an old lava tube
Logan Mountain, Wilcox Peak and Sugarloaf Peak to the west, with a bare cinder cone in front of Wilcox Peak.
A large spatter cone, Lassen Peak in the far distance
a volcanic vent
Another view of Lassen Peak
A deep spatter cone with Lassen Peak in the far distance
zoom of Lassen PeakMore views along the trail:
This pine tree is scarred by lightening
More spatter tubes
Cool lava formation 
lizardsome of the wildflowers seen along the trail this morning:
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