Stienstra: Right choice critical to holiday enjoyment Sep 4, 2009
2 miles of the Lassen Peak Trail, closed since a fatal rock slide July 29. Park Superintendent Darlene Koontz said it will not reopen until late spring or early summer 2010. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Last-minute holiday escapes Jul 3, 2009
The trail to Lassen Peak is clear once you cross a snowfield above the parking area. (530) 595-4480, nps. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Working through cancer on the Pacific Crest Trail Jul 1, 2009
It traverses 34 wilderness areas, 24 national forests, seven national parks and passes by landmarks such as Mount Whitney and Lassen Peak, Oregon's Mount Hood and Washington's Mount Rainier. The highest point on the trail is 13,180-foot Forester Pass north of Whitney and the lowest is near sea level, where the trail bridges the Columbia River at the Oregon-Washington border. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Setting it straight Jun 17, 2009
Lassen Peak holds that distinction. It is The Bee's policy to acknowledge errors promptly. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
