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[[underlined]] Lassen [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] July 27 [[/underlined]]  Sent the wagon around to Morgans while Higginson & I went with saddle horses up the Lassen trail to timberline on the south side of Lassen, then down to Crumbo Lake & down the trail to Morgans.

Leaving Drakes ranch we turned up over the high ridge to the N.W. & gaining the top at about 6500 feet travelled toward Lassen till we struck the head waters of Kings Creek, then up this for a few miles through hemlock woods & beautiful little meadows to its source at the base of the main peak, then up on the ridge on east side of mountain to about 8000 feet where we left horses & I climbed up to timberline on south side of mountain at 9000 feet.  The upper slopes are sliding pumice like Shasta - Dry - not much snow - some big banks down into timber - lots of pink snow.  Hudsonian trees are mostly hemlock & P. albicaulis.

Came down to Crumbo Lake through pretty little meadows. Tried to find Bumpasse's Hell but found only some little hot  springs that are not much good. Crumbo Lake is small but pretty - deep blue & clear & surrounded with hemlocks & [[underlined]] Shasta firs [[/underlined]].

Came down the canyon of Mill Creek & found the boys camped at Morgans ranch

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I think Vernon may be talking about pink snow ie watermelon snow! See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_snow -@siobhanleachman