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Sunday May 20, 2012 will offer a Celestial Super Bowl—a near-total solar eclipse—and parks in parts of the western U.S. will offer some prime viewing locations. If you want to make travel plans for special eclipse-related activities or purchase equipment for safe viewing, just don't wait too long to do so.

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At the end of the trail....

Sometimes, the best aspects of a national park are found at the end of the trail. That's the case with Cliff Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Head down the trail to Cliff Lake and you'll encounter two others, Terrace and Shadow lakes. You'll find the trailhead 9 miles north from the park's southwest entrance on the park road, and 21 miles south from the northwest entrance.

Here's the park's description of this shimmering trio:

Russell Virgilio
www.nps.gov/lavo

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