National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 288 | Lassen Peak's Volcanics

By Jess Repanshek - August 18th, 2024

When you hear the word volcano, where in the world do you think of? Mount Vesuvious in Italy? Mount Fuji in Japan? Maybe Cotopaxi in Ecuador? Do you ever think of Lassen Peak?

The National Park System is full of volcanoes. Some active, some dormant, some extinct. They all have fascinating stories to tell.

There was a series of eruptions of Lassen Peak in Northern California between 1914 and 1917, with the 1915 eruption largely playing a role in the establishment of Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Today we’re going to be discussing Lassen Peak and its volcanism along with Andy Calvert, the scientist-in-charge of the California Volcano Observatory, and Jessica Ball, the observatory’s volcano hazards and communication specialist.

0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:50 Big Country - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
1:09 Friends of Acadia
1:35 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
1:57 Smokies Life
2:20 NPT Promo
2:36 Episode 288 - Lassen Peak's Volcanics
52:07 Yellowstone - Randy Petersen - The Sounds of Yellowstone
52:28 Episode Closing
53:07 Orange Tree Productions
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