Women Fishing On Butte Lake In 1941, Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)

A black-and-white photo circa 1941 of two women in a boat fishing on Butte Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Monday, January 20, 2025

This first week of the New Year is all about a little throwback with national park photos from years past, along with a little trivia.

According to Wikipedia: "The irregularly-shaped lake lies at the northern end of Cinder Cone and the Fantastic Lava Beds, which is a complex of lava flows and a cinder cone. Lava from Cinder Cone's 1666 eruption flowed into and around the lake. This formed an underwater lava field. Water from Snag Lake to the south flows through the porous lava field to Butte Lake. Water from Butte Lake drains via Butte Creek, which flows north out of the parkland.

Do you wonder what fish those two women caught? Maybe rainbow, brown, or brook trout.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

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