It’s Mon­day, but a week late on this answer. I’ll take a break from the quiz and write some deep thoughts on pho­tog­ra­phy for your read­ing plea­sure and my own edu­ca­tion. Scroll on down.

We vaca­tioned in North­ern Cal­i­for­nia last sum­mer to full­fill Lori’s fish­ing needs. I cap­tured some nice shots and read Carl Sagan’s “Demon Haunt­ed World”. I took a series of pic­tures of a small riv­er and for­est that I think will make a real­ly nice panora­ma.

Lassen Vol­canic Nation­al Park was most­ly closed due to heavy snow. It is home to a poten­tial­ly active vol­cano seen here reflect­ed in Man­zani­ta Lake. It is a short hike to take this pic­ture. The park is anoth­er exam­ple of the many dra­mat­ic nat­ur­al land­scapes found in the Unit­ed States. Slight­ly out-of-the-way, this area sees less tourist traf­fic and can make for a relax­ing yet faci­nat­ing vaca­tion.