Before getting to this weeks desktop, there's a couple of things I wanted to remind you about. First, the
updates are shifted a few days the next couple of weeks and will be back on
track soon. Second, the previous weeks wallpaper is always still available by clicking the preview to the left found on this page. Enjoy!
Above is this weeks free desktop. This week we return to a park
previously featured here, once again enjoy the wonder of Lassen Volcanic
National Park. Located in northeastern California, the landscape of
Lassen is filled the reminders of its turbulent past, while still
showing just how active it remains today. The eastern portion of the
park sets on a large lava plateau with many small inactive cinder cones
present. The painted dunes and lava bed remnants around Butte Lake are
very impressive and as stated previously, there will be a shot from here
in the future. The western portion of the park contains very active
volcanic elements - mudpots, boiling pools, and steaming sulphur vents
(but no true geysers here) and the world's largest plug volcano, Lassen
Peak which just so happens to be the subject of this weeks shot. Lassen
Peak, to the left, stands at 10,457 ft tall and as see here in this
September 2005 shot from the side of the park road, is a pretty
impressive site. The increasing dense cloud cover was impressive also as
within a hour of this shot, it had moved down and obscured the top of
Lassen. There is a 5 mile trail (roundtrip) to the top which offers a
magnificent perspective for viewing a major portion of the park, but if
the entire hike to the top is a bit much, one can still enjoy some truly
great views on shorter hikes. With a centrally located scenic road for
easy sight seeing and over 100 miles of trails to explore, Lassen
Volcanic is a great adventure just waiting for your visit.
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Right-click on the image and select the option to "save/set as desktop
or wallpaper." You're done! If you wish to change the
desktop image, simply right-click on your desktop, select Properties,
and then select the tab labeled Backgrounds in your display control
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