# From the Archives : from finding Lassen Volcanic National Park to climbing it’s highest peak on a whim - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/ - Published: 2026-11-08T07:25:22-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **The year was 2018**. On a whim I fly to California, rent a car and drive to Lassen National Park. No real research was done beforehand. I think I was in a dark place in my life romantically and just needed to get away for a weekend. I enter the park and am just driving around when I come to Lassen Peak and see small dots on the mountain. I decide to try and climb the summit as well. With a cold, snow on the trail, and just a metal jug of water, I get going. The end result was pretty epic, if not a little reckless…. [Hiking Lassen Peak](https://mywalkabout.net/lassen/) ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20From%20the%20Archives%20%3A%20from%20finding%20Lassen%20Volcanic%20%20National%20Park%20to%20climbing%20it%27s%20highest%20peak%20on%20a%20whim&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Ffrom-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/from-the-archives-from-finding-lassen-volcanic-national-park-to-climbing-its-highest-peak-on-a-whim/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…