This morning we had breakfast at the Benton Airport Cafe instead of our usual in-coach breakfast. The cafe food was pretty good and it was neat to see some of the local general aviation flavor. There is a dog park right next to the cafe where we let Maverick run wild for a bit.
After the dog park we headed out for Lassen Volcanic National Park. We knew there wasn’t much open in the park but though it might be a scenic drive. The drive was a really scenic 1 ½ hour each way. We took the back road to get there and the more major road coming back. The weather went from about 60F in Redding to about 36F at the visitor center. The forest near the visitor center is really pretty and at the visitor center the snow next to the road was about 4-5 feet high. The visitor center was pretty standard for the parks. There were people hiking the mountain at the visitor center and skiing down. We let Maverick play in the packed snow for 10 or so minutes. He was disappointed the snow wasn’t soft but had a blast.