Explore Safely Trail Challenge

 

The Explore Safely Trail Challenge has been Extended!
If you plan on hiking at Lassen this fall, be sure to pick up a Trail Challenge brochure at a entrance station, the Loomis Museum, or the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. Once you've completed the challenge, bring your brochure to the Loomis Museum or Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center to receive your free bandana. Additionally, if you've complete at least three hikes this summer with safety in mind, you may complete the trail challenge brochure at home and mail it to the park to receive a bandana (you may also email the information from your trail challenge log to [e-mail]).

Lassen Volcanic National Park
Attn: Trail Challenge
PO Box 100
Mineral, CA 96063

 

Congratulations to the nearly 1,000 hikers who completed Lassen's first Explore Safely Trail Challenge! The trail challenge encourages preparedness, awareness of risk, and safe outdoor adventure. Participants completed one of three challenge levels including: Explorer, Adventurer, and Trail Master. To celebrate the challengers' accomplishments in hiking safely, we've listed many participants and their challenge level below, as well as a number of safety notes explaining how they kept themselves safe while exploring Lassen Volcanic National Park. View photos from the Explore Safely Trail Challenge.

 

Challenger Name	City, State	Challenge Level
Cherl Barber	Sacramento, CA	Trail Master
Claire Ames	Oakland, CA	Trail Master
Sou Saephan	Oakland, CA	Trail Master
Leslie & Jeff	Yuba City, CA	Trail Master
Alethea	Woodland, CA	Trail Master
C. Klubertanz	San Francisco, CA	Trail Master
Sebastian Lute	Belmont, CA	Trail Master
Peter Oel	San Francisco, CA	Trail Master
Sudhit Rao	Cupertino, CA	Trail Master
Abhinar Rao	San Jose, CA	Trail Master
Gigi Mahdiaon	Daly City, CA	Trail Master
Abe Guado	Daly City, CA	Trail Master
Becky Miller & Joel Cohen	Vallejo, CA	Trail Master
Steve Zachary	Red Bluff, CA	Trail Master
Shona Flake	Sacramento, CA	Trail Master
Jane Luckhardt	Sacaramento, CA	Trail Master
Scott Flake	Sacramento, CA	Trail Master
Ivan Ijzernan	Palo Alto, CA	Trail Master
Jon & Maryanne Pecaut	Redding, CA	Trail Master
Aaron Simons	Newmarket, Ontario	Trail Master
Liana Simons	Newmarket, Ontario	Trail Master
Robert Simons	Newmarket, Ontario	Trail Master
Linda & Tom Petrich	Walnut Creek, CA	Trail Master
Jon Petricy	Walnut Creek, CA	Trail Master
Ryan, Cathy & Emily Laughy	Shingletown, CA	Trail Master
Ved Sinha	Pleasanton, CA	Trail Master
Ram Subbaroxan	San Francisco, CA	Trail Master
Britta Homer & Family	England	Trail Master
Denyse Variaro	New York	Adventurer
Vincent	New York	Adventurer
Ea Variaro	Berkeley, CA	Adventurer
N. Franskin	Palo Alto, CA	Adventurer
Avelyn Gaskin	Palo Alto, CA	Adventurer
Eli Gaskin	Palo Alto, CA	Adventurer
Craig Wilson	Sacramento, CA	Adventurer
Jennifer Gaskin	Palo Alto, CA	Adventurer
Packroy Liao	Danville, CA	Adventurer
David Lucas	Lafayette, CA	Adventurer
Angela M. Lucas	Lafayette, CA	Adventurer
Marcus Latrance	Lafayette, CA	Adventurer
Tom Ruffin	Augusta, GA	Adventurer
Patricia Ruffin	Augusta, GA	Adventurer
Sara Simmonds	Los Angeles, CA	Adventurer
Bill Haffey	Roseville, CA	Adventurer
Mackenzie Danziger	Elk Grove, CA	Adventurer
Chandra Wright	Elk Grove, CA	Adventurer
Nicolas Family	Pleasanton, CA	Adventurer
Kuzmicn Family	Sacramento, CA	Adventurer
Colleen Lafferty	Reno, NV	Adventurer
John Livingston	Palo Cedro, CA	Adventurer
Yvette Findlay	Vancouver, WA	Explorer+
Art Hanley	Vancouver, WA	Explorer+
Lain Hanley	Vancouver, WA	Explorer+
Kirrin Peart	Bellingham, WA	Explorer+
Trixine Peart	Chico, CA	Explorer+
Tim Castelli	Wiltow, CA	Explorer+
Kevin Castelli	Wiltow, CA	Explorer+
Robyn Brown	Sunnyvale, CA	Explorer
Jonathan Rivera	San Carlos, CA	Explorer
Jason Sloan	San Francisco, CA	Explorer
Bonnie Chapman	Cloquat, MN	Explorer
Pat Chapman	Tarpon Sps, FL	Explorer
Wendy Bodily	Kaysville, UT	Explorer
Urusla Waldmann	Erlanger, Germany	Explorer
Jenny Cribbs	Point Reyes, CA	Explorer
Monica Delmartin	Lagunitas, CA	Explorer
Jasmine Smith and family	San Francisco, CA	Explorer
Yuchu Huang	Albany, CA	Explorer
Meiyi Chu	Berkeley, CA	Explorer
Jumeng Chi	Oakland, CA	Explorer
Tsnghsien Lin	Oakland, CA	Explorer
Denali Elsley	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Jasper Elsley	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Keagan Elsley	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Jenny Yu	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Philip Rich	Oakland, CA	Explorer
Mierk Schwabe	Berkeley, CA	Explorer
Bettina Alles	Germany	Explorer
Benjamin Schwabe	Berkeley, CA	Explorer
Anna Righero	Yuba City, CA	Explorer
Gabe Orvis	Longmont, CO	Explorer
Karrie Roth	Red Bluff, CA	Explorer
Woojong Ko-Keel	Herald, CA	Explorer
Bob Reel	Herald, CA	Explorer
Eric Schmitz	Pleasanton, CA	Explorer
Stephanie Betts	Palo Alto, CA	Explorer
Buckley Dowdle	Red Bluff, CA	Explorer
The Kim Family	Foster City, CA	Explorer
The Johnson Family	Woodland, CA	Explorer
The Garcia Family	Sacramento, CA	Explorer
Wedha Kini	Sunnyvale, CA	Explorer
Anath Kini	Sunnyvale, CA	Explorer
Krupa Kini	Sunnyvale, CA	Explorer
Anizudh Rao	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Naga Chandika	Cupertino, CA	Explorer
Spicciati Family	Fremont, CA	Explorer
Stella Panov	Cupertino, CA	Explorer
Liz Mattin	San Francisco, CA	Explorer
Allison McCarthy & Justin Vanderer	San Francisco, CA	Explorer
Dawn Porter	Mineral, CA	Explorer
Bauer Sabine, Wernes	Germany	Explorer
Robert & Maureen Eberle	Shingletown, CA	Explorer
Kathi Daughtry	Pacficia, CA	Explorer
Brett Daughtry	Pacficia, CA	Explorer
John Lynd	Morgan Hill, CA	Explorer
Elizabeth Koweur	Redding, CA	Explorer
Karen Perry	Redding, CA	Explorer
Nicholas Pester	S. San Francisco, CA	Explorer
Catherine Obillo	Daly City, CA	Explorer
Norland Obillo	Daly City, CA	Explorer
Laundy Daworu	Auburn, CA	Explorer
Rebecca Taber	Auburn, CA	Explorer
Patrick & Terrie Burns	Napa, CA	Exporer
Steve Knight	Carson City, NV	Explorer
Patty Knight	Carson City, NV	Explorer
Lili Adkins	Folsom, CO	Explorer
Dana Adkins	Folsom, CO	Explorer
Isaac Adkins	Folsom, CO	Explorer
Jeff Adkins	Folsom, CO	Explorer
Joel & Margaret Shannon	Houston, TX	Explorer
Lauryn Ping	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Marissa Ping	San Jose, CA	Explorer
Gloria Aristo	Redding, CA	Explorer
Angelo Aristo	Redding, CA	Explorer
Pete, Charlie, Trish, Cody & Conor Haggerty	Magalia, CA	Explorer
Manuel Manzano	Spain	Explorer

 

Safety Notes
Here are a few of the many ways trail challengers helped to ensure their safety while hiking at Lassen:

• Told people where we were hiking and when we would return
  
• Stayed on the trail
• Took breaks often
  
• Finished before dark
• Worse sturdy shoes
• Brought clothes, food, and water
• Brought a first aid kit
• Wore sunscreen
• Watched out for twigs and rocks that may trip you
• Kept kids close by in hydrothermal areas
• Did not wear flip flops on a rocky trail
• Stayed on the boardwalk at Bumpass Hell
• Read signs
• Did not feed wildlife
• Stretched
• Stayed in the shade to avoid overheating
• Brought headlamps for an afternoon hike
• Wore a hat
• Watched children when close to water
• Brought snacks
• Wore sunglasses
• Parked outside the fog line near Bumpass Hell parking area (white line)
• Talked to rangers about conditions before hiking
• Attended a ranger-led program about trail safety
• Watched out for loose rocks
• Look out for hikers heading the other way on Lassen Peak trail
• Used trekking poles for balance
  
• Paced myself
• Wore good shoes - not high heels!
• Did not shortcut trails
• Brought a map
• Watched out for bees
• Hiked with a buddy or in a group