Was This National Park Named After a Fraud? (Lassen Volcanic National Park)

Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks heads to Lassen Volcanic National Park — and it turns out the story behind this "hidden gem" is way weirder than we expected. We dig into how a failed political fight only got resolved because the mountain literally erupted, how the devastating 2021 Dixie Fire reshaped huge parts of the park, and why the man the park is named after might not have deserved the honor at all.

🌋 In this episode:

The political fight and eruption that created the parkThe lasting scars (and recovery) from the 2021 Dixie FireThe surprisingly shady history behind the park's namesake

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