Yosemite National Park

Are you kidding me!! This place is amazing in so many ways.  The view from the valley/village is overwhelming then when we drove to the ridges and the view got better!

Lassen Volcanic National park

Lassen NP is in Northern California and has the distinction of having all 4 types of volcanoes.  Yep, there are 4 types; plug, cone, shield and combination.  Very cool...or hot on any given day.  We spent 6 nights in the park dry camping in late September.  We were waking up to temps in the mid 30s but by mid day temps were in the upper 60s to mid 70s.  Great hiking weather.