With Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in the news, I thought we take a look back during Lassen Peak’s numerous eruptions that spewed ash everywhere. On May 22, 1915, when Lassen had its most historic eruption that sent a mushroom like cloud four miles into the atmosphere. The prevailing winds carried volcanic ash all the way to Winnemucca, Nevada. Susanville resident, an avid fisherman, Med Arnold, was at Eagle Lake that day and reported that the area was covered in like a fine alkali dust, and that enough fell from the sky to muddy the water of the lake. The eruptions continued for several years, and with the west to east prevailing winds, Susanville and the Honey Lake Valley experienced sporadic falls of volcanic ash. In 1917, Janesville resident, Gordon Rice commented, Lassen Peak is good to Lassen County, volcanic ash is a splendid fertilizer.