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“I don’t want to boast, but I think my howl is pretty good,” Hunnicutt said by phone while heading to the town of Burney, north of Lassen Volcanic National Park.

After lunch in Burney, he’d go back to scouting.

There are more than a dozen notable waterfalls within an hour’s drive from town, said Mayor Michael Clarno, including Hedge Creek Falls, Burney Falls, Faery Falls and three sets of falls on the McCloud River.

The big one is Burney Falls, 129 feet high, with a wide, thundering cascade.

Next, head to McCloud Falls, a series of three cascades about 45 miles northwest of Burney Falls along California 89.