We headed out of Manzanita Lake on our way to Medicine Lake, which was a long, long, long, drive on windy roads. At Medicine Lake, I got all fussy about camping in the cold and damp, so Jeffery took me to Klamath Falls and a motel room. My hero! This means we missed visiting Glass Mtn., which was on our list, but I guess we'll have to go back in the future. Sara and Grant's blog has great photos of Little Glass Mountain, if you're interested in seeing that. (grantsara.blogspot.com)
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| the lava tube opening. as we walked to find this opening, we were walking on the top of the cave |
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| We missed going to the Lava Beds, where we'd see these lava tube caves, but we found this one right off the highway near Old Station. My first ever real cave! |
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| The jumbles are the collapsed roof that exposed the cave. Down we go, with only one flashlight. |
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| the ceiling of the cave shows drip spot shapes |
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| without a flashlight, you are in total darkness. Jeffery examines some hanging shapes |
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| this is a burst lava bubble on the cave floor |
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| I add this photo to show you the size of the burst lava bubble |
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| the cave exit |
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| the road out of Klamath Falls |
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| The Train Museum was closed, so we'll have to go back, since it is such a fabulous display |
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| This wine train car was so pretty |
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| I love structures like this |
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| Mt. Mazama grew large due to many small eruptions that kept piling up. Meanwhile, the gigantic magma chamber underneath grew so large, the mountain's weight collapsed into itself, creating Crater Lake and covering the Rogue River with the lava that would later be geologic features such as the lava tubes we enjoyed. |
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| the clouds obscure Mt. Mazama's remains, but it is our destination: Crater Lake! |
I'll stop here, and use the next post to take us up to Crater Lake and down the Rogue River. See ya then!
I think Grant, Ben Roark, and I visited this very cave, or one close by! So cool, huh?
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