Grant's Getaways: Lava Lands Tour
A journey into Central Oregon's pre-history waits for folks wanting to learn more about Oregon's fascinating geologic history across the Lava Lands near Bend. Dating back ten thousand years this hot bed of geologic activity left dozens of cinder cones on the landscape - the lava oozed and flowed for miles and created lava tubes that snake underneath the landscape -- we explore them all -- plus the highly educational Lava Lands Visitor Center.
???? Lava Butte Oregon Newberry Volcano Trailhead
Lava Butte Oregon Deschutes National Forest at Lava Lands Visitor Center elevation 5020.
Lava Butte is a cinder cone in central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, Oregon, and Sunriver, Oregon. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone is capped by a crater which extends about 60 feet (20 m) deep beneath its south rim, and 160 feet (50 m) deep from the 5,020-foot (1,530 m) summit on its north side. Lava Butte is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.
Day Trip! - Lava Lands
See some of the most recent lava flows in the state, take a walk around a crater rim, and go underground into a lava tube - all just south of Bend, Oregon. See too, how settlement of the west impacted the fire ecology of ponderosa forests.
Top 13 Tourist Attractions in Bend - Travel Oregon
Top 13 Tourist Attractions in Bend - Travel Oregon:
High Desert Museum, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Pilot Butte, Mt. Bachelor Ski Area, Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava River Cave, Tumalo Falls, Deschutes National Forest, Sparks Lake, Drake Park, Hosmer Lake, South Sister, Todd Lake
Vlog #15: Newberry National Volcanic Monument [Lava Lands]
Vlog #15: Newberry National Volcanic Monument [Lava Lands]
For our second wedding anniversary my wife and I went on a road trip through Southern Oregon. In today's video we hike through the Lava Lands section of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument just south of Bend, Oregon.
Wander on Lava Butte in Central Oregon
Wander the rim of Lava Butte in Central Oregon with us! My adventure in the Lava fields and some clips from my Intentional Creativity demonstration painting from my second class in Bend...
I am a Red Thread Traveler wandering North America to share Creativity! Looking forward to spending time in the Rocky Mountains soon! TUggging with you!
Best Attractions and Places to See in Bend, Oregon OR
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List of Best Things to do in Bend, Oregon (OR)
Deschutes River
Deschutes National Forest
High Desert Museum
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Sparks Lake
Tumalo Falls
Deschutes Brewery
Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
Drake Park
Lava Lands Visitor Center
The Big Obsidian Flow
Newberry National Volcanic Monument was designated on November 5, 1990 to protect the area around the Newberry Volcano in the United States. It was created within the boundaries of the Deschutes National Forest and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It includes 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) of lakes, lava flows, and spectacular geologic features in central Oregon.
The highest point within the Monument is the summit Paulina Peak 7,985 ft, (2,434 m), with views of the Oregon Cascades and the high desert. Paulina Peak may be accessed by road during the summer months, and as the road is both steep and rough, with hairpin turns towards the summit, trailers or long vehicles are discouraged. The summit area of Newberry Volcano holds two alpine lakes full of trout, East Lake and Paulina Lake.
The park is also home to Lava River Cave, Oregon's longest known lava tube, just south of Bend. The cave is easily accessed by U.S. Highway 97 and may be explored by lantern.[2]
Lava Butte, a 500-foot cinder cone, is located next to U.S. Highway 97 south of Bend, next to the Lava Lands Visitor Center. The visitor center is under renovation, and is open during the summer until 5:00pm.
The monument also features a Lava Cast Forest, which is accessible via a 9 mile dirt road from U.S. Highway 97.
The Big Obsidian Flow, created 1,300 years ago, covers 700 acres. The black, shiny obsidian field, is easily accessible from good roads within the caldera, or a trail that traverses the flow.
Grant's Getaways: Skeleton Cave
If you are looking for a refreshing way to beat summer's sweltering heat and you want to learn something new about Oregon, we may have found what you're looking for at a place that's more akin to a walk-in cooler. Head to Central Oregon's volcanic landscape and explore the amazing Skeleton Cave near Bend.
Central Oregon's High Cascades Mountains provide recreation heaven on earth with snow-capped peaks, deep green forests and inviting pockets of ponds, lakes and grassy meadows. Closer to ground, discover that it is countryside born of fire and where more than 400 buttes or cinder cones dot the landscape from a time when volcanoes were kings of the high desert landscape.
Nearly 7,000 years ago, volcanic lava exploded into the air, oozed across the ground or traveled underground for several miles around the Newberry Crater National Monument. The above-ground evidence is obvious at places like the Lava Lands Visitor Center near Bend, but if you want a firsthand and personalized tour of the underground volcanic system, Wanderlust Tours will provide you a helmet, a headlamp and an expert guide like Courtney Braun.
Oregon Video Map #6D (S.E. Oregon) Sun River-Klamath Falls
Come see all of Southeast Oregon. We're starting at the Lava Lands Visitor Center, then Lava River Cave, Sun River, Lava Cast Forest, LaPine State Recreational Area, Paulina Lake, East Lake, Red Hill, China Hat, South Ice Cave, LaPine, Big Hole, Hole-in-the Ground, Fremont, Fort Rock, Fort Rock State Monument, Devil's Garden, Big Juniper, Derrick Cave, Derrick Ranch, Crack-in-the-Ground, Fossil Lake, Sand Dunes, Lost Forest, Christmas Valley, Table Rock, Silver Lake, the town of Silver Lake, the town of Summer Lake, Summer Lake and it's Hot Springs, Paisley, Ana Reservoir, Gilchrist, Crescent, Chemult, Beaver Marsh, Diamond Lake Jct., Sand Creek, Klamath Marsh, Fuego, Kirk, Collier State Park and Logging Museum, Chiloquin, Braymill, Sprague River, Kla Mo Ya Casino, Lobert, Modoc Point, Upper Klamath Lake, Algoma, and Klamath Falls.
America's Wildest Places - Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Desert Wilderness, Arizona
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, encompassing 860,000 acres of mainly desert, is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The refuge's focus is on the endangered Sonoran pronghorn, bighorn sheep and lesser long-nosed bat. Seven rugged mountain ranges are separated by broad flat valleys of creosote-bursage that is dissected by desert washes covered with mesquite, palo-verde and ironwood. Lava flows as old as two million years extend into the south-central portion of the refuge, an extension of the geologically famous Pinacate volcanic field in Sonora, Mexico. Saguaros loom in stark profile above the baked earth. Its 56-mile border with Sonora, Mexico, might well be the loneliest international boundary on the continent.
Cabeza Prieta, Spanish for dark (or dirty) head, refers to a lava-topped, granite peak in a remote mountain range in the western corner of the refuge.
This landscape is big and wild and can be incredibly hostile to those that need water to survive. Yet within this harsh environment life persists, even thrives. The refuge is home to more than 275 different species of wildlife. Endangered Sonoran pronghorn and lesser long-nosed bats call this parched land home, as do desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoises and many other species of lizards, snakes, and even a few toads. Many birds migrate through the area during spring and fall. The migrating warblers, swallows and flycatchers find food and shelter along the refuge's vegetation-lined washes. Others birds reside here year-round, including elf owls that peer from holes carved in the saguaros by Gila woodpeckers.
Far from a barren desert, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge harbors nearly 400 plant species. For thousands of years, runoff from the mountains during summer monsoons and winter rains eroded into the valleys below bringing sand, silt and gravel. These soils support the plant community known as the creosote bursage flats, broad flats on gently sloping hillsides that support creosote bushes, white bursage, mesquite, palo verde, ironwood, ocotillo and an abundance of cacti, including cholla, and saguaro. Depending on the amount of rain the desert receives during the fall and winter, the spring flower show can be spectacular with more than 30 species flowering at once.
Almost all of Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is designated wilderness. It is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of lands and water managed for the benefit of wildlife by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Travel & Tourism:
A portion of the refuge is open to tourists and visitors for wildlife related activities including wildlife watching and photography, primitive camping, limited hunting, and environmental education and interpretation.
The refuge's visitor center is located in Ajo, Arizona. It is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm. Here, refuge staff and volunteers are available to provide you with maps, brochures and checklists and let you know what's happening on the refuge. This is also where the business of the refuge is conducted.
Directions:
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge's office and visitor center are in Ajo, Arizona.
From Phoenix: Take I-10 west to exit 112. Follow Highway 85 south to Gila Bend and continue south on 85 approximately 40 miles to Ajo.
From Tucson: Take Highway 86 (Ajo Way) west across the Tohono O'odham reservation to the town of Why and follow Highway 85 north to Ajo.
From Yuma: Take I-8 east to Gila Bend and follow Highway 85 south approximately 40 miles to Ajo.
The refuge office is on the west side of Highway 85 at the north end of town.
The lat/long to the refuge's visitor center is 32.385579, -112.872383.
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Oregon Caves Tour Review
Full review at galttech.com: Shows what Oregon Caves area look like, Chateau lodging, visitor center (where you get tickets for Oregon Cave Tours), and cave entrance.
Meet the Vale District - BLM Oregon
The Vale District manages 5.1 million acres of public land in eastern Oregon stretching from Washington to Nevada.
Vale manages the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and 235 miles of wild and scenic rivers.
Vale manages half the grazing permits in Oregon and averages over a million visitors a year.
Vale District provides 151 permanent jobs, harvested 1.2 million board feet in 2017, and manages over 2,900 active claims.
Bend, OR [waterfalls, lava fields & tasty vegan food]
Time to leave Hood River and start working our way south. But, we’ve gotta stop and hang out in Bend, Oregon for a bit first. What a fun place!
We got in loads of hiking in Bend and found a ton of tasty vegan options. If the weather hadn’t been chasing us we could totally see staying here longer.
Have you been to Bend? What did we miss?
Next Level Burger
Expo Center RV Park Redmond, OR
Little Pizza Paradise
Tumalo State Park
Deschutes River Trail
Spork
Broken Top Bottle Shop
Humm Taproom
Tumalo Falls Loop
The Dough Nut
Kebaba
Newberry National Volcanic Monument/Lavalands
Bethlyn’s Global Fusion
Newport Avenue Market
Purrfect Pineapples
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Welcome to McCall Landing - Single Family Homes & Townhomes in Bend, Oregon
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With 254 homes, McCall Landing is a large community that provides a true neighborhood feel and offers everything from low maintenance, easy living townhomes to large single family residences with sparkling mountain views. And, of course, all of these homes are built to award-winning Pahlisch quality standards.
Yet as you stroll along the many walks of this quiet community, every street seems like a cozy little world all its own. You are sure to pass neighbors headed to adjoining Boyd Park with its play structures and basketball, or meandering along a natural walking trail, perhaps off to have their morning coffee on a park bench and take in the mountain views.
While McCall Landing has that quiet, tucked away feel, it is surprisingly close to Empire, the parkway, and all that Bend has to offer. When it comes to your errands and entertainment, this community is truly moments from all of the shopping and fun on the north side, like Cascade Village Shopping Center with its dining, shopping, and essentials like Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Target, and Home Depot - too many to name. In short, shopping abounds in this area.
Bend is also known for its great schools, and Lava Ridge Elementary and Sky View Middle School epitomize that quality, located 5 minutes north of McCall Landing. And when you decide to branch out, you’re minutes to downtown Bend or right out to the parkway and on to Sisters or Redmond. All of this is part of your local community when you choose to land at McCall Landing.
Recreation: Convenience matters because it gives us more time for things like relaxing and having fun! Well, McCall Landing makes fun convenient! In addition to having Boyd park right in your community, what adds to McCall Landing’s appeal is how closely this community is situated between two sprawling parks with every recreational opportunity you can imagine. Pine Nursery Park is a 159-acre park just 5 minutes east of McCall Landing. We are not just talking trails and playgrounds here, but 4 softball fields, 4 soccer fields, 16 pickleball courts, a 14 acre off-leash dog park, a beautiful fishing pond, disc golf course, picnic shelters, you name it!
To add to the natural beauty and fun, Bend Parks has completed a new park, Rock Ridge Park, four minutes up the street from McCall Landing! This 36-acre park will include natural and landscaped areas and amenities like a skate park, walking trails and youth bike trails with skill elements, a youth disc golf, and more.
When you are ready to play inside, you can head up the street to indoor recreation highlights like Sun Mountain Fun Center, Cascade indoor soccer/sports arena, gymnastics, or Mountain Air trampoline park! In a town renowned for its nearly limitless recreational opportunities, McCall landing puts you in the center of some serious fun!
Episode #17 - HOW TO DO THE WEST COAST IN 8 DAYS!! ROAD TRIP (PART 1)
In episode 17 of Around the House, the Rietzschs venture out on an 8-day road trip to the Oregon coast. They cover 6 states in an adventurous loop. In part one of their trip they leave Utah and pass through Boise and into Hood River Oregon, stopping at all the fun and quirky places along the way - researched ahead of time by Lindsey, with the help of social media and the Food Network!
Lindsey has planned fun road trips in the past to Yellowstone, Las Vegas, Idaho, and California always researching the funnest spots to visit along the way, and activities that are truly unique. From the serenaded candlelit Bulgarian restaurant in Vegas, to the haunted historic restaurant featured on the Travel Channel in Filmore UT, & the covered wagon tour/chuck wagon dinner and concert in Lava Hot Springs and Yellow Stone, to the glow-in-the-dark dining experience inside of the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disney Land. People often ask for her itinerary and this time she has come prepared and pasted the Oregon road trip below! (Scroll down)
In episode 17 of Around the House, Manuel surprises Lindsey a few days early with a lovely Mother's Day gift.The kids plan special surprises, and the family gets ready to celebrate at Grandma Bev's, as she pulls off a crazy fiesta themed dinner. Lindsey takes the kids treasure hunting and they discover a pond full of tadpoles.
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****Oregon Trip Itinerary*****
4/17 - 4/18 (Monday – Tuesday)
Boise
• Westside Drive In
La Quinta Inn
• Visit friend
4/18 – 4/19 (Tuesday – Wednesday)
Hood River (lots of restaurants)
• Multnomah Falls
Westcliff Lodge
Portland
• Sweedeedee (lunch – local ingredients) - Tin Shed (garden fresh American)
• Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen - Shirley’s Tippy Canoe (Diner food in the woods)
• The Original Dinerant (Canadian, hip classics)
P’s and Q’s deli (jerk chicken, jalapeno jelly, slaw sandwich)
4/19 – 4/20 _Wednesday – Thursday)
Astoria
• Hampton Inn
Seaside Oregon
• Bigfoot's Steakhouse
Cannon Beach
• Haystack Rock
• Hug Point State Recreation Site (waterfall)
• Goonies
Tillamook
• (on the way to Lincoln City Tillamook Cheese Factory)
4/20 - /21 (Thursday – Friday)
Lincoln City
• Eleanor’s Undertow (ice cream)
• Salishan Spa and Golf Resort, Gleneden Beach
Newport
• Mo’s Chowder
• Haceta Lighthouse
• Seals
• Yaquina Head Lighthouse
• Tidepools
We skipped the Aquarium that everyone told us is a MUST SEE and went to this Marine Center that was right next door and was FREE! Locals told us it was really neat and because we didn't have a lot of time we should go there instead. Our kids LOVED it!!
Florence
• Sea Lion Caves
(There are sea lions on the beach of the Hampton Inn at Seaside so we skipped the Sea Lion Caves. We heard it wasn't worth the money because sometimes the sea lions aren't there but you have to pay anyways and it's stinky. We've heard that if you go though, you can sometimes see the whales.)
4/21 – 4/22 (Friday – Saturday)
Reedsport
• Best Western Salbasgeon Inn
Klamath
• Drive Through Trees
• Trees of Mystery
• Forest Café (bad reviews)
• Chester’s Chicken
• Log Cabin Diner
4/22 – 4/23 (Saturday – Sunday)
Eureka
• Eureka's Historic Old Town
• Samoa Cookhouse
• Best Western Plus Bayshore Inn
4/23 – 4/24 (Sunday – Monday)
Reno
• Super 8 (our least favorite hotel)
• Squeeze In, Gold ‘N Silver Inn (lemonade pork chops)
Wendover
• Ocean Buffet
There are always places to stop along highway 101 in Oregon. Lot's of amazing seafood shacks as you'll see in our next video - that was not on this itinerary. Leave room to be flexible and spontaneous. There are lovely bed and breakfasts all along the coast but with a family of 6 - we were not able to stay at a B&B. There are also cute little mini-cabins we looked into by the beach. Comes with breakfast and a bonfire and free Frisbee golf course!
Rogue River National Recreation Trail June 21, 2009
The Rogue River National Recreation Trail follows the north bank of the river as it winds its way toward the Pacific Ocean. The west trail head is at Foster Bar, about 30 river miles inland from the coastal town of Gold Beach, Oregon. Grave Creek, the east trail head, is about 30 river miles downriver from the town of Grants Pass, Oregon
Volcano Caldera Extinct Living on the Edge Inexpensive House on Ledge McDonald Observatory
Video shows a huge extinct volcano and Its caldera, the bowl shaped center. It is around 16 miles across. Also, the volcanic core or dyke is shown in the center (hardened lava). Shows Ash and cinder cone. - Lava cones.
Located in the Davis Mountains of Texas and called the Paradise Mountain Caldera. These are volcanic mountains composed of volcanic rocks. The Davis Mountains are in southwestern Texas near Big Bend, Mexico, the Rio Grande River, and Marfa. The landscape is volcanic.
The area is near the McDonald Observatory and over 6000 feet in altitude. The house is built on the volcano's rim. It was very inexpensive for such a well-built house and cost around $ 87,000. It was built by a builder, who built a portion of the structure of the McDonald Observatory.
The historic town of Marfa can be viewed from the Davis Mountains and the Caldera rim. Its towers and courthouse can be seen in the video.
Marfa contains a beautiful, big courthouse as its dominant landmark. A number of movies have been made in the scenic area, such as No Country for Old Men and There will be blood. The classic 1956 Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, and Rock Hudson movie Giant was filmed here.
It was built in 1886 in Presidio County, which helped Marfa remain the Presidio County seat. Unlike many small Texas towns, Marfa's central area is dotted with art galleries and fine restaurants. Mercedes-Benz SUVs can be found along the old pickup trucks of ranch hands.
The Marfa airport is nearby, where there are glider rides.
Video shows the Marfa Lights, a tour of the historic town of Marfa, and the Marfa Lights viewing center. It includes information about viewing the lights and visitor's comments.
The lights are mysterious and unexplained (but what tourists generally view are traffic lights). Some think they are UFOs, aliens, St. Elmos fire, electrostatic discharges, swamp gas (no swamp), ghosts, or the spirits conquistadores.
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Explore Oregon Recreation: Maston and Juniper Trailheads
Maston and Juniper Hills area in central Oregon is your next recreation destination! This awesome trail system contains a mostly separated system of mountain bike and equestrian trails, with pedestrian use available on either system. Pedestrian only trails will provide access to the Deschutes River Canyon. The area is closed to public motor vehicle use.
The area is generally flat, with gentle draws and some basalt outcrops. The steep and rugged Deschutes River Canyon is located on the eastern edge of the area. Approximately 1.75 miles of the Deschutes River on public land are included in this area, in four separate stretches.
22 miles of Equestrian Trails
20 miles of Mountain Bike Trails
6 miles of Pedestrian Only Trails (pedestrians can use all trails in this area)
The Maston Area lies north of Newcomb Road, east of the Cline Falls Highway and extending north toward Eagle Crest Resort. The Maston Area also includes several parcels of public land east of the Deschutes River and a separate parcel located south of Harper Road.
A primary management goal in the Maston area is to maintain or improve wildlife habitat. Key species of focus in the area are raptors which use the cliffs of the Deschutes River Canyon for nest sites and the Maston area for foraging habitat. The trail system was designed to retain or create large unfragmented patches of habitat to minimize disturbance and provide foraging opportunities for golden eagles and prairie falcons. The eastern portion of this area, including the Jaguar Road section on the east side of the Deschutes River, is closed seasonally to protect nesting raptors. To see a map of our closure areas, please visit:
Your visit will be more pleasant and safer if you know conditions before heading out. For questions regarding trails, closures, rules and regulations, please contact:
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Prineville, OR 97754
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Bend, OR 97701
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