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Monthly Archives: May 2014
hole lotta lake
8000 years ago this was the tallest mountain in Oregon. 7700 years ago an eruption swallowed the peak leaving only the rim. Snowmelt eventually created the lake while residual liquid hot magma created a small island in the lake. The … Continue reading
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Tagged crater lake national park, geoporn, Klamath, Oregon, volcano
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Liquid hot magma
Lava Beds National Monument is the most understated park I have ever visited. It should be named Gnarly Lava Tunnels That You Climb In And Have Your Mind Blown National Gnar. Alice and Phil discovered this place. Why doesn’t everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Lava Beds National Monument, liquid hot magma, Tess
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Planet Vulcan
I was in a gambling mood this morning. Fortunately I found myself on the outskirts of Reno. A stop at a gas station provided the slot machine I craved. I dropped in $5 and left with $10. It was 8 … Continue reading
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Tagged California, gambling, Lassen National Park, Nevada, Reno, slots, Tess, volcano
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On a pilgrimage in the prominence land
In the Sierra mountains there is Tioga pass. It is one of the most altitudiness places in the country and seemed a good place to start a hike. The pass includes the watershed that serves San Francisco but it got … Continue reading
Yo! Smite!
This park’s reputation is well earned. This was the dinner view last night. And breakfast this morning…. Yup, it’s the halfdome.
A, B, Sees
For the last couple of nights we have stayed with Brendan and Doris. Their place is lovely and in the heart of San Francisco. The walls are filled with super hip art, like the piece featured below. They were wonderful … Continue reading
Frisco
Yesterday was spent exploring San Francisco by bicycle with Sarah. Last time we adventured together was when she drove to Haida Gwaii with me last year. It has been marvelous connecting on her home turf. Tess and I rented bicycles … Continue reading
got wood?
I’ve long wanted to see the redwoods of California. My only real frames of reference have been the sitka spruce of Vancouver island and, on Haida Gwaii, the sitka spruce and western red cedar. The coastal redwood has the mantle … Continue reading
Tyranny in the land of the free
I have seen pictures of Americans riding dinosaurs, but didn’t know how serious it was until now. I spotted this beast from the highway and the trek south paused for an investigation. It turned out just to be bait and … Continue reading
git er dune
We rented a dune buggy. Tess wanted to relive a childhood memory of visiting the Oregon dunes with her family. She was adamant that she got first drive. The setting was beautiful. The dunes were between two stretches of forest … Continue reading