Driving up to a Volcano to Peek into Crater Lake
Crater Lake, an extinct volcano that has filled with water of the clearest crystal blue, was at the top of my sight seeing list.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: geology – volcanoes
Following the Lewis and Clark Trail from Virginia to Oregon
While flying west, I had a bird’s eye view of much of the land that Lewis and Clark saw from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains.
Flying over Cascade Volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest
As we neared Portland, three of Washington’s volcanoes came into view…with one from Oregon to my left. I had entered the Cascade Mountain Range!
Climbing a Pink Lava Dome: Enchanted Rock
That pink dome is the batholith (inner lava chamber) of an old volcano, now exposed and dominating its surroundings. It’s the largest of its kind in the US.
Visiting Extinct Volcanoes in the Land of Enchantment
Every time we drive through the northeast corner of New Mexico, I am enchanted.
Velvety green fields, intermittently filled with unusual mountains abound.
