RHH's photos with the keyword: lava lands

While at Lava Lands in Newberry Volcanic Monument we walked the trails near the visitors' center. There is almost no vegetation in some areas while other areas have considerably more. This is the view to the northwest over the main lava flow. I am not sure but believe the volcanic peak in the distance is Mount Jefferson.

This was taken from the trails at the vistors' center in Lava Lands, Oregon, part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

This is another view from the trails at Lava Lands in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Oregon.

These are some of the wildflowers we found growing in the lava flows around Cinder Butte in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Oregon. You can see a bit of the lava cinders in this photo of Rydberg's Penstemon and it is even more evident in the other photos. One wildflower, the Hot-rock Penstemon grows only in lava flows and so its range is very limited.

Penstemon deustus, the Hot-rock Penstemon prefers volcanic soils which are evident in this photo taken at Lava Butte in Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon.

The lava in which this Sulfur Buckwheat is growing is clearly seen in the photo, taken at Lava Butte in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Oregon.

These photos are all from our hike up Lava Butte, an old cinder cone in Lava Lands, and part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. The fire lookout at the top of the cone was manned and not open to the public. It was the stopping point for the shuttle bus that ran up from the visitors' center and most of those who used the shuttle rode up and rode back down. We walked around the rim of the cone before going back down and it was from the opposite side of the cone that this photo was taken.

This tree, clinging to the rim of the cinder cone at Lava Lands had given up its struggle for existence, but had persevered long enough to became a mature tree.

We saw quite a few wildflowers at Lava Lands in Oregon including this Penstemon which I've identified as Rydberg's Penstemon, photographed on our hike up Lava Butte, an old cinder cone.

From Crater Lake National Park we headed north to the area of Bend, Oregon, where we spent the rest of the day at Lava Lands, part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. We hiked the trails through the lava beds, walked to the top of Cinder Butte and then went on to the area of Mount Paulina. This is Cinder Butte from the trail through the lava beds. Cinder Butte is an old cinder cone with a road to the top which we walked instead of taking the shuttle bus. At the top we also walked the rim of the cone.

Cinder Butte is an old cinder cone in Newberry National Volcanic Monument. There is a shuttle bus from the visitors' center to the top but we hiked to the top and then around the rim of the cone. This was taken from the road on the way to the top.

Lava Lands is part of Newberry National Volcanic Monument and lies south of Bend, Oregon. It is an area of old lava flows, volcanic cones and lakes. This is area is old enough that it is covered with vegetation but the area around the visitors' center is nearly bare of flowers, grass or trees.