US NorthWest 2017 Travel (12) - Lava Beds National Monument

Changde Wu    2017-11-22

Lava Beds National Monument in northern California, bordering southern Oregon, is a place for geology as well as history. This was the battle field of Modoc War in late 19th century, a group of local Indian fighted bravely and smartly with Federal army. Neverthless, the most important role on the park is about the volcanos, its lava beds, cinder cones, and caves. There are more than 700 caves here, 25 of them are developed for tourists to visit. No other places in US has so many caves to entertain visitors.

P1 The sign of Lava Beds National Monument at the nothern end

P2 Tule Lake vs basalt beds

P3 The farm land vs basalt beds near Tule Lake

P4 Inside the park, basalt cinders in front, cinder cones in distant

P5 Schonchin Butte, a cinder cone

P6 Mushpot Cave, the only cave illuminated in the park

P7 Looking the entrance inside Golden Dome cave

P8 Obe cinder cone viewed from the Cave Loop drive

P9 Garden bridge, a natural bridge from lava tube

P10 The bridge vesus the trench due caused by the collapse of the cave

P11 Another cinder cone viewed from the Cave Loop drive

P12 The paved surface of the natural bridge

P13 Garden bridge looking from the beneath

P14 Hercules Leg Cave

P15 Hercules Leg 2

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