2007/06/24
Craters of the Moon
The national monument was given it's name because people in the 1920's thought that this area looked how they imagined the moon to be. It is a landscape defined by lava flows, scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We spent today visiting many of the different areas in the park.
This is a collapsed lava tube. An amazing number and variety of plants thrive in this environment.
I'm standing beside a "lava tree".
A close up look at a volcanic cinder.
High atop a cinder cone is this lone Limber Pine and a number of bushes. The Limber Pine has very flexible branches which helps it survive in this windy environment.
One of the splatter cones. As the volcanic activity in this area was along the rift there are few volcanic cones.
A view of the A'A lava.
This is a collapsed lava tube. An amazing number and variety of plants thrive in this environment.
I'm standing beside a "lava tree".
A close up look at a volcanic cinder.
High atop a cinder cone is this lone Limber Pine and a number of bushes. The Limber Pine has very flexible branches which helps it survive in this windy environment.
One of the splatter cones. As the volcanic activity in this area was along the rift there are few volcanic cones.
A view of the A'A lava.
