Captain Jack and the Modocs v. The Army
Caves were everywhere around the visitor center
Caving Instructions. Read and Heed.
Western Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana var. demissa) is a native tree or shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and short-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 20 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer.
This stuff was common in the Monument
Looks almost man made
Geology Lesson
Tiny little pink flowers. Also pretty common.
Ever have Tule Lake Horseradish? That's Tule Lake in the left distance and probably mountains in Oregon in the far distance
Closed for body recovery (just kidding)
Going Down?
Schonchin Butte Lookout
The rangers aren't really sure what the army was using this for - maybe a corral?
Lightning Struck Ponderosa
The distant Warner Mountains from the Monument, starting to disappear over the curvature of the earth. Alturas sits just there at their feet.
I was wondering if you had gone there! Good book on the Modoc War: "Burnt Out Fires" by Richard Dillon. Wild, beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteThe tiny pink flower is wild radish. The taste is stronger than the round red radish.
ReplyDeleteGood hunting of water fowl at Tule Lake. Then after years of annual hunts one gets tired of sitting in the cold, wet, and mud.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if those caves might actually be lava tubes. Lava flows in them but when the supply of lava is exhausted they can either be filled with lava or left hollow. Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteThey are lava tubes.
DeleteI went as a scoutBSA. had fun crawling in the spaces and see the lil phosphorescent diamonds ,so quite.
ReplyDeleteI am in Florida, I really miss Northern California. Hot and dry with that great smell of dried grass and pines.
ReplyDeleteCraters of the moon here in south central Idaho. Very similar landscape and caves.
ReplyDeleteWent there as a kid with my parents. They had some land in "California Pines." Great fun in those caves.
ReplyDeleteThanks, CW! These places bring back fond memories of past visits.
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