After the SSI Live conference, we explored central and southern Oregon for a few days.
First stop was Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Here we went to the visitor center and heard a ranger talk about all the volcanic activity, most of it fairly recent. We drove up to Lava Butte Lookout and walked around the crater. We also drove to Benham Falls but they were more like rapids.
We then drove to Newberry Caldera. There we had a nice lunch at the Paulina Lake Lodge. After that we walked around the Big Obsidian Flow which was pretty amazing.
We then had a long drive down to Crater Lake. Since it was getting late, we made a quick stop along the west shore to take in the views and then headed south to Jo's Motel in Fort Klamath. Jo's is a nice motel, RV resort and campground along the Wood River. They have a nice organice store where we picked up some snacks. The next day we explored the National Park: Rim Drive, Crater Lake Lodge, Mazama Village, and Watchman observation point. The boats were already closed for the season and the rim road was closed along the southern edge unfortunately. Crater Lake is pretty amazing but one day is probably enough.
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| Jo's Motel |
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| The view from Watchman |
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| Crater Lake |
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| Entering the park |
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| Another view of the lake |
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| Paulina Lake Lodge |
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| Lava Butte overlook |
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| Along the trail to Benham Falls |
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