photonovore
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Reged: 12/24/04
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Subsidence Faults, Maars, Shield volcanos, Cinder Cones, Lava Tubes, Lava Flow fronts, it's all here, but on *this* planet:
Walking the Moon on the Earth: Newberry, Oregon Geologic Fieldtrip
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Carol L
Reged: 07/05/04
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Strolling down a graben, how cool is that? 
Woo-hoo.. way cool! 
Wow, a 30° difference when you're at the bottom of the graben.. does it ever see sunlight? The pics are great. The one with the multiple cones and shields blew me away.. I had no idea we had clusters like that here. 
Thanks so much for sharing your trips with us, Mardi.. were they organized or did you just wing it? I've learned a lot from you and will hopefully see these places someday. In the meantime, I've bookmarked your pages. 
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desertstars
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Very well done, and really opens the eyes and mind to some of the terminology we encounter in our lunar research. Thanks for sharing this.
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photonovore
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Carol, actually parts of the bottom of the cleft were used by the local homesteaders as a sort of natural icebox. They actually harvested ice off the floor up until almost midsummer, according to the curator at a nearby homestead museum we also visited.
This trip and the last were 'winged'. I got the idea from a oddball little booklet published by the Oregon gov't in the early 60's (that I got off ebay) that detailed these areas and features as a sort of sales pitch to NASA and the scientific community to use the arera for the Apollo astronaut geological training. It worked!
Speaking of visiting this area, (and cause it's hard to justify long family trips just to see funny landforms. ) there are other reasons to visit this area...it's really nice as a vacation type spot. The Newberry lakes are just gorgeous; boating, river rafting nearby, clean beautiful campgrounds that are never full- even in mid-summer! and outdoor recreation galore plus the climate is great too--warm & dry. We're going to go back next summer for a regular vacation just cause it's so nice there. Crater Lake National Park isn't far away (100 miles or so) and neither are the Oregon beaches for that matter--about 200 miles?--and they are really gorgeous too. Oregon is a great vacation state for sure.
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Carol L
Reged: 07/05/04
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Well you sure know how to wing it!
Actually, the Pacific NW has been on my 'want to visit' list ever since a dear friend on the Skagit River began sending me pics from his hikes.. what majestic scenery! Visiting the Apollo training sites would make it a memorable trip for me, and hubby just enjoys driving... he doesn't much care where. 
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Erix
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Reged: 12/25/04
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Mardi, that was excellent! Thank you so much for that. I've got to add that area for a must see on my life list!
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kraterkid
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Mardi, these expeditions of yours are just tremendous! What a wonderful way to learn about similar selene processes. I was particularly blown away by that picture of the "Hole-in-the-Ground" Maar! Wow!, that's so cool! Thanks so much for the time and enthusiasm you poured into these presentations, they're great! 
Rich
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LivingNDixie
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very neat, thanks for sharing this
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desertstars
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This thread has been added to "The Best of the Lunie Bin."
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Tom W.
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square_peg
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Reged: 03/26/04
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Loc: Maple Valley, WA
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Cool trip! This might be part of next years OSP trip.
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coronamike
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Reged: 08/08/05
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What a great trip. A little bit of Luna right here. I will most definitely check it out. Thanks for a terrific read.
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Mike
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