9/13-14/2014-Glass Butte Revisited

Glass Butte area was one of the first areas we explored last year. We came in the spring and had a great time.  I learned last year to make sure my propane tanks are turned off at the end of each trip.  Last spring as we set up camp Bobbe could not get stove to light.  I found out I had forgot to turn propane off after last trip and also forgot to turn furnace OFF.  The bottom line, no propane.  Now I am getting better and forgetting less.  This trip was late summer or early fall, things were very dry.  No campfires were permitted, that is fine.  During late summer a few plants are still in bloom, yellow Rabbit Bush and orange Paint Brush.

Rabbit Bush near summit Glass Butte

Paint brush near summit Glass Butte

Beauty of dry grass head

Camp was set up in a large open area about 2 miles south of hwy 20.  The trail from the blm road to camping area was narrow and curvy but with care I was able to make it in with out damage to rig or trailer.  This is were many of the obsidian collectors must camp, chards of obsidian were everywere.

Obsidian nearly every where 

 Glass Butte is remote enough that the dencity of geocaches is much lower than areas closer into town.  We found a couple of geocaches near the summit of Glass Butte and Sunday several north of Hwy 20.  Lots of country to see.  Saturday the air was smoky from wild fires down south and west. 

View near first geocache

Sunset with smokey air 

Bobbe near summit Glass Butte

This area did not have the wildlife we have grown to expect from out other eplorations in the PNW.  Open desert no large wild mamals were seen.  A few jack rabbits and cattle.  Even not many of those.  It has been a very dry season and I am sure that has had an influance on what we were able to see during out excursions out and about.

The few cattle we say were as much interested in us as we them.

After a long day of exporation, ahh, rest

One can not go to Glass Butte with out picking up some obsidian,  So much avialible and many different colors beyond the normal black are availible here.  I filled several 5 gallon buckets quicly as we exprlored the area.  In all a great weekend exploring the PNW, so much to see.