Two days after leaving Bend we found a dispersed camp site west of the park. Campsites in the park were nice but for the most part too small for our rig. Also they were on a first come first served bases. In late July it was quite warm. Out site was over looking a small reservoir with lots of geese and a couple of sand hill cranes working the mud flats each day.
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| The area was a lot like Central Oregon Lava flows. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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It turned out the John had to work the day we arrived but Wendy had the day off. We had a private ranger tour of the key areas of the park. John was able to join us later in the day and we shared a dinner in town together.
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| to the untrained eye, looked like the lava fields near Bend. |
Wendy was able to explain the differance between these lava fields and the ones near Bend. For the most part the Craters of the Moon lava fields are much younger.
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| down into a lava tube. |
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We joined up with an other ranger and took a tour of a lava tube. Photos of the best lava tube did not come out but it was great, and much cooler than outside.
