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July 25th 2010

Published: July 26th 2010

Vive le roadtrip! We set off to explore South East Oregon, a geology nerds dream. Absolutely amazing history of the lands out there. This is our first entry so it's taking a bit of time getting used to this site. The pictures were uploaded in order but showed up out of order in the photo section. Here is our first blog entry of our adventures. We've been playing around with this blog more, and l... Read Full Entry

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Les Mascaut

LesMascaut

We decided to start a travel blog, so we can share our photos and adventures with our family and friends, & whom ever else stumbles on by. We both live far from our homes, one traveller gone cross country, while the other crosses the atlantic to be with the girl who moved cross country. These are our journeys. Places we've been & explored, things we've done & accomplished off our list. But like any list, you check off one and add many others. We look forward to what the future holds, & where it will take us. ... full info

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Eastern Oregon

On the way to Paisley Oregon.

Lake Abert

Lake Abert, next to Abert's Rim, 30 miles of exposed fault. The sage brush smelled amazing here. We picked some to make smudge sticks. We also started to find some cool rocks with crystal chunks in them.

Abert Rim

A little section of Abert Rim. Really amazing place. You feel like a grain of rice in this landscape.

Lake Abert

Abert Rim

The fe taking a break with some of Abert Rim in the background.

Abert Rim & Lake Abert

Information post on Abert Rim/Lake Abert

We heard the horned goats but didn't see any up on the Rim side. They are very well camouflaged into the landscape.

Lake Abert

This place is really really huge!

Abert Rim

Abert Rim in the back of Maco.

Lake Abert/ Abert Rim

Information on Lake Abert

Here is some more information on Lake Abert & Abert Rim, & how this place was created, and still continues to be active and changing, as lava still flows a few miles beneath the ground all over these parts of Oregon.

Lake Abert

Abert Rim

Abert Rim, the back of Maco, during my 360 snap shots of Lake Abert & Abert Rim.

Information on Lake Abert/Rim

More information on the creation of this area.

Lake Abert

Information on Lake Abert/Rim

Abert Rim

Drive to Abert Rim

We are off to Abert Rim & Lake Abert. Longest exposed fault in North America.

Lake Abert

Abert Rim

Abert Lake was huge, smelled strongly of sulfur, and has an abundance of brine shrimp. We made our way down to the water only to find that where it had receeded it was like quick sand. So we never got to get right to the water. Which as you got closer you could smell the shrimp smell as it over came the sulfur smell.

Lake Abert

The stillness here was strong. But out on the ridge I could hear every now and than the mountain goats, but they blended in so well, I couldn't see any. To think this whole valley was filled with water many thousands upon thousands of years ago. The geology is really amazing in the state of Oregon. After all, it's a bunch of volcano's and faults, this area is constantly changing. As the molten lava still runs below, and the plates are always in a constant pressure power war.

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