Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Craters of the Moon

We were on the road early Monday morning heading toward the Craters of the Moon National Monument. While you may not want to make this the destination of your annual vacation it was very interesting to visit. The most recent volcanic activity occurred about 2,000 years ago. This is relatively new in geological time.  




Dead Tree on Lava Flow


Lava Wrinkles


Lava Flow


Lava Tube

I was surprised by the number of wild flowers blooming in the lava fields. 


Lupine


White Flowers



Yellow Flowers

After lunch overlooking the lava fields we continued on to Mountain Home, ID where we found a very nice RV Park for the night.

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