Sightseeing in Sunriver Oregon

Today we went sightseeing.  Our first stop was the Lava River Cave.  This is the longest lava tube in Oregon at one mile in length and carried 2000 degrees fahrenheit of lava approximately 100,000 years ago.  It is 42 constant degrees cold and very very dark!  The cold hits you before you even enter the cave!  We went in and were surprised at the amount of ice inside the beginning of the cave.  There was a lot of dripping water that formed the ice pyramids!  Ted has twisted his knee so we didn't walk too far into the cave because it drops straight down and you are walking on a jumble of volcanic rocks!  We figured that was too much for us but enjoyed what we did see!

 It was now lunch time so we decided to take the scenic drive up through Sunriver to  Mt. Bachelor and around to Elk Lake before heading back to the campground.  Mt. Bachelor has had 665 inches of snow this year.  The highest since the last La Nina winter in 1998-99 of 606 inches.  It was about 50 degrees up there and still had quite a bit of snow.  We dropped down to Elk Lake at 4893 feet.  There is a small resort and 390 acres of lake with a depth of 75 feet.  There is a small marina and boat ramp!  It was drizzling so we sat in the truck and looked out at the lake while we ate our lunch!

We will leave here on Tuesday and are going west to Junction City to Camper World to purchase two new tires for the trailer.  From there we are going over to Florence Oregon on the Coast.

Snow in July..."Ain't Life Grand!"