Hole in the ground.
Desert Sunset, on the way to Wagontire.
Valin, Dad, Tamer, Drake & Blayde
Between Junction City and Wagontire, there is a place called "Hole in the ground", not to be confused with nearby "Big Hole", or with similarly named "Crack in the Ground".
Suprisingly enough, it is a gigantic hole in the ground. More precisely,
- Hole-in-the-Ground is a volcanic explosion crater or maar located in Central Oregon on the edge of Fort Rock basin. At the time the crater was formed between 13,500 and 18,000 years ago a lake occupied most of the basin and the site of the eruption was close to the water level near the shore. The create is now 112 to 156 meters below the original ground level and is surrounded by a rim that rises another 35 to 65 meters higher. ...
- The crater was formed in a few days or weeks by a series of explosions that were triggered when basaltic magma rose along a north-west-trending fissure and came into contact with abudnant ground water at a depth of 300 to 500 meters below the surface. After the initial explosion, repeated slumping and subsidence along a ring-fault let to intermittent closures of the vent, changes in the supply of ground water, and repeated accumulations of pressure in the pipe. - (Lorenz 1971)
- Looking down, thinking about it...
Eventually (some would say inevitably), I succumbed to the temptation to ride down the rugged trail to the crater floor some 600 feet below - which turned out to be quite technical at times for a bycycle - motorized or not. Nonetheless, my trusty steed delivered me safely to the crater floor and whisked me back up to the trailer rim with only a modicum of exertion. Quite an impressive view, especially from the crater floor. Sadly, I did not find any artifacts or debris from alien spacecraft, though I must admit to expectations given the erie nature of the scene.
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