CHRISTMAS VALLEY

NOVEMBER 2002

After spending some time at the cabin lake bird blind, (Im a little confused about the lake part. Guess we we missed the high water mark by some thousands of years) We continued to Fort Rock. Fort Rock is a Marr eroded on one side by wave action and is now U shaped..
Maar: A volcanic crater that is produced by an explosion in an area of low relief, is generally more or less circular, and often contains a lake, pond, or marsh. link below

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/

volc_images/north_america/ft_rk_basin.html
 
Here the group is assembled before the hike into Fort Rock.  

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