Flounce rock

Here are some other sites in the Crater Lake area. Mt. Thielsen is an old volcano. The pointy part is the hardened part where the lava came out. It was the hardest rock and has eroded the least, while all the outer rock has eroded away.

Here is the Rogue River Gorge viewpoint. Across the river, at the top of the rocks, the area that looks like a cave is actually a lava tube. As the lava flows, the outer layer hardens. The center lava flows out and leaves it hollow in the middle.

After the afternoon at Crater Lake, we drove up to Flounce Rock. I was told you could see the whole county from there. We took a 6 mile dirt road up to where the cell towers were. Flounce rock was a short walk away. It was AWESOME! Mike and I stayed up there and watched an absolutely beautiful sunset. These photos just couldn't capture it.