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Bookmark or Share- Paulina Lake - Newberry Caldera - Oregon DiscoveryPaulina Lake is one of two deep crater lakes inside the Newberry Caldera, within the boundaries of Newberry National Volcanic Monument. The 5 miles wide, Newberry Caldera contains over 50,000 acres of lakes (Paulina and East Lakes) - both with hot springs, Pailina Peak, Paulina Falls, and the country's largest Big Obsidian Lava Flow.
- Petersen Rock Garden | Central Oregon - Oregon DiscoveryPetersen Rock Garden is a unique Oregon landmark located 7 miles south of Redmond and 10 miles north of Bend. The rock garden is a museum consisting of a variety of miniature buildings constructed out of a vast range of rocks, minerals, shells, bits of glass, and other materials found in the area.
- Wild Edible Mushroom Season - Oregon DiscoveryBoletes are the safest wild edible mushrooms for novices to collect. These mushrooms are easy to identify by their appearance and spongy-like surface underside of the cap. Bolete is a broad species of mushrooms that contain many edible species and only a few poisonous or bitter ones.
- Glass Butte & Little Glass Butte: Unearthing ... - Oregon DiscoveryGlass Butte and Little Glass Butte, located in the Oregon high desert just 57 miles west of Burns and 78 miles east of Bend, are renowned for their impressive diversity of obsidian. These two prominent peaks, approximately half a mile apart, are favorite destinations for rock hounds.
- Oregon Rockhounding Map | Free & Fee Sites - Oregon DiscoveryThe land of the waves-washed coastline, high deserts, river valleys, towering volcanoes and mountain ranges are rich in mineral deposits. Along the 300 miles of the Pacific Coast, there are a great number of excellent locations to find agate, jasper, petrified wood, and marine fossils.
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