Grant's Getaways: Newberry National Volcanic Monument
When the mood to move strikes my family, there’s no better way to celebrate summer than packing up and moving out toward our annual camping trip at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument near Bend. It’s a chance to leave busy U.S. 97 behind and follow the lonesome trail high into the alpine reaches of the spectacular Newberry Caldera and my favorite high lakes called East and Paulina.
Drone Footage of Newberry National Volcanic Monument Lavafields ~ Bend, Oregon U.S.A.
A High Definition aerial view video with music of Newberry National Volcanic Monument via drone (Parrot Bebop 2). Located near Bend, Oregon U.S.A. Bizarre landscapes, rock formations and strange tree structures. The lava flow occurred apx. 7000 years ago and covered 9 square miles. Elevation of the field is apx. 4000 ft. The cinder cone in the distance is what erupted and caused the lava flow. It rises 500 feet above the actual lava field. At 7000 years old, the affected area is considered to be a fairly recent event by geological timelines. Other Lava flows in the area date back 400,000 years.
Permission granted 8/20/2017 for drone flight and video footage.
Permission granted by Scott Mcbride, Newberry National Volcanic Monument Manager
All FAA rules for low altitude drone flights were in effect
Copyright 2017 Pacific Northwest Extreme Videos
filmed by Rico Savage
Music By Paul Graves ~ Songs~ Twana Trek Falling Snowflakes
Hiking the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Bend Oregon
We continue our exploring in Bend Oregon, this time visiting the Obsidian Fields in Newberry National Volcanic Monument then East Lake as well as Paulina Falls!
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Day 22 Spirit & Pinard Falls, Newberry National Volcanic Monument & Bend Oregon USA Road Trip Part 2
Today we start with Spirit falls and Pinard falls, followed by a trip to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument Caldera and the main portion of the national park.
The hikes and waterfalls were beautiful, and some of the best waterfalls in Oregon. At the Caldera of Newberry there is also a great waterfall and some great hikes. There is also Paulina peak for amazing scenic views and lava beds you can hike. There is also the Big Obsidian Flow Trailhead and Interpretive Site, Lava Butte and Little crater to hike.
At the central portion of the park they have the Lava Butte which has amazing views over the entire area around Bend Oregon. There is also the Lava River Caves you can enter and explore. Its a unique experience as you walk in the over 1 mile long pitch dark cave.
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Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Sights from around Newberry National Volcanic Monument in central Oregon, between Bend and Sisters.
Massive Lava River Cave - Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon
Another world exists underground in Oregon's longest lava tube. Descend into darkness as we navigate over 100 stairs near the entrance to the cave. The lava tube is over one mile long and is about fifty feet under ground. It was created by a massive lava flow many years ago.
We were required to have two light sources per person before we entered the self-guided cave. The temperature was a COLD 40 degrees and it took us almost two hours to explore the entire cave. Most people turned back before reaching the end of the lava tube. The warm September sun was welcomed after returning from what felt like the inside of a refrigerator!
This sequence was captured by a Canon Vixia HFS-100 camera in an extreme low-light (sometimes no-light) environment. Post production was with Adobe Premier Pro 6.0.
Roadschool fieldtrip to Lava River Cave at Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Just a few miles down the road from our campground in Bend Oregon is the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the Deschutes National Forest. We decided to go with our friends, the Gantzer family, to check out the lava river cave.
It was a hot day out and we were all wearing shorts and t-shirts, but we had to bundle up before going in. As we descended the 55 steps down into the cave we could feel the temperature start to drop. The cave stays about 42 degrees Fahrenheit year round. We had our flashlights and it got dark really quick. They say to bring 2 lights per person and I see why, if one quit working, you'd never find your way out. It was completely dark in there.
Emmett was really hoping to see some bats, but the ranger let us know that bats don't usually stay in this cave as there are several others in the area that they prefer. He wasn't upset long because the cave was awesome and he was soon distracted.
This cave was different that some others we've been in. The talus caves were cool because you can climb on rock and crawl between narrow crevices. Some older caves we've been in had stalagmites and stalactites that were beautiful to look at but we weren't able to touch. Some caves have had bats, others haven't. The ranger told us that as far as caves go, this one is a young one. There hasn't been time for stalagmites or stalactites to form. This cave is a lava tube. It is basically a crusted over channel that the lava drained out of. It is about a mile long and was discovered in 1889 by a hunter after part of the roof collapsed.
The kids had a blast in the cave hollering and listening to their echoing voices, trying to hide from the adults behind rocks and just playing with their friends in the dark. We have been in several different caves on our adventures and this will be one we remember.
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Hiking the Lava Cast Forest in Bend Oregon with the Kids | Foggy Cape Kiwanda | Black Butte Ranch
We went to visit family in Oregon, but had time to make some time for family travel activities of our own. We took the kids hiking in the Lava Cast Forest, visited Cape Kiwanda on the foggiest day ever and soaked in the views and bike riding at Black Butte Ranch in Sisters, OR.
We plan to spend 3 weeks in Oregon next summer in the first leg of our life as a fulltime RV family, but we wanted to make sure we did some activities we knew the kids would love. Our son is obsessed with volcanos. He dreams of moving to Hawaii to be a Volcanologist, so we WANTED to go to Crater Lake which we couldn't do thanks to the forest fires, so we settled for this awesome alternative: hiking the Lava Cast Forest. It was quiet and paved and short (which is perfect with kids).
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Lava Cast Forest - Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A great exploration tour through the Lava Cast Forest, available from May to September.
Paulina Lake Hot Springs, Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Outside of Bend, OR in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. We hiked to the natural hot springs on the lake where you can mix the perfect amount of hot spring with lake water to achieve a nice soak!
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NEWBERRY NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT
Oct 2013 I was invited to participate in Get Wired'N in Bend Oregon. I was fortunate enough to have Thesa Chambers show me around Central Oregon including Newberry National Volcanic Monument Park. What a lovely and interesting place!
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Paulina Falls Central Oregon Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A view of Paulina Falls. The falls are located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.
Lava Butte in Newberry National Volcanic Monument
July 6, 2011 Just south of Bend, Oregon in Lava Lands. The Butte tops out at 5020 feet and gives a panamoric view of the region and one of the largest dormant volcanic flows in the world.
Paulina Creek Falls, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Columbia Gorge and Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon, USA
The first part of this video shows the Columbia Gorge and Multnomah Falls
The main feature of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument is Newberry carter containing two lakes: Paulina Lake and East lake. Another interesting stops are at at lava Butte and Big Obsidian Flow.
Flying the Drone over the Large Obsidian Flow at Newberry National Volcanic Monument
the DJI Phantom 3 Standard films the large obsidian flow at Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Oregon
Vlog #14: Newberry National Volcanic Monument [Lava Butte]
Vlog #14: Newberry National Volcanic Monument [Lava Butte]
My wife and I go on a road trip through Southern Oregon to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. I video tapped some highlights to share.
First off we visit the Newberry National Volcanic Monument just south of Bend, Oregon. In this part we drive to the top of an old volcano Lava Butte and hike around it. Some of the views from the top might look a little hazy. This is because there were several wildfires in the area at the time of our visit.
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Newberry Geothermal Project
AltaRock Energy is working on a project involving new technology, techniques, and advanced monitoring protocols for the purpose of testing the feasibility and viability of enhanced geothermal systems for renewable energy production.
The project area is 22 miles south of Bend, Oregon, within the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest. The entire project is located on National Forest System Lands and would utilize an existing well pad and existing 10,000-ft deep geothermal well on a Federal geothermal lease. This geothermal project will enable the AltaRock Energy to create, test, and demonstrate the Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) reservoir technology and its potential for electricity generation in areas with underground heat but little or no natural water. The EGS projects produce electricity using heat extracted with engineered fluid flow paths in hot rocks. These pathways are developed by stimulating them with cold water injected into a well at a relatively high pressure.
Development and testing of the EGS will involve several components, including the development of an underground reservoir, one “stimulation” well to help create the reservoir and transport water to it, two production wells to transport heated water out of the reservoir, and an array of up to 20 surface and “down-hole” seismic monitoring devices.
Eleven of the monitoring sites are on Federal geothermal leases administered by the BLM, and nine are on lands that are administered by the U.S. Forest Service, including one surface micro-seismic monitoring station and a motion sensor installed in the Newberry National Monument.
The United States leads the world in electricity generation with geothermal power. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that in 2012, U.S geothermal power plants produced about 17 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), or 0.4% of total U.S. electricity generation. Six states had geothermal power plants: California had 36 plants producing about 80% of the Nation's geothermal-produced electricity; Nevada had 21 plants producing about 16% of the Nation's geothermal-produced electricity; Utah had two plants; and Hawaii, Idaho, and Oregon each had one plant. Geothermal energy is also used directly for space and water heating applications.
The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, as amended (84 Stat, 1566; 30 U.S.C. 1001-1025), provides the Secretary of the Interior with the authority to lease public lands (245 million acres) and other federal lands, including National Forest lands (193 million acres), for geothermal exploration and development in an environmentally sound manner. This authority has been delegated to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Leases are required to explore for or develop geothermal resources on public lands. Leasing requirements are described in the 43 CFR 3200 Geothermal Leasing Regulations.
As of June 5, 2013 there were 78 federal geothermal leases encompassing 102,484 acres in Oregon, a 2% acreage decrease since May 2012, and four leases encompassing 8,436 acres in Washington representing no change over the same period. There have also been 15 parcels nominated for leasing, 6 in Oregon (11,452 acres) and 9 in Washington (35,480 acres). Three of these are on BLM land; the remaining 12 are on U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land.
While AltaRock Energy, Inc. is exploring potential future development of a power generating facility - their current permit only allows creating and testing the Enhanced Geothermal Resources Demonstration Project at Newberry. Future steps toward creating a power plant would mean a new application to the BLM and Deschutes National Forest and a new Environmental Assessment, which would include a public review.
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Newberry National Volcanic Monument, A Wonder to Behold
Cinder Hill Campground, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon Campsite Photos
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