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When we were driving around in Newberry Crater, Paulina Peak really jumped out at us on the road. There was snow the night before that gave the peak a fresh dusting of powder and really made it pop.
We got a really nice photo from someone who probably has an instagram account and is a lifestyle instagram blogger. Thanks whoever you were!
Arnold Ice Cave is one of a series of lava tubes in the area that only have access to the surface because part of the cave collapsed after the lava stopped flowing. There was a LOT of lava pumping through this area at one point in the past.
I climbed down into the cave which wasn’t easy since the old wooden stairs have all been destroyed. If it was actually icy, it would have been impossible to get into the cave without ropes. Because it was just the start of summer, we didn’t find any ice.
Heading off to the next adventure after the cave.
We took our truck out to Boyd Cave and went underground for about an hour exploring this lava tube. The tube goes much farther than we were willing to hike today. It’s free and not that far outside of Bend.
The entrance is pretty unassuming. Some cowboy must have been riding along and fallen into it to find this cave.
Looking down the stairs into the cave.
Heather climbing down into the cave
Looking back on the entrance to the cave. Once you get a little farther back into the cave and around the corner, it becomes pitch black.
From deeper in the cave. We kept going for about a half hour before we turned around and came back. This is a really long cave!