We went up on top of a red cinder cone butte east of Bend for a few views on our way out to some of the lava tube caves.
I think Redmond is off in that direction.
Back behind us is Newberry Crater.
Lava Butte Cinder Cone
We stopped by the Lava Butte Cinder Cone to check out the fire lookout on our way to Newberry Crater for our birthday weekend. It’s been several years since we were up here and the view is as good as ever.
The fire lookout was occupied upstairs with the Forest Service lookout but downstairs we were able to check everything out and get some interpretation with another employee who pointed out some cool features of the surrounding mountains.
We have our faithful Albino Rhino on this trip!