Today’s Photo Friday is a result of serendipity. Yesterday I was researching a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. We are huge fans of volcanoes and volcanic terrain (and volcanic wine too), and I can’t wait to see an active lava flow.
Then I saw the news that the host of Photo Fridays, Debbie Dubrow, is having a baby in May. Congratulations Debbie!!
Volcanoes, Baby! Volcano, Pregnancy?!
When I was 6 months pregnant, my husband, dog and I took a volcano road tour through California, Oregon and Washington. (We also toured a lot of dog parks.) See – the connection? Volcano – pregnancy?! OK, well here are the very cool pictures of different volcanic terrain from our trip.
PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTOS TO SEE FULL VIEW – THESE ARE PANORAMAS.
Mount St. Helens, WA. It's erupting.
Modern ash eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Definitely worth a visit. It was the first time we saw a volcano erupting before our eyes (look for the steam on the right side of the cone).
View North to Mt. Hood from Lava Butte south of Bend, Oregon.
This is a Lava Butte south of Bend Oregon. The crater was formed by a vent hole in side of volcano where stuff came out known as a cinder cone). You can see the red volcanic rock, and a lava flow cutting through the trees. This flow is thought to be 7000 years old.
Newberry Caldera, OR from Paulina Peak.
A little bit south of Lava Butte, is the caldera (collapsed cone) of the Newberry volcano. Lakes have formed inside the caldera which is common. To the right you can see the Big Obsidian Flow. (It is all that cool, black shiny rock.)
Crater Lake, Oregon
This is a view of Crater Lake in south-central Oregon. Honestly, it is one of the most spectacular places I have ever been. The lake is almost 2000 ft deep giving the brilliant blue color and formed in a caldera.
While it was not a traditional “Babymoon,” this roadtrip was beautiful, inspirational, educational and did let me learn that high altitude and a pregnant woman take a least 24 hours to mix.
I am participating in DeliciousBaby’s super cool Photo Fridays, where everyone is invited to link to a travel photo. Please click here to see more of this week’s photos & stories.
Love the panoramic shots. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t been to these places since I was a kid…can’t wait to take my little guy. They are beautiful. Haven’t tried volcanic wine, thanks for putting that on my radar. Will get to it for sure.
Thanks for the pictures! We did a family vacation nearby in Sunriver, OR. It was a perfect family destination. Swimming, biking, hiking, animals, horseback riding…they had it all covered.
Beautiful! If you have not been to Santorini, Greece then you must go ( but never in July or August in the European high season).
The caldera there is one of the most breathtaking sites in the world & the wine tasting and vineyards are unique.
We spent a month there June before last & had it all to ourselves for that month…heaven! We fell in love & found it hard to leave.
I can’t wait to check out Crater Lake in Oregon and compare.
I have been to Santorini and would say Crater Lake is more beautiful, because of 1) the lack of development and 2) the diversity of the terrain around the lake due to volcanic activity an elevation. (Not to knock Santorini too much, especially as it is a much nicer temperature and there is fabulous food. I could definitely spend a month or two there off-season, though prefer Crete.) With the lack of development, you get a real sense of the scale and power of what the earth did.
I love the crater lake picture, that water is so blue!! We have a few volcanoes around this area of Australia too. Undara west of Cairns has a series of long lava tubes and not far from there are two volcanic crater lakes – Lake Eacham and Lake Barrine.
The crater lake picture if beautiful! It almost looks like you just colored the blue in with a marker!
I’m with Meg, Crater Lake beats Santorini.
Not to mention that (if you’re with kids) the snow on the ground in mid-summer will provide hours of simple fun.
We camped at Crater Lake when my now 12-yr-old was 10 months. Awesome trip. Unfortunately the photos are not digital
What fantastic panoramas – great job!
I can’t wait for you to get to the Big Island, I love it there. There’s just something about the culture and ambience of the Hawaiian islands that just…fits me, if that makes sense.