{"id":112,"date":"2013-11-17T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tulelake.server293.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2014-09-22T03:52:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T03:52:22","slug":"lava-beds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/destinations\/lava-beds\/","title":{"rendered":"A Destination In a World of Its Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/50850878?byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=f2e3aa\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Bob Ganey American Tourist visits Lava Beds National Monument.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Note from The Lava Beds National Monument Superintendent &#8211; 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nLava Beds National Monument is a little known treasure tucked in the shadow of the Cascades.  The high desert habitat is home to a variety of creatures and the lava tube caves and other volcanic features are a treat to explore.  Why is Lava Beds worth a visit?  I believe it is the tranquility and peacefulness that surrounds you as you wander along our wilderness trails; the emotion that fills you as you walk in the footsteps of those lost to the Modoc War; the wonderment that energizes you as you embark into the natural darkness of a lava tube cave.  The park rangers at Lava Beds are passionate about this place and are excited to help you have a safe and enjoyable adventure!   I am not sure when the video above was filmed but we now have 780 documented caves at Lava Beds&#8230;  <strong>Mike Reynolds, Superintendent<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<em>The video above was filmed April, 2004 &#8211; Anders<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/01-lava.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/01-lava.jpg\" alt=\"smell the sage and juniper, listen to birds and hike miles of lava flows.  Explore the greatest concentration of lava tube caves in North America and the historic stronghold.  Then catch your breath because from here you can see Mt. Shasta and Crater lake National Park.  A special day awaits at the Lava Beds National Monument, ten miles southwest of Tulelake, California.  Photos by anders tomlinson. \" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/01-lava.jpg 720w, https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/01-lava-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Whole World Was Watching<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1872-73-modoc-indian-war-l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1872-73-modoc-indian-war-l.jpg\" alt=\"     The Modocs defended their land and way of life, fighting five  battles and several skirmishes against  the army. A small band of 57 warriors  led by Captain Jack held off a force  20 times its size, using the natural  fortification \u201cThe Stronghold.\u201d  News accounts traveled worldwide. This was California\u2019s only Indian  war and General Canby became  the lone general killed by Indians.  \u201cThe Modoc could pass along the long ridge of  rock under perfect cover, with embrasures or holes  from which they could fire with safety.\u201d William Simpson, artist Illustrated London News, 1873.  lava beds national monument\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1872-73-modoc-indian-war-l.jpg 720w, https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1872-73-modoc-indian-war-l-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes complied by Lava Beds park ranger Kenneth Doutt <\/strong><br \/>\nLava Beds lies on the northern flank of the\u00a0 Medicine Lake Volcano and covers only about ten percent of\u00a0 the volcano\u2019s surface area. At approximately 150 miles\u00a0 around the base, 7,913 feet in height, and covering more\u00a0 than 770 square miles, Medicine Lake is one of the largest\u00a0 composite volcanoes by volume in the Cascades volcanic area.<br \/>\nEruptions from nearly 200 surface vents created a volcano\u00a0 with a gently sloping profile &#8211; like a shield. Here in Lava\u00a0 Beds, you will find more than 700 lava tube caves, cinder\u00a0 cones, spatter cones, craters, and fault scarps. Twenty-two\u00a0 caves have been developed to ease public use. A dark, quiet,\u00a0 isolated world apart awaits visitors who venture into these\u00a0 caves.<\/p>\n<p>As a high desert climate area, Lava Beds is home to a\u00a0 remarkably diverse combination of wildlife and vegetation.<br \/>\nThere are fourteen species of bats present in the monument,\u00a0 including western myotis and Townsend big-eared bats. In the\u00a0 lower elevations, mule deer are often visible in herds up to\u00a0 fifty among western juniper groves, and at high elevation\u00a0 the trees change to ponderosa pines and become home to the\u00a0 rare climate-influenced American pika, found at some cave\u00a0 entrances. In spring, wildflowers abound, and year-round, a\u00a0 host of unique bird species visit from the nearby Lower\u00a0 Klamath Wildlife Refuge.<\/p>\n<p>On October 13, 1972, two wilderness units totaling over 28,000 acres were designated by the U.S. Congress at Lava\u00a0 Beds National Monument.\u00a0 These wilderness areas equal\u00a0 61% of the monument\u2019s total land area.\u00a0 For the\u00a0 past forty years, these wilderness areas have been\u00a0 successfully managed to wilderness standards and their\u00a0 natural condition has improved since designation.\u00a0 Areas previously heavily impacted by grazing, power lines,\u00a0 and roadways have been actively restored (see Sarah Bone\u00a0 and Nancy Nordensten, Vast Wilderness in a Small Package for\u00a0 more about this restoration effort).<\/p>\n<p>In this rugged, seemingly impassable land, Native Americans\u00a0 made their home for thousands of years. Petroglyph Point has\u00a0 one of the largest panels of Native American rock art in the\u00a0 United States.<br \/>\nIn addition to its geologic features, the monument\u00a0 encompasses the main battlefield of the Modoc War. Captain\u00a0 Jack\u2019s Stronghold, a fortress of lava rock, became the\u00a0 place where the Modoc Indians made a stand for their\u00a0 homeland, refusing to be relocated to a reservation. The\u00a0 ancient lava flows among the shores of Tule Lake are cut\u00a0 with deep lava trenches and dotted with small habitable\u00a0 caves, creating a natural fortification with a seemingly\u00a0 endless number of places to hide. The Modoc War was the only\u00a0 major Indian War fought in California, running from November<br \/>\n1872 until June 1873, and the only one in which a general of\u00a0 the regular Army was killed. At the end, fatalities included<br \/>\n53 soldiers, 17 civilians and 15 Modoc warriors (only five\u00a0 of whom were killed in battle). The Modoc leader Kientpoos,\u00a0 known to the settlers as Captain Jack, and three other Modoc\u00a0 fighters were tried and hung on October 3, 1873 at Fort\u00a0 Klamath. Captain Jack\u2019s Stronghold Trail takes you\u00a0 through the heart of the Modoc War.<\/p>\n<p>Before venturing into a cave, stop by the visitor center to\u00a0 keep yourself and the cave safe. There are 12 hiking trails\u00a0 in the monument, and numerous interpretive wayside panels\u00a0 along the scenic roads. Highlighted \u201cmust-see\u201d<br \/>\nhikes at the park include the 0.7mi Schonchin Butte Lookout\u00a0 trail, Mammoth Crater, and Hidden Valley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1343\" alt=\"2-pt-pixel-black-line\" src=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg 600w, https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line-300x5.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sagebrush-juniper-icon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1607\" alt=\"juniper - sagebrush icon small.  photo by anders tomlinson\" src=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sagebrush-juniper-icon.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/?p=1558\"><strong>Juniper\/Sagebrush habitat<\/strong><\/a> is found most extensively in the southern and eastern portions of the Upper Klamath Basin watershed. Both the Clear Lake area and Lava Beds National Monument have large expanse of this habitat. Plants found here include Western Juniper and several plants collectively known as sagebrush and rabbit brush.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1343\" alt=\"2-pt-pixel-black-line\" src=\"http:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line.jpg 600w, https:\/\/anderstomlinson.com\/tule-lake\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2-pt-pixel-blacl-line-300x5.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information contact the Lava Beds\u00a0National Monument at (530) 667-8113<br \/>\n or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/labe\/index.htm\"><strong>Lava Beds website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a92013 Anders Tomlinson, all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Ganey American Tourist visits Lava Beds National Monument. 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