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 A Tumbling Stream Oregon Caves National Monument   

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Oregon Caves: Inside Out      

Exploring the Halls of Marble 

  

Oregon Caves Wiki You have three choices when you visit  

The Oregon Caves: Go inside or go out.  

Or both.

 

Inside: The Caves offer an incredible journey into time, earth, and paleontology. Technically speaking, the Oregon Caves National Monument is one of the few places in our state where marble is exposed at the earth's surface, creating spectacular geological formations along passages that weave through the cave for 15,000 mysterious feet.

 

Put in practical terms: Wow! Venture deep inside the Siskiyou Mountains to the "Marble Halls of Oregon," where sites of spectacular imagination are dubbed Banana Grove, Belly of the Whale, Grand Column, Ghost Room and the Petrified Garden. READ MORE  

 

Photo: "Banana Grove" flowstone in Oregon Caves National Monument.  
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Featured Events: Beer Here  

First Crush: Wine & Beer Tasting
March 10
Grants Pass, Oregon 

  

beer
A fun and tasty community event
to raise money for our local Josephine County Food Bank.
Join us for an evening of tasting wine and beer from local wineries
and Wild River Brewery, terrific
food from top notch area vendors, an auction and live music.
Event Website.

March 10
Bend, Oregon
Don't miss out on this cool event to End Polio Now! Join the Rotary Club of Greater Bend for their  Pints for Polio pub walk. You will get to taste 12 local brews in Bend's downtown district on March 10, 2-6 p.m. for only $25. Polio cripples and kills children all around the world, and as long as polio threatens even one child, children everywhere remain at risk. "We're just this close" to achieving a polio-free world. Event Website.

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Featured Factoid 
 
Douglas Fir

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Did you know?
The biggest tree in Oregon, as measured by girth, is a Douglas fir in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southwest Oregon. This venerable tree measures 13 feet in diameter and can be found on the Big Tree Trail at the Oregon Caves National Monument.  Source & Photo: NPS
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Road Tripper E-Report # 133·  March 6, 2012