Ecosystems in Oregon

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.