Saturday, November 21, 2009

pumice desert, crater lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake


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A few more old mini-roadtrip photos, this time from the Pumice Desert area in Crater Lake National Park. As this article explains, the sparse vegetation is due to poor soil (that would be the pumice part), rather than low precipitation. So I suppose this isn't technically a real desert, although it certainly looks like one. Either way, it's quite a peculiar landscape.

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

Pumice Desert, Crater Lake

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