North and Middle Sister and the Lava Fields
by Belinda Greb
Title
North and Middle Sister and the Lava Fields
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Belinda Greb
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Photograph - Photograph, Photography, Photographs
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These are lava fields in front of the Three Sisters Wilderness viewed near the Dee Wright Observatory, built in 1935. From the observatory you can see the nearly 20 Cascade peaks on a good day, including the complex volcano of the Three Sisters (North, Middle and South), Mt. Jefferson, Mt Washington and in the far distance Mt Hood.
North Sister is extinct, Middle Sister inactive, but South Sister could still erupt (last eruption 2000 years ago) and is being watched by the US Geological Survey as an uplift was detected in 2000.
Some lodge pine and other trees have managed to push through the volcanic rock, however, they are recently being decimated by an infestation of pine beetle that has sporadically affected Oregon for the last 100 years or so, and also probably been helped along by global warming.
Copyrighted - Belinda Greb
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Nature, animals, beauty have been a source of nourishment throughout my life. Photography allows me to capture, interpret, and share that world of wonder I see about me, and sometimes use what I capture as an inspiration to create something new, by incorporating other exposures, textures or brushwork.
I currently reside in Oregon, an environment rich in nature's graces. I have lived in California and New York, too, and everywhere there is a world of beauty around us, if we care to take the time and look for it.
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September 12th, 2014
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