Scrubby Trees Are Result of Very Little Rain and Deep, Deep, Layers of Nutrient Poor Volcanic Dust.

….“Farther south we find a forest of scrubby trees, …. “ (Cont.Next)

By US-97 Somewhere South of Bend, OR. The Narrator does not mention a huge volcanic cinder cone called Lava Butte that is 10 miles South of Bend, OR.
…..This volcanic wonder and wonderful tourist attraction, which dominates the local scenery for many a mile around, is along the West side of US-97. At the Entrance Drive, there is a big sign.
….This is immediately beside US-97 and might have cheered Chris up if they had stopped to see it AND climb up the road to the top!! Such would have been a good Father-Son activity!!
….However => Such natural wonders (i.e. tourist attractions, other than the road scenery) are mostly ignored in ZMM.
….In forthcoming photo, I say more about the Narrator’s tourist attraction dislikes at the turnoff to enter Crater Lake National Park.
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…. Lava Butte Is A Cinder Cone In Central Oregon, United States, just west of U.S. Route 97 between the towns of Bend, Oregon, and Sunriver, Oregon. It is part of a system of small cinder cones on the northwest flank of Newberry Volcano, a massive shield volcano which rises to the southeast. The cinder cone is capped by a crater which extends about 60 feet (20 m) deep beneath its south rim, and 160 feet (50 m) deep from the 5,020-foot (1,530 m) summit on its north side. Lava Butte is part of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.
To Read This Wikipedia Article, With 3 Good Photos, Click Here.
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Satellite View Of Lava Butte. As Described Above This Satellite View (Image Data 2021), Shows The Lava Lands Visitor Center & Parking Lot. Zoom Out To See Cinder Cone.
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(Photo = 114-1406c ...... ZMM Page = 294 ...... WayPt = 358i ~4200. Photo at 375w 4771ft)