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)
Somewhere South of Bend, OR. The Narrator does not mention a huge volcanic cinder cone called Lava Butt that is very soon after Bend. This volcanic wonder is immediately to the West of the existing (and any prior versions of) Rt97. It dominates the local scenery for many a mile around. It might have cheered Chris up if they had stopped to see it or climb it. Such natural wonders (tourist attractions, other than the road scenery) are mostly ignored in ZMM. I say more about this at the turnoff to enter Crater Lake National Park.
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(Photo = 114-1406c ...... ZMM Page = 294 ...... WayPt = 358i ~4200. Photo at 375w 4771ft)