Very cool visible basalt

ericyd 44 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Studying geology in Portland as an undergraduate, I didn't appreciate how unusual it was to have widespread basalt formations. It's super common in the area due to some ancient flood basalt. I appreciate it more visually after leaving and getting some perspective from other landscapes.

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chowells an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A lot of the Cascade range is basalt, and you don't need to cut down very far to expose it. A result is that most waterways in Oregon have revealed a lot of basalt around them, at least in the mountains.

	▲	jjulius 23 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yep, there's a ton of it to be found especially in the Columbia River Gorge. For anyone not hip to Nick Zentner, allow me to introduce you to this national treasure... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhjkemEyUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSi17xJB1Sg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IjLO9ABKYU
	▲	WD-42 20 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Pilot rock outside of Ashland you can even hike to the top
	▲	davidw 13 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's rare to have basements where I live in Bend, because it's all lava rock right under our feet, which is really expensive to remove.

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jjulius an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

... how is a comment observing the really cool basalt rock formations in the photo being downvoted? Most HN readers are (I'd assume) nerds, are we not allowed to nerd out about geography?