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▲ chowells an hour ago

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 22 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 19 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.