Paulina Peak

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We chose a sunny but cold day to visit Newberry Crater and drive to the summit of Paulina Peak. We had a great view of the volcanic basin and even Fort Rock in the distance. We found fresh snow under the stunted pines at the top, a reminder of how cold it was in Bend yesterday!

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Paulina and East Lake lay below us with the big obsidian flow between them. We headed down into the crater and took a hike through the flow.

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The most fascinating things I discovered were the bonsai lodgepole pines growing up through the cracks.

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