Places HikinMike Wants to Go

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

This large maar crater in Oregon is the bigger brother to Hole in the Ground.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Mine your own precious stones.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.