Another day of desert weather: 40's in the morning, 90's in the afternoon.
We got ourselves up and out pretty early to drive 20 miles to Craters of the Moon Nat'l Monument. A huge area of lava flows from eruptions every 2000 years or so (about due). We did a ranger hike up a cinder cone volcano with a great 360-degree view at the top. S got out of breath once, but I think it was just the elevation. Later we took another ranger hike to a lava flow cave. Rough walking and climbing, but well worthwhile. If you have any questions about volcanos or lava minerals, ask now. What I forgot since Mt. Lassen in the Sierras I relearned today.
Apollo astronauts trained at Craters of the Moon, and the Mars Rover was tested there too.
Back at the campground we met some interesting people including a couple from NH on their way back from a 2-month-and-counting trip to Alaska with a cartop tent. They report AK had a warm summer and so many berries for the bears to eat that they(the bears) didn't bother catching salmon.
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