Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, in mid-July 2014

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Craters of the Moon National Monument is miles of lava flows, with a good number of cinder cones and spatter cones scattered around.
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There's also a lot of history in the region
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This lava flow looks like it cooled off recentlly, but it's actually over 2000 years old!
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In the foreground: broken lava. In the background: cinder cones
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Entrance to the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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On the Devil's Orchard Trail
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The trail up Inferno Cone
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View from the top of Inferno Cone
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View from the top of Inferno Cone.You can see a number of cinder cones stretching into the distance.
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View from the top of Inferno Cone. Here's a closer look at the lava fields and distant cinder cones.
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Inferno Cone is made of rocks of two colors
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Looking down to the parking area from half way back down Inferno Cone
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Inferno Cone Overlook
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At the entrance of the trail to the spatter cones
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The trail up the spatter cone
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Looking down into the middle of the spatter cone. It was about 30' deep.
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Looking into a spatter cone
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Pillow lava
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More broken lava. No matter which way you looked, there was always an expanse of broken lava in front of you

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