Oregon Rocks! Rockhounding Oregon | Scoria at Bend, Oregon's Lava Butte

[@katherinedoughty839]

Cool, some weird n wakky forms... good for displaying gems on.👍

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Super cool stuff and would make for some cool displays for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@nhrockaholic6038]

That basalt was cool looking. Some looked halloweenish, some looked like old trees or driftwood. Nice!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Really cool stuff. I'll have to go back and check out the top before too long. Thanks for watching!

[@mikepotter4109]

Idk man I've never rock hounded but I immediately looking at those large beautiful rocks with amazing patterns is a sledgehammer and one good swing. Cool stuff, I went through Bend and stopped at the glass butte east grabbed a couple handfuls of the beautiful black glass (say that fast).

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Super cool spots and glass buttes is a pretty amazing rockhounding spot. Thanks for watching!

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

That basalt was awesome! And what did we do… show up in sandals!🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🤣 I guess we’ll just have to make our way up there again! 😁

[@TheRogueRockhound]

You'll totally have to come back, Oregon already misses ya ^^ It was awesome to hang out with you guys and I hope we can do it again soon Chat w/ ya soon ^^

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

Caregivers were here today at Home to care and Medical Appointments and taking care of paperwork, due recertification for Caregivers. Now able to watch another video of RockHounders. They remind me of some Coral Formations on Guam and the South Pacific.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Super cool stuff and I'm stoked you had the time to check out the video. Thanks again

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

Cool spot to explore. Such interesting textures and flow patterns on them. I like the sound they make when they rub and grind against each other, too. Good to hear that you have lots of people who cared to check up on you! Sorry, I'm late to watch and reply, buddy. Hope you got the car running. Have a great weekend.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks man, it was a neat [unexpected] adventure. Car is still in the shop but hopefully will be fixed before the end of the season. Hope all is well with you and I look forward to checking out your recent vid buddy. Cheers!!

[@lethawelch6353]

Sadly we did not swing through this area last trip up to see our kids. We will have to plan ahead for this one! Sandals won't cut it! LOL Thank you for sharing your adventure!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

HAHA, yup sandals wont cut it on this place ^^ Thanks for watching and hope youre able to visit Lava Butte before too long

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks for watching buddy ^^

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

Those drippy, oozey, snakey, bubbly formations are so cool. Your reactions to them are just like a fellow on the Big Island of Hawaii who lives in the neighborhood where Kilauea erupted in 2018. He actually bought a lot that is mostly new lava flow and he gives tours of it along with the other sights on the island that are his primary focus. How cool that we have the same thing here in Oregon. Bummer about your Subaru. I wonder why it happens so often that you get something "repaired" and it goes out on you soon after? 🤔 Great job turning a crummy situation into a chance to explore.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks, I had a great time. Lemonade, ya know. Pretty cool spot, definitely worth the visit

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Sorry about your car trouble man. Thanks for sharing the cool rocks with us though!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Heck yeah man, glad I broke down so close to such a cool spot. Hope all is well with ya man, thanks for watching

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

1:30 are you saying that my trail running shoes are not acceptable? 😁 That scoria is very cool looking stuff, almost looks like a web its so stretched out. Thank you for thinking of me. Also I'm sorry to hear about the car.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Lemonade man. Many people were thinking of me during the mishap, but I wanted to make the best out of it and appreciate what I do have. Plus, there was no way I could see all that basalt and not think of ya man^^

[@rebeccanorton2892]

Wonderful video

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thank you! ^^

[@graemero5532]

Shame about the "Scooby Doo" Rogue, those are usually very reliabe cars. The farmers & off roaders over here love them. Very cool rock. That stuff looks like stretched bread dough. 👍🏻

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks man, yeah, sucks about the car but what can ya do. You're spot on with the stretched dough man. Thanks for watching buddy

[@barnygogl]

Frozen motion lava Very strange and intriguing geology I've always viewed from the perimeter never daring to venture into Good boots are too expensive for possible one time use, a turned ankle isn't fun and the stuff is sharp and abrasive Good stuff can be found around the edge tho' Nice video, thanks

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed ^^

[@RagnarRocks]

Sucks about the car man! Sweet basalt! I was able to get my pregnant wife to go through some lava tubes with me when we where down there last, good times.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Heck yeah man, great to hear from ya too buddy. It's been to long man, I miss chatting with ya bro

[@GeologyDude]

Sorry to hear about your car. But nice views of rocks!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks and I appreciate you checking out the video. Cheers!

[@evastapaard2462]

Oh my! these are mesmerizing....I could look at that for hours! bummer for your carproblems. I hope that's fixed... where is this precisely? I'd like to see if I can visit this during my trip.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

This is about 5 miles south of Bend Oregon. Called Lava Butte and there is a road to the top. Really cool spot. Thanks for watching Eva ^^

[@evastapaard2462]

thanks! it's on my list....@@TheRogueRockhound

[@provenience]

If memory serves that flow is 6,000 years old. Cool stuff. I live down the road, assume you're all takin care of?

[@TheRogueRockhound]

6,000 years?! WOW! Thats awesome ^^ All taken care of, thanks and thanks for watching

[@Mike-br8vb]

That was.....awesome!! I've never seen anything like that before! Cool!! What is the hardness of that material? Can it somehow be polished up?

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Its basalt so yeah, it could, in theory , be polished. IDK the hardness though. Since its a national monument, I couldn't legally take any...And since I'm an upstanding citizen that respects the law, I def didnt take any ^^ yup, totally left it all there... Definitely didnt take a huge chunk that would look sick in a fish tank...^^

[@Mike-br8vb]

@@TheRogueRockhound 🤣👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheRogueRockhound]

@@Mike-br8vb Send me a DM on FB or IG man

[@Mike-br8vb]

@@TheRogueRockhound unfortunately I don't use IG or FB or anything like that. But email would work.

[@nate9392]

Went there few time it was cool only way across lava is have 4x4 off-road….. just kidding there road building over old lava land to top I think was happened over 50k year old

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

I have head it said that this type of rock will scratch, abrade and chew up good pair of new hiking boots. Is there any truth to that?

[@TheRogueRockhound]

It will absolutely destroy ANY footwear. I believe the best footwear for rockhounding is hunting boots. They are heavier, but provide the support and durability for any terrain. Oiled leather is more resistant to this type of rock compared to synthetics.

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

@@TheRogueRockhound Noted and appreciated. Subscribed.

[@markthomas3730]

is rock collecting permitted ? theres a $$ FORTUNE $$ in aquarium hardscape material there...

[@TheRogueRockhound]

I wasn't positive it was permitted so I didn't grab anything, although I really wanted a few small pieces

[@PhoenixRisen63]

It's illegal anywhere in Oregon to collect for the purpose of sales. You can collect for yourself, and use the rocks in your own aquarium, or sell off your personal collection, but you can't legally collect for the purpose of sales. The exception would be from a mine or on private property. In small quantities, it would be difficult for anyone to prove that it ISN'T from your own collection. A truckload is much harder to justify as collector specimens.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

@laurievancurler8728 that's true. I don't sell any of the rocks I collect, only gift them to kind viewers and friends

[@provenience]

It's part of the Newberry national monument, so no.