Geo 365: Oct. 15, Day 288: Mount Scott Summit

Looking a bit to the left of yesterday's photo, this is the summit of Mount Scott. It's a significant edifice in its own right, the highest spot in CLNP, and according to Wikipedia, at 8934 feet, the tenth highest peak in the Oregon Cascades. I have a bit of a problem with the article referring to it as a "parasitic" volcano, though. Since we don't know the layout of the pre-caldera Mount Mazama, we don't know the relationship between its summit(s), and Mount Scott. In the same way I don't think of Broken Top as a parasitic cone with respect to Three Sisters (map showing relationship between those four peaks), I'm not convinced it's accurate to think of Mount Scott as a parasitic cone with respect to Mount Mazama.

We're looking into what appears to be a cirque on the north side of the peak. It seems even more clear-cut in the FlashEarth view (which is again, lke yesterday's, my best guess as to where we were).

Photo unmodified. August 18, 2011. FlashEarth location.

Geo 365: Oct. 14, Day 287: Mt. Scott, West Flank

Looking roughly south to the western flank of Mount Scott, I'm guessing that smooth, conical section on the right is a remnant of the stratovolcano's original form, before it was glacially dissected. I've just wasted an hour trying to figure out exactly where we were when I took this photo, and have to admit, my generally good "place memory" has failed me completely. I take the FlashEarth Location quite seriously, but today's is my best guess, and NOT what I was recalling.

Photo unmodified.. August 18, 2011. FlashEarth location.

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Geo 365: Oct. 13, Day 286: Phantom Ship II

Another view of The Phantom Ship from the Kerr Notch pullout. An account focused mainly on the surprisingly complex botany and ecology of the island can be found here- though I'd take the geology with a grain of salt. As I mentioned earlier, more recent work seems to indicate the is the remains of one or more flows, rather than a dike- though from a distance, a dike certainly looks to be a reasonable assumption.

Photo run through Paint.Net's autolevel routine to reduce glare.. August 18, 2011. FlashEarth location.