tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917070195539372703.post5629881342033969637..comments2023-08-17T03:00:52.327-07:00Comments on Electronic Breadcrumbs: UnderratedKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11292161628164366386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917070195539372703.post-82747562994430002182010-07-21T22:54:34.352-07:002010-07-21T22:54:34.352-07:00One of these we'll make it to Devil's Post...One of these we'll make it to Devil's Postpile. We've intended to visit it on several trips, but something else has gotten in the way, or we wound up spending more time than planned elsewhere.<br /><br />OTOH, we made it to Lava Beds, as you know. In fact, we were only a couple of days apart in our visits. It was actually quite interesting to compare our two visits. Despite the comparative smallness of the Monument, we only spent significant time at two places that you spent time at: the Visitor's Center, and Skull Cave. We went into a couple of lava tubes that you did not, and vice versa, we spent more time investigating the Modoc Wars cites, and we made it to Petroglyph Point, while you and the Tadpole entered several caves that we never made it to. When one considers how small Lava Beds is compared to Yellowstone or Death Valley, it is a bit surprising that we had so little in common in our day trips to the place. Of course, that made for better conversation :-)<br /><br />National Recreation Areas are full of this "alpha and omega" sort of thing. The Santa Monica Mountains has several areas which are heavily visited, while others just a few minutes drive farther away get almost no traffic at all. You can probably guess which areas at which I tend to spend must of my time!!<br /><br />The Giant's Causeway is an area that I definitely want to visit, if we ever make it to Ireland. I really want to compare it to the Devil's Postpile, but we'll need to visit *that* first ;-)chaosmanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993881344467616773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2917070195539372703.post-86652102669061885722010-07-20T05:14:44.732-07:002010-07-20T05:14:44.732-07:00the same is true here in the UK - some areas of na...the same is true here in the UK - some areas of natural beauty draw all the publicity and tourists, it seems, when others, just as spectacular, are overlooked.<br /><br />the Devil's Postpile looks fascinating, similar to the Giant's Causeway in Ireland which I have had the pleasure of visiting on a cold winter's day - so it wasn't overrun as it usually is in the summer.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511786178397090250noreply@blogger.com