Karlena and I on top of Mt. McLoughlin
Lava Cave Beds National Monument
Lava Cave Beds National Monument4 days off….
Guys entertain themselves once again by eating meat, drinking, fishing, and sleeping.
The girls of course, make the most of their time off. Here is how our fun filled days went
Saturday night: spend a few hours in
Sunday: day of relaxtion in
Monday: hike
Tuesday:
A couple little blurb about the caves: :"Everything seemed to be leading me to the cave," Elijah Davidson, 1922 (written about his experience in 1874).
1880s: "In 1884, Walter C. Burch first heard of the cave from Elijah Davidson. Burch and his brother-in-laws, Homer and Ernest Harkness, staked a squatter's claim at the lower cave entrance. They charged one dollar per person for a guided cave trip, camping, good pasture and "medicinal" cave waters, as advertised in the Grants Pass Courier newspapaper. They tried to acquire title to the land but the land was unsurveyed so after a few years they abandoned the idea of development."
Tuesday night: Party at Jackie Onassis brother, Jamie's house in Ashland
A little fact about the lava beds:
"During the Modoc War of 1872-1873, the Modoc Indians used the park's lava flows to their tactical advantage. Under the leadership of Captain Jack, the Modocs took refuge in "Captain Jack's Stronghold," a natural lava fortress. From here a group of 53 fighting men and their families held off US Army forces numbering up to ten times their strength for five months."
No song lyric for this post but I will provide a couple of music quotes:
"Peace Through Music"
"When Words Fail, Music Speaks"
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