A line of cars makes its way up snowy Century Drive in 2016. (Bulletin file photo)
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(Bulletin file)
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The Oregon Capitol in Salem. (Bulletin file photo)
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Sleeping Beauty’s Castle has greeted generations of visitors to Fantasyland since Disneyland opened in 1955. The castle is the park’s enduring icon. (Bulletin file photo)
Sleeping Beauty’s Castle has greeted generations of visitors to Fantasyland since Disneyland opened in 1955. The castle is the park’s enduring icon. (Bulletin file photo)
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Exterior of the Fort Rock General Store is the only remaining structure from Fort Rock’s homestead era. Built between 1910 and 1915, it served the bustling community of 1,200 people as a general mercantile and gas station. All remaining pioneer-era buildings have since burned down. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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The western exterior wall of Fort Rock. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Gerry O'Brien is editor of The Bulletin.
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The yellow-bellied marmot, also known as a rock chuck. (Bulletin file photo)
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Looking south out of the basket of Fort Rock State Natural Area. Note the start of the rock on either side. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Crack in the Ground from the upper trail. The fissure stems from the Four Craters lava field to the north, seen here in the distance. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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The edge of the Lost Forest Research Natural Area near Christmas Valley. The ponderosa pine and juniper trees are able to survive here because of the deep sandy soil left from ash and pumice deposits of the Mt. Mazama eruption. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes as a rainstorm approaches. The sand here is made of ash and pumice deposits from the Crater Lake forming eruption at Mt. Mazama. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Hole-in-the-Ground is a mile-wide maar volcano near Fort Rock formed deep underwater. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
Hole-in-the-Ground is a mile-wide maar volcano near Fort Rock formed deep underwater. (Makenzie Whittle/Bulletin photos)
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The inside of Fort Rock looking east. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Looking west through a notch at the rim of Fort Rock. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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The western exterior wall of Fort Rock. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Interior of the Menkenmaier Cabin at Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum. George Menkenmaier built this cabin in 1910 and married Hazel Penrose in 1914. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Interior of Saint Bridget’s Catholic Church at the Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum. Built in 1918 in the old town of Fleetwood (11 miles east of Fort Rock). The building was moved to the museum in 1988 and is still used for weddings and memorials. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Exterior of the Fort Rock General Store is the only remaining structure from Fort Rock’s homestead era. Built between 1910 and 1915, it served the bustling community of 1,200 people as a general mercantile and gas station. All remaining pioneer-era buildings have since burned down. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Fort Rock as seen through the window of the Sunset School house at the Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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From left, the Belletable House (built in 1914, currently being renovated), Fort Rock General Store (built 1910-15), Sunset School (pre-1929) at Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
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Crack in the Ground descends up to 70 feet below ground. The width of the crack varies wildly and can become quite tight in places. The temperature here remains about 20 degrees cooler than the surface, creating cool micro climates where moss, ferns and nettles can thrive. (Makenzie Whittle/The Bulletin)
Crack in the Ground is a volcanic fissure that’s as deep as 70 feet below ground in places.
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(Andy Tullis/Bulletin photo)
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Hikers cross a footbridge over Tumalo Creek in Shelvin Park. Sixth graders at Pacific Crest Middle School have nominated Tumalo Creek to be registered as a Wild and Scenic River, which will protect the stream for future generations. The students responded to a call from Sen. Ron Wyden, who asked Oregonians to nominate their favorite rivers for designation. (Dean Guernsey/Bulletin photo)
Hikers cross a footbridge over Tumalo Creek in Shevlin Park. Sixth graders at Pacific Crest Middle School have nominated Tumalo Creek to be registered as a Wild and Scenic River, which will protect the stream for future generations. (Dean Guernsey/Bulletin photos)
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