Girl Scouts of
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CENTRAL OREGON
- High Desert Museum, Bend
For the first time in the area's
history, a single institution has evolved to preserve, interpret and re-create
the legends, lore and natural legacy of the High Desert. Special programs
daily.
541-382-4754.
http://www.highdesert.org/
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Bend
A wealth of geological
and natural wonders are held within its five-mile-wide cauldera. There are
lava formations, waterfalls and the world's largest obsidian field.
541-593-2421
http://travelingtoday.com/resources/articles/nnvolcanicmonument.htm
Lava Lands Visitor Center
- The Pine Mountain Observatory, Bend area
The observatory's 15-inch and 24-inch telescopes are available
to view Jupiter, comets, the moon, star clusters and faraway galaxies every
Friday and Saturday night from late May through September, weather permitting.
Drop-in viewing begins at dusk and continues all night. Interpretive
programs start at 9 p.m. A donation of $3 per person is requested to
help defray cost. Located 26 miles SE of Bend, Oregon, and 8 miles south
of Millican at an elevation of 6500 feet. Free camping is available. A group of amateur
astronomers, called the Friends of Pine Mountain
Observatory, helps to operate the Summer visitors season as well as to visit
classrooms during the school year as part of the Observatory's outreach
campaign. Advance notice is required if you plan to bring a group larger than
eight people. Other times
possible by advance reservation. Skies need to be clear, "Dark Moon" weekends
are best. Virtual tour at
http://pmo-sun.uoregon.edu/~pmo/tour.html. The facility is operated by the
University of Oregon Physics Department.
(541) 382-8331
http://pmo-sun.uoregon.edu/~pmo/index.html
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