Tag: obsidian

• Glass Buttes: Obsidian Collection

  

  77 miles East of Bend, on Highway 20 lies Glass Buttes, a geological wonderland literally speckled with ancient volcanic glass. The area is one of the largest Obsidian collection sites in the North West. Native American’s have been accessing The Buttes for centuries.  Artifacts from this area have been identified as far north as British Columbia and […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  family adventure, glass buttes, rockhounding, the high desert

  Bend, bend oregon, camping, central oregon, geocaching, glass buttes, obsidian, oregon desert, recreating, sunriver