ARCHIVE - Landscapes of Change: Dry Falls » Umatilla Rock http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls Writing & Mapping the Future Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 ARCHIVE - Group 4: Site 2 – Umatilla Rock Map http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/group-4-site-2-umatilla-rock-map-2/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/group-4-site-2-umatilla-rock-map-2/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:11:51 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=3069 Continue reading ]]> Umatilla Rock was much less of an adventure than any of the other sites, and the rocks were not at all safe to climb. However it was fun to image all the water flowing above and around the rock, and coming up with different scenarios as to how the saddle would have been formed. It did provide a nice view of the Green and Red lakes, as well as Dry Falls.

 Group 4 place 2

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ARCHIVE - Group 4: Site 2 – Umatilla Rock Collage Essay http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/group-4-day-2-the-butte-collage-essay/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/group-4-day-2-the-butte-collage-essay/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:02:45 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1950 Continue reading ]]> I am constantly reminded of where I am; in life; in school; in the world. At this moment I am sitting on the edge of the butte, on the edge of life, really. My feet dangle off the edge of the cliff, my heart pounding and I dare a glance over the edge. A Golden Eagle takes flight and I pull back from the edge of the cliff. I think of the city. Flies buzz around my head; a raven calls. I shift my gaze to the overcast sky and watch the thinner clouds illuminate under the sun.

 

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ARCHIVE - Group 4: Site 2 – Umatilla Rock Field Notes http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/18/the-butte-field-notes/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/18/the-butte-field-notes/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:30:59 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=349 Continue reading ]]> Day 2: The Butte 

Plant Species:  

Base of Saddle: Sage, Cheap Grass, Bear Grass, Bent Grass, Monkey Flowers, Thistle Trees,  Sagebrush Stickseed, Mules Ear, Rabbits Foot

On Saddle: Lichens (on rocks), Thistle Trees, Cheap Grass, Bear Grass, Moss

Lichens- Orange, Green, White, Black, Yellow

Rock: 

The Butte is mainly pure basalt, some of the walls on the over hangs are in pillars. There was a minority presence with rock of a different compound. It was a round, smaller, and smoother rock. Lighter in color, and no more than three inches in length. No granite is on the Butte that we can see.

Animals: 

Sparrows, Red Tail Hawk, Bees, Hornets, Ducks, Spiders

There was owl scat, with small rodent bones in it, but there were no living rodents seen. Many snake holes were also present, but no snakes were seen either.

Notes:

 The Butte was about 1300 ft. in height, the saddle was not that high up. We were standing around 1260 ft. from the highest point on the saddle. The saddle was a weak point in the rock where water broke through, and carved the shape. From the Wast side you look out and see Dry Falls Lake, with the cataract and the falls. One half of the lake is mud, while the other is still deep enough for small boats. From the East; Green Lake, Red Alkali Lake, Big Plateau, Channels, Pillars are visible. Green lake had turned brown, from its chalky white color the day before. Foot prints were still visible from all the travelers (us) the day before.

 

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