“B. McKenzie Pass
The Byway follows the path of an 1860s wagon route, emerging from the forest at Windy Point to a jaw-dropping vista of Mount Washington and a 65-square-mile lava flow. When you reach 5,325-foot McKenzie Pass, you're enveloped by lava on all sides. Take a few minutes to climb up to the Dee Wright Observatory, a lava rock structure constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and named for their foreman. From the observatory, you can take in six Cascade peaks on a clear day. The half-mile Lava River Interpretive Trail is a 30-minute walk on a paved surface through lava gutters and crevasses. You are on the boundary here of two wilderness areas: Mt. Washington to the north and Three Sisters to the south.”
“B. McKenzie Pass
The Byway follows the path of an 1860s wagon route, emerging from the forest at Windy Point to a jaw-dropping vista of Mount Washington and a 65-square-mile lava flow. When you reach 5,325-foot McKenzie Pass, you're enveloped by lava on all sides. Take a few minutes to climb up to the Dee Wright Observatory, a lava rock structure constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and named for their foreman. From the observatory, you can take in six Cascade peaks on a clear day. The half-mile Lava River Interpretive Trail is a 30-minute walk on a paved surface through lava gutters and crevasses. You are on the boundary here of two wilderness areas: Mt. Washington to the north and Three Sisters to the south.”
“B. McKenzie Pass
The Byway follows the path of an 1860s wagon route, emerging from the forest at Windy Point to a jaw-dropping vista of Mount Washington and a 65-square-mile lava flow. When you reach 5,325-foot McKenzie Pass, you're enveloped by lava on all sides. Take a few minutes to climb up to the Dee Wright Observatory, a lava rock structure constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and named for their foreman. From the observatory, you can take in six Cascade peaks on a clear day. The half-mile Lava River Interpretive Trail is a 30-minute walk on a paved surface through lava gutters and crevasses. You are on the boundary here of two wilderness areas: Mt. Washington to the north and Three Sisters to the south.”
“B. McKenzie Pass
The Byway follows the path of an 1860s wagon route, emerging from the forest at Windy Point to a jaw-dropping vista of Mount Washington and a 65-square-mile lava flow. When you reach 5,325-foot McKenzie Pass, you're enveloped by lava on all sides. Take a few minutes to climb up to the Dee Wright Observatory, a lava rock structure constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, and named for their foreman. From the observatory, you can take in six Cascade peaks on a clear day. The half-mile Lava River Interpretive Trail is a 30-minute walk on a paved surface through lava gutters and crevasses. You are on the boundary here of two wilderness areas: Mt. Washington to the north and Three Sisters to the south.”