Lava Beds National Monument Photos

One of my favorite books has been Forlorn River by Zane Grey.  During the story, Ben Ide, his pard Nevada, and Native American friend, Modoc Jack, use the lava caves in northern California to trap wild horses. I was always thrilled by the descriptions of the area - here are photos from the Lava Beds National Monument - one taken in 1873, one in 1920, and the rest, much more recently....

US Army soldiers checking the area above Captain Jack's Cave at the end of the Modoc War in 1873

Rock art inside Fern Cave in 1920

The Devil's Homestead, area surrounding Lava Beds National Monument

Looking out the mouth of one of the caves - the access ladder is barely visible

A lava tube in Lava Beds National Monument

Lavacicles hang above Mushpot Cave in the Lava Beds

Looking out of the mouth of Valentine Cave, Lava Beds National Monument