On our way home from the 2015 WAYALIFE Presidents Day Weekend Run, Cindy and I decided to do some exploring along the way and visit some old lava tubes that we haven't been to in a really long time. In fact, the more we thought about it, the more we realized that it may have been well over 15 years since the last time we were there. Of course, being that so much of what we love has since been ruined or destroyed by boneheads and vandals or closed by our government, we weren't sure of what we would find. But, as luck would have it, the tubes were still there and just as we remembered them. Here are some pics from our trip. 
ATTENTION: If you know where these lava tubes are, PLEASE DO NOT post up their location. Thank you.
On our way to see if we can still get up to the lava tubes.
The last time we were here, it was well before we had a GPS and so we had to do this all from memory. Of course, that wasn't too easy when everything looks the same but somehow, we did find them again.
Three million years ago, two fault systems running the length of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains became active and over the years, they helped create their steep escarpments and the graben known as the Owens Valley. This seismic activity also resulted in volcanic activity and many cinder cones from it can still be seen today. At one of the many cinder cones, there was once a lava flow that produced tubes that have since collapse and, here is the entrance to the one we know about.
Some shots from the inside of the first tube looking back out.
Some shots of ceiling drippings.
Took a shot of what the tube looks like beyond a small opening but, you'd literally have to belly crawl your way into it.
Taking a peek into the other tube and looking back out.
The only reason why you can get into these lava tubes is because the ceiling of the main tube collapsed. It now looks more like a trough and this is what it looks like.
Here you can see a part of the ceiling still arching out of the ground.
Hiking up the collapsed tube.
Looking back at Moby and the Owens Valley beyond.
I hope you enjoyed our little side trip up. Again, if you know where this place is, please keep it's location OFF the internet. Thank you.
ATTENTION: If you know where these lava tubes are, PLEASE DO NOT post up their location. Thank you.
On our way to see if we can still get up to the lava tubes.
The last time we were here, it was well before we had a GPS and so we had to do this all from memory. Of course, that wasn't too easy when everything looks the same but somehow, we did find them again.
Three million years ago, two fault systems running the length of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains became active and over the years, they helped create their steep escarpments and the graben known as the Owens Valley. This seismic activity also resulted in volcanic activity and many cinder cones from it can still be seen today. At one of the many cinder cones, there was once a lava flow that produced tubes that have since collapse and, here is the entrance to the one we know about.
Some shots from the inside of the first tube looking back out.
Some shots of ceiling drippings.
Took a shot of what the tube looks like beyond a small opening but, you'd literally have to belly crawl your way into it.
Taking a peek into the other tube and looking back out.
The only reason why you can get into these lava tubes is because the ceiling of the main tube collapsed. It now looks more like a trough and this is what it looks like.
Here you can see a part of the ceiling still arching out of the ground.
Hiking up the collapsed tube.
Looking back at Moby and the Owens Valley beyond.
I hope you enjoyed our little side trip up. Again, if you know where this place is, please keep it's location OFF the internet. Thank you.
