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Alvord Desert - 2019/09/04

Day 5: Sunrise & Breakfast in Frenchglen then 50 miles south to the town of Fields. After a quick stop at Fields Station the all in one Motel, Store, Cafe, Pub, Liquor store & gas station for miles around in any direction. We began our drive North again now on the East side of the Steens.

First stop Borax Lake not a hot spring for sitting in with it's high arsenic and lead content water but the only place on earth where you will find Borax Lake Chub. A fish that has adapted over thousands of years to survive in the inhospitable lake.

Besides the Alvord we also checked out Mickey Hot Springs. Another hot Spring you wouldn't want to soak in because the water bubbles up at about 185 degrees!
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  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

    2019/09/03: Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Sunrise in Frenchglen

    Sunrise in Frenchglen

  • Breakfast in Frenchglen © Chiyoko Meacham

    Breakfast in Frenchglen © Chiyoko Meacham

  • On the way to Fields

    On the way to Fields

  • Fields Station

    Fields Station

  • Fields Station

    Fields Station

  • Borax Lake

    Borax Lake

  • Borax Hot Springs © Chiyoko Meacham

    Borax Hot Springs © Chiyoko Meacham

  • Borax Hot Springs © Chiyoko Meacham

    Borax Hot Springs © Chiyoko Meacham

  • Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

    Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

  • Borax Lake

    Borax Lake

  • Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

    Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

  • Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

    Borax Lake - Borax Lake Chub

  • Borax Lake

    Borax Lake

  • Borax Lake

    Borax Lake

    2019/09/03: Borax Lake, the only home on earth to the Borax lake chub fish.

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