Hole in the Ground: Breathtaking Crater in Oregon’s High Desert 

Thanks for this Matt

Driving over a magma chamber (ancient or not) seems risky

@@shlby69m Same as driving a mountain, much safer than I5!

_"A video about a dang hole. Wow"_ It's the internet. Just don't think too hard about it - that way lies madness.

Ya those careless fools are slowly destroying this place. When I was there 25 years ago, I was the only one there. That's how it should be observed.

That is awesome. I still back survival gear cause why not. I had a bad unplanned overnight once and never left gear at home since. People can suck. My channel shows all these places at their best.

I think a lot of the people we see in parks and on trials. Their main motivation is to go, so they can post photos. Not to enjoy being out. I went to Glacier two years ago. You need to have reservations long in advance. You cannot get into the park without a reservation. People get into their campsites after dark. Set up their pop up tent on their vehicle. Eat go to bed and leave before 8. On to the next campsite. While checking off trails all day. It was strange for us to watch the campground nearly empty out every morning, then be filled up again just as it gets dark. I think we were the only ones who had the same campsite for a week. The sight of full trailhead parking lots at every trail head just made me want to leave. One last thing. This is me being petty. Kids! the REI outdoor outfitter look is lame. You do not need gear, to take a 2 hour hike. All you need is shoes and clothes. Comfortable ones. It is possible to go on a hike without your phone / camera. I have many images from 50 years ago saved only to my memory. I can retrieve them all without an electronic device. I just can't send them over the internet. Nor do I want to. LOL

Thank you Patrick. Childlike wonder is a good way to describe a lot of these videos. I do have a fantasy minded approach that sneaks in sometimes.

Yeah, I agree. His voice and narration style are very easy to listen to. Combined with the drone shots it was a very nice video.

Thank you very much. Your description is exactly what I am trying to do.

@@redhorsereincarnated5040 Very nice, thank you! I try to make it a smooth experience.

Such a great area. Lots more to see to spend a couple days there.

Close by is Crack In The Ground. Did you get a chance to see that?

Thank you. Lots of cool things I am still finding out here. Ones like this are just too far off to become popular.

Thank you! Check out its twin location, BIG HOLE!

I love it. Its not going anywhere so we can come back 20 years later and nothing changes.

@Matt.Cook.Oregon I want to go home to the high desert...forced into the sickening Valley..gag, specifically 😫 lane County. Dying to go home to central oregons high desert...dry, open desert..earth, rock, dirt... Need help getting there. My heart aches watching your videos....😔 I miss kicken around out there...very spiritual to and for me.

I don't know there are a lot of good comments like nuclear Crater, aliens, Obama, a fountain from God...

Thank you!

Thanks Glen. There is another one coming soon about its twin brother, Big Hole.

Nothin wrong with putting people to sleep. I should do nature asmr!

@@MattCookOregon yes you should. I’m not a huge fan of asmr but I think you would do a decent job of making it interesting enough to keep my attention

@@toandfro2377 ok I need to figure out what mic natgeo uses for bees.

@@MattCookOregon hmmmm……interesting question

@@MattCookOregon let me do so rock-connaissance😂🤣!!

Thanks. That area is covered in weird things, with unimaginative names like Crack in the Ground or Big Hole.

I never heard of it until making this video. Now I want to go see it.

Thank you Kris.

Some people commented 'breathtaking' was an overreaction but I think its good!

Thank you so much! It is scary to put yourself out there at first, and even worse to listen to your own voice. After some time, nice comments, mean comments, I became very comfortable with it.

I do especially in these areas where they are known to be. Just like all animals they are more scared of us than we are of them. Got to be careful either way.

Absolutely. That is a big part of my channel, showing these works of art.

That would be epic.

Thank you. Non distracting music was a lesson on a class that really stuck with me. Also easy because almost everything is copyrighted.

Thanks Randy!

Thank you. Lots to see out there. I am going to head out again to find more soon. I am most interested in four craters wilderness study area, that includes crack in the ground.

@@MattCookOregon Crack In the Ground is also pretty cool. So is South Ice Cave.

@@steveholder7289 Yeah it is. South ice cave would be a nice video. It is closed for the season.

My biggest fan. I taught him everything he knows.

I got scared 😱.

Ha hold your fire!

I liked a couple of the movies using our natural areas. Can't think of many tv shows here. All I do is explore our nature here so please tune in for more.

Thank you. I cover all kinds of weird and cool places like this. Hope you enjoy.

Thank you. It is a world of its own inside that and I love that.

I heard about that event. Too many people for me haha.

science is fake news!

Heck, I have no proof of what caused that hole. In the past it could have been a hot water resivor for a community or lost city near by. It maybe a hole where a giant tree once stood and then was scrubbed from existence. The area may have been filled with valuable resources a long time ago and then mined. It may have been an area of high technology that don't match the current narrative so it was blown into obscurity.... Let's just call it an inverted volcano and call it quits.

Mountains could just be alien poop.

I sound like I am from a previous century. What a compliment! Thank you. I enjoy being different.

Thank you!

Thanks. That's cool. I was gonna revisit for crack in the ground

This and Fort Rock make for a good day. Many people see hole in ground and want to leave immediately.

Thank you. Drone was a must here otherwise can't fit it all into a shot.

Thanks North Coast. I couldn't imagine doing this without the drone. Not getting the whole thing in one shot would drive me crazy.

How did they decide on such a creative name for this geologic feature? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Agreed they are a bit of all that. Not much going on underneath now but always possible, just like walking up any mountain that could erupt.

Thats awesome. Sometimes the conditions can really transform a landscape.

@@MattCookOregon Enjoy your videos. Don't see one yet on Leslie Gulch or Three Finger Gulch. Both are must see places IMO.

Thank you. Welcome. I do lots of cool volcanic landmarks. Hope you enjoy.

Thank you.

Thank you David!

The east side of the mountain is pretty unpopulated but the west side is very full.

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you very much. My channel is full of Oregon natural wonder videos, so be sure to check it out.

That would be scary maybe with all the guns eh?

Thank you. The video is my usual style but really nails that middle of nowhere vibe. Sounds like you got a trip for next year, this and Crack in the Ground.

I have heard a few times that people were unimpressed with the ground view. I like both.

Best name yet. My dogs name is Ahsoka, so kind of related.

@@MattCookOregon my 20 yr old cat is Obi-Wan

Thank you. Volcanic things are one of my favorite subjects.

Thank you!

Many thanks! Visited big hole yesterday and it wasn't nearly as pretty.

Thank you. That describes most of our rural land. Same with crappy beer cans. Oh well!

Thank you. We have a couple landmarks that get all the attention. I wont complain when I get these to myself.

Thank you. I am not sure why either. Just like a volcano, the video unexpectedly exploded!

Cowboy dinner tree?!

@@MattCookOregon naw. It was called the Outback Station. Camping/horse ranch. The owner is bat 💩 though and screwed me and other managers before me out of thousands. Her greed found profit in exploiting people.

Thanks for binging me like netflix!

Thank you. Wow a lot of people showed up and I am having trouble keeping up with comments. I have a lot of fun putting my own cinematic touch on things. Hope you enjoy more videos.

Thank you very much. Learning and enjoying the views is what I am all about.

Thank you! Lots of wild things to see here, just like Utah.

Thanks Bill! I do videos all around the state of interesting places like this.

Thank you. Any good volcanos there?

Neither God nor bad, there are no volcanoes in New York. but there's a lot of other natural beauty and unique geological features. It's a very old landscape and it was changed a lot during the ice ages and the recessions which left the great lakes and a lot of other lakes and includes carving out the mohawk valley which flows into the Hudson River and scraping the tops of many hard granite hills to give us open mountain tops and beautiful vistas where they would otherwise be fully tree covered. Catskill park, Adirondack park, the finger lakes, the thousand islands on the st Lawrence River, the great lakes, oneida lake, lake Champlain, lake George, Niagara falls(and river), and thousands of other lakes rivers, mountains, meadows, marshes, and streams. Oh and the huge long white sand beaches of long Island. The Hudson Valley is incredibly picturesque too and is famous for the Hutson River school(art paintings). Check out the views from Anthony's nose, breakneck ridge, and the Hudson highlands, and the many huge parks just a short drive out of New York city.

Had to look that up. I only knew of Ukiah California. Eastern Oregon road trips are great. I highly recommend including Leslie Gulch.

Thank you very much. The video randomly blew up just like the hole.

Thank you very much. She is husky/malamute.

Thank you. Hole in the Ground does not come up in casual conversation huh.

Absolutely. I need to head back to cover the other ones nearby.

Ha! Thanks. Excessive face cam is a pet peeve of mine.

Yep I don't think I will ever run out of interesting new spots.

Awesome. Deer hunting there?

Right, that is the source. It is always fortunate if natural wonders keep their shape so we can study them better.

@@MattCookOregon it isn't the source, , , just the center of the effect.

@@invisibilianone6288 it is where the rocks came from.

@@MattCookOregon I won't disagree, with that. lol

Thank you!

Thanks Rick. I try to make it a smooth experience. This video really blew up.

Thanks Jim!

Thanks for binge watching some videos Richard! I highly recommend this whole area. Not many places to stay nearby other than primitive camping.

I struggle to remember the macro shots often. Something to work on.

Yeah it is just so far out there it wont get popular. Many people also say it isn't impressive from the ground, I disagree.

Pretty funny how unimaginative they are. But then you got the landmarks named after weird religious things or mountains named after guys who had never been there.

Thats cool. Most people on those flights see Crater Lake and Mt Hood. Fort Rock is defiantly the most noticeable from these formations.

Thanks Judi! There are some other cool ones nearby I want to cover. Big hole for example.

@@MattCookOregon I look forward to all your video. Because of your videos, I feel like I am truly exploring Oregon with a seasoned guide.✌️💚

I’m from bend and have many friends from the kootenays, we have a lot of shared values.

We are lucky thats for sure. We got a bit of everything nature has to offer. Some dont like the rain or cold but no complaints here!

If I had one I would be riding all over that area! Take it to the dunes in Christmas valley while you are there.

Thanks Chip!

Thank you. You should. I found it very peaceful and a bit like being on another planet down there.

oops..Newberry

I love Newberry! So much that I made an hour long documentary on this channel about it. Here is a link if interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8ysL_8SlF6o.html

Thanks Cranky. I like to share the strange things we see out there.

Thank you!

Thank you Pam. It is my pleasure.

Hahaha he is a content machine. Well at least you would be first video of a sequoia in the hole!

@@MattCookOregon True that, or any full-size/long wb truck!

@@consentofthegoverned5145 That new hybrid sequoia would be a nice family vehicle for me. But man it's like 90k!

Thank you! Where is the McLaughlin summit video???

Thanks Mike! Hope you get to see the Mt Hood video that is a special one.

@@MattCookOregon Will Do!!

Thank you Zoomdak. It is always easy to put these together when it is fun.

@@MattCookOregon Well put!

Thanks. I was worried there wouldn't be enough to say but it worked out.

Thanks Donald and welcome. Lots of mountains, rocks, and holes here.

Thanks Sarah. Easy to spend a full day there with this, fort rock, and others.

Yep they are incredibly similar especially with erosion happening to either. Thankfully someone knows how to look at rocks to get the story.

@@MattCookOregon In the Infantry, we also have a philosophy of "read the terrain." The phrase has a myriad of practical & tactical applications. CHEERS!!!

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Nice catch! I have wondered about that before too. It is more of a hill. The dark shape on map mostly comes from trees. I was going to do a video on it but when looking into it there was nothing.

Thank you very much! Hoping to cover more of this area soon.

Sure have! Last I was there was right at the start of the pandemic. We got back from days of no service and people were going nuts haha. Here is the Alvord video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nWhZviQYiag.html

@@MattCookOregon cool! I’ll check it out!

Thank you. That is impressive volcano power. I would mention something more vague next time. People tend to disagree or fall asleep when you start using numbers.

Thanks Becky. AWD is all you need but I still wouldn't drive down there.