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Glass Buttes, OR, is interesting both anthropologically and geologically because it is a place people have journeyed to continuously for 14,000 years and still do to this day to collect obsidian. This has been a destination because the obsidian that can be collected at the surface and near the surface with a little digging. Obsidian collected at Glass Buttes in 2016 Obsidian is used to make spear tips, arrow heads, knives, scrapers, essentially all manner of cutting instruments. In the stone age, the edged weapons and tools that could be created with obsidian were critical to survival of early peoples because they depended on these weapons for defense and hunting as well as the tools for processing hides used to make shelters and clothing. Modern day spear tip created in 2016 Testing on blood residue found on ancient tips collected at Glass Buttes has revealed interesting details of what the environment was like many thousands of years ago. Did you know that camels ori...

Becky and Scout at Glass Buttes, OR, June, 2016 We're planning a spring camping trip to Glass Buttes, OR, to enjoy the great outdoors, campfire, collect obsidian, and to view the glorious stars. We hope family and friends will be able to join us, here are some of the details. When: April 6. 7. and 8, 2018 Where: Several options for camping and other accommodations include: Our 2016 primitive campsite (no water, no restrooms, no tables, you have what you bring). Here's the location:           2016 Campsite coordinates 43.560078, -120.005598          Chickahominy Reservoir - Services include: water, campground, restrooms - this is 30 minutes east of our 2016 primitive campsite on Hwy 20. Bend, OR is about 1.5 hours west of  our 2016 campsite on Hwy 20 and has hotels, restaurant, gas stations, a great vacation destination in its own right. I'll be providing more information on the history of Glass Buttes...