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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

My biggest fan. I taught him everything he knows.

I got scared 😱.

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😂🤣!!

Thank you!

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

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.

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

Thank you! This video really blew up, wish I knew why.

@@MattCookOregon It's a very well done video!

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.

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

Thanks Randy!

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed 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.

Thanks Jim! I try to add some value to the nature eye candy.

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

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

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

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

Thank you!

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

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

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

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

Thanks Mike! I think you need a trip that way. Camping on the rim?

@@MattCookOregon Absolutely! ... Thanks.

Thank you Pam. It is my pleasure.

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? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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

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

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

Thanks Jim!

Thanks for binging me like netflix!

Thanks. Who doesn't like a big ol hole.

Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you David!

Thank you Kris.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Yep lots to see. I did 2 old videos around there and some more options like Big Hole and the dunes.

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

Thank you! I always wish I had more time when going to that area.

Thanks Chip!

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

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

Thank you!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks Antonio!

Ha hold your fire!

Thank you!

That would be scary maybe with all the guns eh?

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

Agreed. I need to go cover Big Hole across the highway to compare.

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

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

@@MattCookOregon Well put!

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

@@MattCookOregon Will Do!!

Awesome. Deer hunting there?

That would be epic.

Thank you. For some reason thousands of people are watching this all of the sudden. Did it get recommended to you on youtube?

You're welcome. It came across my home page as a recommended video. I grew up in LaPine and years ago a bunch of guys with cannons and shoot bowling balls out of them at a 55 gallon barrel in the middle of it

Thanks. it is exciting to have so many people watching this all of the sudden. That is wild about the cannons.

I hope your channel explodes with followers!! I'm not sure if they do that anymore. New follower and looking forward to more videos

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.✌️💚

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.

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

Thanks Bobby!

Yep we had it to ourselves. Very peaceful.

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!

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.

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

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

Thank you! Hope you enjoy strange things in the outdoors.

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

Thank you very much. She is husky/malamute.

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

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