Philip Robert

There is a reason that this river is called the Rogue. In many places it is quite unruly. I have seen the Rogue in quiet repose meandering slowly across a valley floor. Now I’ve seen its violent nature constrained by mighty lava flows.

Here at the Chasm the banks of the Rogue River narrow to within 25 feet of each other and the unruly current running between flows fast enough to fill up an olympic sized swimming pool once every minute. The force of the current is tremendous. You can feel the strength of it vibrating up through the lava rock beneath your feet. It is an astounding sight.