The desert southeast of Bend has not just Crack in the Ground, but also Hole in the Ground and Big Hole. All three are worth a visit. It's called Crack in the Ground, but "Volcanic Fissure in the ...

It's called Crack in the Ground, a volcanic fissure 70 feet deep and 2 miles long that splits a landscape of sagebrush and juniper about 7 miles north of Christmas Valley. As the name suggests ...