Medicine Lake, Hospital Rock & Modoc History

Have you ever been to a place in California called Medicine Lake? It lies near Mount Shasta, its infamous cousin, but they both have volcanic parentage. You see, Medicine Lake is a caldera. Even in the west, Medicine Lake lies in the shadow of North America's deepest caldera, Crater Lake.

I remember driving past on summer and winter trips to and from Washington and California and wondering about the name, Medicine Lake. My little girl brain thought there was a hospital on its banks. But the medicine offered by these waters is mystical, strange and ancient.

Let's get into it.

This episode will cover...

Medicine Lake in California

Hospital Rock in California

Modoc History & Modoc War - history to remember

Cascade Mountain Range information

Klamath Reservation - history we cannot forget

Obsidian facts and uses (a grounding end to the episode)

Show Sources and Materials:

Medicine Lake overview, USGS

A Beautiful Escape to Medicine Lake and Glass Mountain, Ryan Loughrey, Active NorCal

Hospital Rock Pictograph Site, BSA High Adventure

Wandering Mind Travel's Account of the Area

From Ancient Origins:

Modoc War, Oregon History Project

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