Jefferson

Mt. Jefferson – 10,495 (f)  3,199 (m)

Mount Jefferson on a beautiful morning from Little Agency Plains just to the West of Madras.

 

Named for our third President, one of our country’s founding fathers, by the Lewis & Clark Discovery Expedition.  Thomas Jefferson was a true statesman and a champion of individual rights.  Thomas Jefferson believed we, as a country, needed a well-informed electorate as a prerequisite to democracy. This still stands true today, just like the mountain that bears his name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jefferson_(Oregon)

https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mount-jefferson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition

https://oregon.com/recreation/hike-jefferson-park

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Photos on this web page by Eric