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Today we were on the prowl for waterfalls. Yesterday you saw photos of the beginning of the McKenzie River as it left Clear Lake. We picked up the river less than ¼ mile from that spot. Yesterday’s photos depicted a mellow river. Just a ¼ mile downstream the terrain began to drop and the river […]
As I said yesterday there is a walk path around Clear Lake. It turned out to be a 5.12 mile walk and we took about 512 photos. The lake is beautiful and natural! It is made mostly from a spring but also has creeks supplying snowmelt. I know that mixing blue and green together make […]
After a wonderful weekend and fun memories we left the Brant’s around 9:30, did a bit of shopping and headed out Hwy 20 toward Clear Lake, our destination. Rand McNally marks Hwy 20 a scenic route and they didn’t lie. Beautiful mountain peaks off in the distance, the Mt. Washington Wilderness and Suttle Lake kept […]
Diane and Lauren decided to hike the Misery Trail in the Smith Rock State Park outside of Bend. The spot is a favorite for rock climbers who have mapped 1,400 routes up the cliffs lining the Crooked River. The Rocks jut up from the valley floor and are a beautiful red hue that stands out […]
Saturday was a very, very nice day in Bend. I’ll set the stage for you, the sky was immaculately clear, you could see the snow tops of Mt. Bachelor, one of the Sisters and some other peaks. The Deschutes River runs through the middle of Bend and reflected the blue sky completely. The Parks and […]
The morning drive going back to Oakridge along the South Fork of the McKenzie River (brrr) then over a little gap and then up the Right Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette to Hwy 58. We went east on Hwy 58 to another un-named scenic road that took us on the other side […]
When I write my first novel it will be the story of a couple of retirees and a cat on the lam. Why are they on the lam? I don’t know yet but I know how they can safely avoid whoever is looking for them. The couple will plan a road trip, create a blog […]
We started the day working on the blog and end of month banking. Our plan was to leave the hotel at about 2:00 and walk to downtown Eugene have a couple of beers, get something to eat and then about 5:30 walk over to Autzen Stadium. It’s about a 5-6 mile walk to the Falling […]
After leaving Julie and Don’s place we decided to go to Eugene for 2 days. Diane found us a cheap, pet friendly hotel as we drove then she began looking for pubs, a great copilot. We arrived in Eugene at about 3:00, cleaned up made Slinky comfortable in our room and started off to our […]
Off to Medford this morning. Medford is about a 2 hour drive from Broken Arrow Campground and we were meeting my Uncle Dick and Aunt Julie for lunch at 12:30. The plan was to leave at 9:00 to get to Julie and Don Gray’s house around 11:00 where we were going to drop Slinky off […]
