Last evening, there were some white, wispy cirrus clouds floating overhead, so just before the sunset, I hiked down to the lake to see if I could capture the clouds and colors of the evening sunset. I used two cameras, with different settings to see how they would turn out. I set the first cameraContinue reading “Lake Minden Sunset”
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Lake of the Springs
Over the past few months Barbara and I have been having repairs made to our trailer as well as myself making additional repairs that the manufacturer didn’t do or happened later. It has been a frustrating and difficult time for us and due to this I have not been able to do any hiking andContinue reading “Lake of the Springs”
Indiana Dunes National Park
Last week, Barbara, Ellie and I traveled west to visit the Indiana Dunes National Park. This is a pretty park that is, surprisingly, surrounded by several steel mills. On this day the temperature hovered around 91 degrees with 80% humidity so we didn’t stay around for long. In fact, the last thing we did wasContinue reading “Indiana Dunes National Park”
Trillium Lake Trail
The day after we took the Mt. Hood Scenic Drive, I returned to Trillium Lake to hike the Trillium Lake Trail. Trillium Lake is one of my favorite places in the state of Oregon. I tried to hike this trail a couple of years ago, but at that time the trail was closed, a thirdContinue reading “Trillium Lake Trail”
Mt. Hood Scenic Drive
I haven’t posted in awhile because Barbara, Ellie, and I have been traveling across country, to Indiana to get some repairs made to our trailer. Living in and RV and traveling is a great way to enjoy our retirement years, but the maintenance on the RV is exhausting and time consuming. A few weeks ago,Continue reading “Mt. Hood Scenic Drive”
Oregon Coast
This week we have spent most of our time exploring the Oregon Coast. We took a train ride along the coast from Rockaway Beach to Garibaldi. We drove to Tillamook and toured the cheese factory and we spent some time at Tolovana Beach. First, we took Ellie on her first train ride. It was onlyContinue reading “Oregon Coast”
Lava Cast Forest
A couple of days ago, Barbara, Ellie, and I took a short drive to the Lava Cast Forest. The Lava Cast Forest is located at the end of a nine mile, mostly gravel road, east of highway 97 in central Oregon, just south of Bend. The Lava Cast Forest was formed approximately 7,000 years agoContinue reading “Lava Cast Forest”
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A few days ago, Barbara, Ellie, and I took the short drive to the nearby Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Due to the amount of snow on the ground most of the park was closed, meaning you can visit but all of the shops and attractions were still closed. So we drove through the park, IContinue reading “Newberry National Volcanic Monument”
Tumalo Falls
The weather forecast for today was rain all day, but when we got up this morning the sun was shining. Clearly, being a meteorologist is one of those jobs where you can be wrong most of the time and still keep your job. So, we decided to do some sight-seeing. Barbara, Ellie, and I headedContinue reading “Tumalo Falls”
Sunriver Nature Center
Yesterday, Barbara and I visited the nearby Sunriver Nature Center. They have a nature area with hiking trails and hundreds of song birds, a mating pair of trumpeter swans, and a few large pens with different birds that were found injured and have been rehabilitated, but are unable to survive in the wild so theyContinue reading “Sunriver Nature Center”
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