Oregon Vacation !

I toured the wonderful state of Oregon in July 2008. From the Pacific coast to Crater Lake to the Sisters Wilderness, to Mt. Hood, to the Columbia River gorge - - all of it was lots of fun! Here is a movie of the "lunch spot of the year" in the basin between Broken Top and South Sister.

skiing on Bally Creek Trails

February 19, 2008. Skiing on the Bally Creek Trails in northeast Minnesota. This is a stop for lunch. Why aren't there picnic tables when you need them ? !!! Otherwise, a wonderful day on the skis!

I did a 10-day August vacation to the San Juan Mtns of SW Colorado. Hiked at Telluride, Lizard Head Wilderness, and tested the rain gear on a flower-filled trail to Hope Lake. I also enjoyed Animas Forks, an abandoned mining town at 11,200 ft. I was in Colorado when the 35w bridge collapsed, and we were thankful for a satellite dish on the roof of our rental house. In April - another vacation, to Moab, Utah. Highlights: a rainbow in the desert, unexpected bouldering on a re-routed trail, wading thru pools of water (very cold!) in Little Wild Horse Canyon, mountain biking on Klondike Bluffs Trail. I took flower photos and worked hard at learning their names. They are desert flowers - another thing I love about canyon country, along with the red dust and burnt cliffs. Many beautiful things, that lie beyond the end of the roads.