Hike to Crane Prairie Reservoir dam
With the cell booster and our hot spot, we have amazing internet even though we are in the woods, on the side of a lake, with a view of Mt Bachelor and the Sisters.... more
Crane Prairie Camping
Right after breakfast we moved to our new site. Good that we did it early, as not 15 minutes after our move, a camper pulling a trailer arrived, hoping to claim our... more
Crane Prairie Reservoir
After breakfast we drove to Lava Lake to see the shoreline, then drove to the Lucky Lake trailhead. We enjoyed an easy, but warm, hike to the lake. The views of Mt... more
Cascade Lakes
Amanda had Memorial Day off so she went with us out west from Bend on the Cascade Lakes highway. Amanda was driving her RAV-4 and we our van until we arrived at Little... more
Desert camping
For the Memorial Day weekend we planned to camp with Amanda and Brian’s friends Kate and Dylan at a secluded spot on the Silver Lake Reservoir. Unfortunately when we... more
Lovely lava
We headed south from Bend in the morning. After a few housekeeping chores we headed to the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Here we can see the flows and cinders... more
Bend Oregon
Route 20 to Bend is a 65-mph road through desert and mountains which took us directly to Bend. Along much of the road there are no homes or services. At one point we... more
Owyhee River Valley
From Willard Bay we headed north into Idaho. Most of the terrain was desert-like but some valleys contained rivers where there was a surprising amount of agriculture... more
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