Mon 31-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
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 Lava Lake where we found an open...
Sat 29-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
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 arrived on Friday afternoon the spot was...
Wed 26-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
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 from volcanic eruptions from 12000 to...
Mon 24-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
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 were warned that there was no gas for 130...
Sun 23-May-2021 Oregon, Travel |
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 — mostly hay and grain for the...
Sat 22-May-2021 Travel, Utah |
We left home on May 19 — headed west to visit our daughter in Bend OR. We decided to take I-80 west as it is the route we have taken the least in the past for our western trips. The trip has had...
Tue 6-Apr-2021 Indiana, Travel |
Another warm, breezy, and sunny day for a hike, the warm weather has really brought out the spring flowers. — red bud, flox, blood root,red trillium, may apples, dandelions, more daffodils including some...
Mon 5-Apr-2021 Indiana, Travel |
For Savanna’s first outing David and I drove south to the Deam Wilderness – part of the Hoosier National Forest. Savanna performed admirably, but all the bells and whistles will take a little getting...
Sun 20-Dec-2020 Events |
2020 has been a busy time for the Elmore family in spite of having to stay at home alone to be safe. We planned for a new patio and wood-fired oven a year ago, started construction in August, and are just...
Thu 17-Dec-2020 Tech |
We planned for a new patio and wood-fired oven a year ago, started construction in August, and are just finishing up now. We learned from YouTube and books and kept fit by laying pavers, mixing concrete (84...
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