Desert Reflections

Yesterday's outing was a 30 minute drive southbound along the coast to Pacific City.  We strolled the beach, visited an art gallery, had...

We've been lucky in scoring awesome campground sites this summer - although it's not all luck.  We invest a good deal of time an...

Lake Quinault Lodge, built in 1926, Adirondack style. Lake and Sasquatch, aka yeti, aka Trish. This 3-story rain gauge is...

We're at Sequim Bay State Park for 5 days, after which we'll go around the Olympic Peninsula with a brief stop at Lake Quinault...

Odd place names intrigue me.  I speculate on the name origins, sometimes researching them online.  I've long wondered about these 2 dooz...

Once upon a time a stucco mailbox resided at the end of our driveway.  It lived a quiet, useful life, was well behaved, never offended anyon...

Tumalo Falls (next 3 pix) is a short drive from Bend.  It's on Tumalo Creek, which is the main water supply for the City, is easily acce...