Quarry Park

On my last day in Minnesota, my sister and I took a walk through Quarry Park in St. Cloud.  What a wonderful place it was to walk through (our bike, ski or snowshoe). It was developed from an old granite quarry.  I wish I'd had more time . . . I would have liked to …

The Sun Came Out

After two days of snow, wind and cold, the snow and wind disappeared and we were left with sunny skies, although it was still cold. On my lunch break, I decided to take an adventure and drive to a place I'd heard about but never been - Tumalo Reservoir.  It's only about 10 miles out-of-town …

Pilot Butte with iPhone

Yesterday was one of those outstanding, summer-like days.  Clear skies, sunshine, warm air.  A perfect day for another walk up Pilot Butte - this time with my iPhone. Even thought it's about 130 miles away from Bend, on a clear day like this you can see Mt. Hood in the distance. Maralee