We had another big snow fall come through overnight and when I got to work this morning there were icicles all around the building. I thought the formations were very pretty. I didn't have my tripod with me so all photos are hand-held. This afternoon after the sun tried to come out, I noticed they …
Day 57 – Kayaking
After a day of snow yesterday, the sun came out today. It's still cold, but a very pretty day. While visiting the park, some hardy gentlemen arrived with their kayaks in tow. The Deschutes River is a great place for whitewater rafting and kayaking, if you know what you're doing. These guys obviously did. The …
Day 56 – Winter has arrived
I'm getting an early start on my blog today since it's Saturday. Winter has arrived!!! We have had a fairly snowless winter so far this year, but overnight last night it started snowing and I woke up to everything blanketed in white. We went from 60 degrees yesterday to 25 degrees today. Such is life …
Day 49 – Polar Plunge
Today was the annual Polar Plunge here, which is a fundraiser for Special Olympics. I thought it might be kind of fun to go down and watch these people run into the freezing cold Deschutes River, many of them in costumes. The skies were clear but it was just 28 degrees F. with a wind …
Day 48 – Alpenglow
Alpenglow is defined as: "a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains." This morning as I was driving to work, the mountains were clear with just a few clouds hovering around them. I thought it might be a good "alpenglow" morning so I went out to my new favorite spot …
Through My Lens 