In 2003, a forest fire located on China Hat Road, about 3.5 miles southeast of Bend, burned approximately 3800 acres of the Deschutes National Forest. The area had once been covered in lodgepole pine, but the fire changed all of that. The area is slowly reforesting, but burned out trees still cover the area. Tonight …
Day 67 – The Worm Moon
I learned something new today. The full moon in March is called the "Worm Moon." I looked it up and this was the description: The 'Full Worm Moon' is the moon that occurs in March when the sunlight is getting stronger and the frozen ground begins to thaw. You can tell the worms have begun …
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 55 – Spring is Almost Here
Today was one of those late winter days that lets you know spring is right around the corner. It was gorgeous. Blue skies, warm temperatures. A prelude to what is to come. We went to a local park that we didn't know existed until a few days ago. The Deschutes River runs right through it …
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 