Later in the afternoon on that first full day, it had stopped raining and it looked like it might be a nice time for a walk around there area. There was a massive empty area behind the place we were staying and a dirt road going into it. We could hear thunder in the distance …
Did I Mention We Have a Lot of Snow?
Another snowstorm came through yesterday dumping even more snow on us. The snow berms are getting too high for me to shovel snow over them. We were out shoveling four times yesterday and we'll probably have to do the same today, because it's snowing again. We did go for a walk during the storm and …
Another Tree Encased in Fog
Another photo from Seattle. I love the atmosphere of the fog. Maralee
Fog
This past weekend we took a trip to Washington to watch my step-son compete in a Spartan "Beast" race in Snoqualmie. Race day started out with a thick coating of fog hanging over everything. I thought it was beautiful. It gave an ethereal feeling to the area. The fog eventually lifted and we enjoyed a …
Fire Danger
Summer in central Oregon is generally very warm and very dry. We haven't had any precipitation in several weeks, and as you can see, we don't anticipate any precipitation for the next two weeks. This makes the fire danger very high. We've been very fortunate so far this summer and haven't had very much fire …