Top photo: Fog & logs on a chilly, windy beach visit.
Top photo: View from the path to the beach just before sunset.
Above Photo: Path to the beach from the campground as it goes under Highway 101.
Above photo: View out of our front window after getting settled into our site. Nice.
Above photo: View of the Deschutes River from McGregor Point in La Pine SP. On the horizon is Paulina Peak, near where we camped the night before.
Above photo: An evening view across Paulina Lake from our campsite.
Top Photo: Campsite surrounded by meadows & Ponderosa Pines.
Above Photo: View of the North Fork of Lake Creek.
Above Photo: View from Nordeen Shelter.
We love to snowshoe & cross-country ski (on non-groomed trails, of course) in the area. Below are photos & maps of the places we frequent.
Above Photo: Late afternoon view of the Pacific Ocean.
Above Photo: Dunes as seen from a trail just outside the campground.
Above photo: The Siuslaw River as it flows between the north and south jetties.
Remember way back when you were in school, and your summer vacation was over? It seems that each year a teacher would request that you write a report on “What did you do on your summer vacation?” It has been an extremely long time since those days, but maybe it’s time for another one of those report...
Our mini spring road trip's objective was to visit four Oregon State Parks that were new to us in eastern Oregon, none of which take reservations. Yeah — mission accomplished!
Above Photo: The Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site in John Day is well worth the visit. We didn't have a chance to see it this time around but did visit it previously.
Above Photo: Observed on the banks of Camas Creek.
Spacious campsites at Catherine Creek.
Above Photo: Sunset at Unity Lake.
Above Photo: A view from the remaining upper pond at Bates State Park. The lower pond was filled in when the lumber mill was demolished.
