Tag: Crater Lake

  • Crater Lake Detour

    Crater Lake Detour

    Our weather this past week has been positively springlike and today promised us more of the same…a perfect day for a Sunday drive. We climbed in the truck and Reg aimed uphill. Our sights (and appetites) were set on lunch at one of our favorite mountain area restaurants. But then I said, “Let’s go to…

  • Colossal Newberry volcano begs for exploration

    Oh, what a difference a day makes! We packed our hiking shoes and a picnic and headed for a second day in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. After a 34-mile drive south and then east from Bend, we were greeted by brilliant sunshine and twin lakes that filled an area bigger than Crater Lake. The…

  • Reflecting on Crater Lake

    No lolly gagging around for us this Sunday morning…we headed out bright and early, anxious to explore exciting new territory. Back in January Reg had made reservations for us to spend one night at the Crater Lake Lodge and tonight was the night. As you can see, our day was perfect and it was made…