August 5, 2007: Fish Lake, Steens Mountain, Harney County, OR: In spite of being August, at an elevation 7,400 feet the night got cold. We stayed in our sleeping bags as long as we could stand it and waited for the summer sun to warm the air. Chris wanted to …
August 4, 2007: Slide Lake, Winter Rim, Lake County, OR: We had a restless night. Our old air mattress had sprung a leak and when we bought a replacement we failed to check inside the box to see if what we got matched with what was printed on the box. …
August 3, 2007: Slide Lake, Lake County, OR: Chris finished installation of a 105 gallon fuel transfer tank on the Dodge and we were itching to take it on the road. When we are trekking around remote areas we no longer have to worry about finding a diesel pump when …
August 2, 2007: Mount Rainier National Park: There is more than one path to Paradise and I have a picture to prove it. Marvin, his wife Evelyn, and I chased spring up the hill from Paradise Lodge on a brilliant summer day. We were lucky to find parking within walking …
July 31, 2007: Bird Creek Meadows, Yakama Nation, near Mount Adams in Washington state. Chris wanted to see the meadows and I hoped to get a better picture of a Western Tanager. The parking lot was nearly empty today. We left the car about noon, took along two bottles of …