Hot, hot, hot! The weather guesser’s have said that it’s going to be 100 deg. here today and tomorrow up to 101.
This summer the Travel Oregon folks are hiding bicycles in all the designated Seven Wonders of Oregon. Since Smith Rock State Park is one of the Seven Wonders, we get one. The bike being hidden here was built by Vulture Bicycles of Bend and worth approximately $9000. It was hidden here this morning at 2 AM and it was found at 4:30 AM.
The Seven Wonders of Oregon Bike Giveaway Page: http://traveloregon.com/trip-ideas/oregon-stories/7-bikes-for-7-wonders/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Cycling&utm_content=Sweepstakes&utm_campaign=7W_2015_US&gclid=COGio-vfrcYCFQeTfgodHUkBPw
June 30, 2015
Yesterday Joyce and I took a drive up thru Sisters and then out Elm Street (which turns to Three Creeks Road) to Three Creeks Lake.
Three Creeks is a beautiful alpine lake set at 6500 feet in the Sisters Wilderness and one we will definitely visit again.
July 2, 2015
On Tuesday after taking care of some chores that needed to be done in Bend, Joyce and I drove up to the Newberry Caldera in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument. We have been here several times and always enjoy this beautiful area.
Paulina and East Lakes and The Big Lava Flow
From the top of Paulina Peak
Thankfully, we had a very quiet and uneventfully 4th here at the Rock. No fireworks of any kind are allowed here and for a very good reason. We did have some folks come in after the parks official closing with plans to climb up Misery Ridge to watch the fireworks in Bend but we had to turn them away.
One of those folks were Julian Colesberry and his daughter Cecelia who drove all the way from Milwaukee, OR. Julian was the ranger here at Smith Rock in our first year of hosting and has since moved on to other things. What a nice surprise to see them again. We hope the whole family will come visit us at Devil’s Lake in August.
Smith Rock, June 2015
The two black dots just to the left of center are Golden Eagle nests. We call those "The Condo's".
Thanks Kacey for the following photo's!
Barry & Joyce
