Joyce and I made a road trip up to Deschutes River State Recreation Area yesterday to pick up a dump truck for Smith Rock. The old Dodge truck we have now is really tired so this new rig is a welcome addition to the park.
July 16, 2016
“Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping…”
Not a whole lot going on here at Smith Rock other than we are very busy. Since the park was named one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon we have seen a dramatic increase in visitors.
On Thursday Joyce and I made another road trip for the park. This trip was to drop off the Dodge 2-ton truck at Willamette Mission State Park northwest of Salem.
July 26, 2016
Things have been rolling right along here at Smith Rock.
We have decided to come back here next July which will be our tenth year and Ranger Josie has offered us August as well. We are still thinking about that as this area of Oregon gets very hot in August.
That being said, there is going to be a solar eclipse on 21 August 2017 and this area will be in the path to view it in totality. This is a once in a lifetime experience so we may just stay here for that.
Here are some websites you might find interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_2017
http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/path_through_the_US.htm
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html
http://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/best-places-to-view/
On Sunday the 24th we welcomed Gary and Marsha Stevenson for a short visit. We had a nice time visiting with them as always.
Look who came to visit us.
Storm clouds passing through
More later.
Barry & Joyce
Hoping it will cool down in September when we are at Smith Rock. Are you working at the visitor center?
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