Chapter 13, North Umpqua and Diamond Lake

Chapter 13, North Umpqua and Diamond Lake 

There's gold in 'them thar' hills!

North Umpqua displaying gem tones

River rocks up close and personal

Toketee Falls

Steps to Toketee Falls

Toketee flow line

Mt. Thielsen towering over Diamond Lake

"Tripping On Oregon's Treasures" book cover

Pink glow as sun sets on a perfect day

"Would you get your darn feet off my personal log?"

"Can't seeeee meeeeee," says the wiley camp robber.

Moonrise over Diamond Lake

Clearwater Falls

Whitehorse Falls

Watson Creek Falls

It's hard to leave such a luscious area.

Chapter 12, Bly and Beyond

Chapter 12,  Bly and Beyond

Diamond Peak foretelling what is in store for me

Odell Lake

Going into Bly with cloud lifting

Abert Rim

Abert Lake

Hunter's Peak

Fort Rock

Chapter 11, The Beauty of Rome

Chapter 11,  The Beauty of Rome

Owyhee river with geese family swimming away from me

Owyhee River peaceful sunset

Pillars of Rome

My version of Rome (Oregon)

Oh! MY!

More! Created by the hand of time.

It's a long, long road, but beautiful.

Steens Mountain peeking through Sheepshead Range 

Chapter 10, Oregon Star Party

  

Chapter 10, Oregon Star Party

I didn't see a single one...

...but, there were these guys.

Big Summit Prairie

Welcome water for wildlife

My camp--note covered lights.

Awaiting the Milky Way

Pine Butterfly

Mt. Washington took up smoking.

Chapter 9, Painted Hills

                                                                   Chapter 9,  Painted Hills

 Looks like a slice of cream pie, to me.

Popcorn-like surface of Painted Hills

Mother Nature's Skull

Profile of colors in one shot

You have to be there to get the full impact of the beauty

Mother Nature's gauze

Don't miss it!

Every day brings different hues and tones.

Chapter 8, Fossils From Fossil

Chapter 8, Fossils from Fossil

John Day fossil area

That top layer is called "rattlesnake"

Sheep Rock

John Day River

Balsamroot--bloomen' sunshine

Cathedral Mountain 

Mt. Hood captures faint sun while windmills create power.

A gift to me from the Oligocene era

Better than Christmas, opening a fossil

Lucky me! These leaves were not eaten by giant sloths

You can get there from here--but slowly!