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Day 1:
As some of you already know, my first day went way off track. My early start to have a relaxed drive down with side trips became a late start slogging through traffic. Some stupid problems with my insurance company kept me on the phone all afternoon.
I'd stopped at this place to rest on my last Oregon ramble. *points to icon* That shot is Lake Odell from my previous trip. I was really enchanted by the idea of going back and staying at the historic lodge.
Day 2:
Everything was closed. Almost every trail was a sheet of wet, melting ice. No good for hiking, snowshoeing, horse back riding, snowmobiling or any of the other activities in that neck of the woods. I tried to hike a bit anyway. I thought maybe if I got a bit along a trail, conditions would improve. Yeah, not so much. At one point I wound up sliding on the ice towards the water that was running down the hill, through the horse stable and manure pile and down towards the creek. I kept my balance at least and didn't fall. If I had fallen into that, ick.
I ran out for groceries and stopped at some ranger stations. They are confirmed that everything was closed and even a lot of roads where closed. If the weather was more wintery, some stuff would have been open. The weather was just in that terrible melting phase.
Driving around I did try to take some pictures. Not many keepers at this point, but I'll post one more. Ever hear that Oregon is full of 'mossy pines'? It's pretty much the cliched description of this place.
As some of you already know, my first day went way off track. My early start to have a relaxed drive down with side trips became a late start slogging through traffic. Some stupid problems with my insurance company kept me on the phone all afternoon.
I'd stopped at this place to rest on my last Oregon ramble. *points to icon* That shot is Lake Odell from my previous trip. I was really enchanted by the idea of going back and staying at the historic lodge.
Day 2:
Everything was closed. Almost every trail was a sheet of wet, melting ice. No good for hiking, snowshoeing, horse back riding, snowmobiling or any of the other activities in that neck of the woods. I tried to hike a bit anyway. I thought maybe if I got a bit along a trail, conditions would improve. Yeah, not so much. At one point I wound up sliding on the ice towards the water that was running down the hill, through the horse stable and manure pile and down towards the creek. I kept my balance at least and didn't fall. If I had fallen into that, ick.
I ran out for groceries and stopped at some ranger stations. They are confirmed that everything was closed and even a lot of roads where closed. If the weather was more wintery, some stuff would have been open. The weather was just in that terrible melting phase.
Driving around I did try to take some pictures. Not many keepers at this point, but I'll post one more. Ever hear that Oregon is full of 'mossy pines'? It's pretty much the cliched description of this place.
