i've heard so much about bend oregon. how pretty it was, all the progressive thinking about the environment and health, the extreme sports, the beautiful vistas... it was everything i thought it might be. Matea, shown below, was my roomate during semester at sea. we didn't meet before the trip but hit off immediately. even our birthdays are similar, she's one day older than me. Jetblue flys to portland, but matea lives in bend (3.5 hours south east of portland.) so i rented a car and drove to her. wonderful idea because i had such a great time seeing such beautiful things!
i told tea the only thing i was interested in was a hike so she took me to Tumalo. we hiked 1,350ft in elevation.
shadow... without the dog.
this is the mountain that matea snowboards on in the winter. pretty intimidating.
bend is currently doing some 'controlled burns' so they don't have fires in the dry months. you can see the smoke sit in the valleys.
Mt. Bachelor... looks intense.
another picture of those smokey valleys...
you can see between the trees at the bottom where the ski trails will be in a month or so.
stump
alllmmossttt theeeereeee.
i have to admit, i saw sister do this in a shotbox photo... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
and me.
and then breakfast.
alright everyone.... back to pittsburgh for the steeler game, then to denver colorado on monday for my last trip.
i told tea the only thing i was interested in was a hike so she took me to Tumalo. we hiked 1,350ft in elevation.
shadow... without the dog.
this is the mountain that matea snowboards on in the winter. pretty intimidating.
bend is currently doing some 'controlled burns' so they don't have fires in the dry months. you can see the smoke sit in the valleys.
Mt. Bachelor... looks intense.
another picture of those smokey valleys...
you can see between the trees at the bottom where the ski trails will be in a month or so.
stump
alllmmossttt theeeereeee.
i have to admit, i saw sister do this in a shotbox photo... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
and me.
and then breakfast.
alright everyone.... back to pittsburgh for the steeler game, then to denver colorado on monday for my last trip.
4 comments:
Oh man, I'm so happy that gasfairy got the gold. All is right in nicki's-blog-world again.
Thanks for the imitation/flattery.
If this is the Oregon Trail,where are all the Conestoga wagon's.Thanks Brad.All is right and you can resume .
mary died of a snake bite... robert died of typhoid... and we had to fort the river...
No problem :) awesome pics freaky deaky. I packed my wagon with 3 extra wagon wheels, 2 shotguns, 9999 bullets, and milk. I think I will make it.
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