In Search Of The Ideal Place From Which To View The Eclipse Part 2

The eclipse is getting closer.

John Day Fossil Beds, Clarno Unit

Tamarack Lookout

Eric, the smoke watcher at Tamarack Lookout;

a dying breed, soon to be replaced by robots.

Dixie Butte, the best viewpoint yet, 

but since lots of other people will surely 

know it too, what about the crowds?

Baker City

In Search Of The Ideal Place From Which To View The Eclipse Part 1

Eastern Oregon

Mount Hood

Lupines in peak bloom

A Snow-Cat still grooming the slopes in August.

A marmot on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Fun fact: the Lodge at Mt. Hood was used for the exterior

shots in the movie The Shining.

More extreme beauty at Mt. Hood.

Adventures in Washington

Beautiful weather for the Darrington Bluegrass Festival.

Headliners, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage

Baker Lake and Mt Baker

  

  

 This knife-edge trail leads to the base camp before the summit.

Silver Lake: on the way to Oregon.