NO TRESPASSING
I always want a better explanation…like WHY don’t you want me to trespass…and I am glad I ignored the sign or else I would not have found the graffiti rock!!
Apparently people have been coming here for years its on top of the mountain that divides Butte and Whitehall…and I wonder if the train used to stop there and for what reason…I couldn’t see any evidence of anything other than a rock…I love it when I find stuff like this…why why why?
FIRST SNOW IN MONTANA II
I don’t even have proper boots I went in my hiking boots which only go above the ankle and have mesh on top!! My feet and pants were soaked but I was never cold until I got back to the car. They say cold is a state of mind….most of the time I hate the cold but I guess the dry air in Montana makes it seem warmer….the rainy cold in Oregon bothers me more. If I move back to Oregon it will probably be around Bend.
MOVING TO MONTANA
Sorry folks about going so long without posting. This is an old one from when I visited Montana two years ago. Now I am moving there!! I’m excited but in my head I imagined going there in the late spring playing all summer and then slowly getting ready for winter. Nooooo! I have to start my job on February 7th! I didn’t even own a sweater a few weeks ago!! Now I have several sweaters boots that keep my feet warm to -30 (Not sure if I quite believe THAT I have a sleeping bag that goes down to zero but they neglected to tell me the part about being in a 70 degree house under a pile of buffalo robes then it keeps you warm!) Anyway my long down coat arrived today. Beautiful with coyote trim on the hood (sorry PETA) At least I’ll be wearing it in Montana and not L.A….The experts say that real fur around a hood protects the face much better than faux fur. Thank you coyote!!
I wish I were all packed and ready to go but that is not the case. Luckily I still have a few weeks. I wish I were so organized I could live out of a backpack but as it is I have sent multitudes of boxes which should arrive in Montana by the end of the week. Most of them were art related. Several trips to the Goodwill and other area donation drop-offs. How do I accumulate so much? I even got rid of most of my books and scanned my photos. I am embracing the digital technology that is such a space saver.
I tried to send a box of acrylic paints but apparently that is included in the ridiculous Homeland Security nonsense. I don’t know how Dick Blick managed to send me all of my paint in the first place!
Tired from a long day of cleaning I even cleaned behind the refridgerator…
sorry OREGON DUCKS for your loss.
It was so beautiful that I had to go hiking! There is a Continental Divide Trail up in the mountains above Butte. The bears have not gone to sleep yet so my friend took me to a sporting goods store where for 35 dollars I purchased a big bottle of bear spray….when I got back to Oregon I showed it to my brother who said it doesn’t really work and bears run 40 miles an hour…..yada yada yada….try to ruin my mental safety comfort. Evil I tell you! Anyway I enjoyed myself more because of the bear spray…I would have worried in the back of my mind.Furthermore in the snow the amount of animal tracks was incredible!!
I was surrounded by beauty and did a lot of talking to God! Even got a few answers!!
SNOW ALONG THE GREENWAY
These are from last week when Medford had a dusting of snow. Medford doesn’t get much snow it lies in the Rogue Valley which is surrounded by mountains and they get snow so you don’t have to drive far during the winter.
I went out for a run and this is right outside of my apartment.
Of course along Bear Creek Greenway where I do most of my running.
Dead horsetail.
COMING HOME/ALL WOUNDED VETERANS/THE NURSES….FROM THE BEST VETERAN’S MEMORIAL….EVER IV
The next sculpture in the LIVING MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN is called Coming Home…once again the drama is heightened by the beautiful Mt. Shasta in the background!
and the use of hands dominates the sculpture…
This is called ALL WOUNDED SOLDIERS…but out of all the sculptures was getting the least amount of sunlight. While the subject is missing a hand the intent of the artist is to honor all types of wounds…physical as well as those to the heart and mind…and once again a hand reaches to the heavens!
And if you walk into the desert you can find the sculptures of nature
This speaks for itself!
And here is a more recent memorial honoring an individual.
MUIR FALLS TRAIL 4
Well I must say I was more impressed with the fungus than the falls!
Isn’t this a work of art??
I love photographing the forest…there is so much to see..
THE END.
MUIR FALLS TRAIL 2
I love how light filters through the forest…
When I went to Bend the little towns on the way had mushroom camps….I guess its big business. I don’t know anything about mushrooms other than they taste good…I wouldn’t know which ones to pick….the forest was filled with new mushrooms pushing up the ground. I wish there had been more light shining on them I would have taken a lot more photos!
I loved this fallen tree….like a woman lying on her side..
more to come…
MUIR FALLS TRAIL
I originally started out for Mt. Thielson Trailhead but forgot to bring money! I had three dollars and no checks. It costs five dollars to park. And I refuse to pay three dollars to use a cash machine so I took some photos and looked for a FREE trail!
Below is Mt. Bailey….I love the geological history of these mountains!
Mt Thielson info and photo below
Diamond Lake info and photo from the overlook…you can’t see much of the lake but its much busier than Lost Creek…..so I decided not to hike there….
Finally found an empty trailhead! it was a beautiful day to catch the beginning of fall..
more to come!
CRATER LAKE (September 2010)10
The last of the photos…I had forgotten to charge my camera battery the night before…good thing probably!
Finally the top of Garfield Peak is on the horizon
More stunning views….
back at the visitors center area….I purchased a new hiking book….lots of inspiration.
Next time I go up there I will photograph the Pinnacles again. Better camera…better photos!
CRATER LAKE (September 2010)8
A bench to rest on just when I needed one!
if only it had an ottoman!
This little guy was a beggar…
CRATER LAKE (September 2010) 7
The blue of Crater Lake never ceases to astound me. Even after looking at the photographs a dozen times I am transported to when I was standing there in awe. I think that is one of the reasons I like photography so much. I can see what others see and when it comes to my own photos the visual connects with the memory giving it more strength. Every photo I look at I can remember exactly what I was feeling at the time.
REDWOODS (Walker Road)
I never tire of the Redwoods been going there every month for about five years now…sometimes twice a month! Like all landscape forest or field it is constantly changing and never the same twice. This hike is from a bit ago but since I came back from Montana. I was exhausted but needed the exercise. My favorite breakfast place(Continental Bakery) in Crescent City was closed that morning so I grabbed a large coffee from a gas station and headed for the nearest trail. It was very early….not a soul around I found a bench and just sat and cried….stress from before and after vacation trying to get work done then get caught up again. I’m like a toddler when I don’t get my required sleep I get grouchy and have meltdowns!! At 45!! You can ask any member of my family!! Throw in pre-menopause and its a damn good thing I live alone!
It was a good morning and after the release of tears I had a lovely walk even with the lack of sunshine. Its harder to take good photos when the sun is hiding.
Of course I was delighted when I ran into one of my slug friends!
While it was over a hundred in Medford the fog had rolled in the night before and was now clinging to the trees….I took my sweet time in the Redwoods enjoying the cool.
OUSEL FALLS 2
More photos of Ousel Falls. There were quite a few people on the trail and I didn’t get to take all of the photos I wanted too. I have no patience waiting for people to pose
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