Santiam Pass & Bird Refuge

I really enjoyed the time I was able to spend with my brother and his wife!
Those four days flew by.
 Heather flew into Portland the night before I drove back down to Klamath Falls. She was ready for a vacation after graduating from college and wanted to surprise Dani.

It's a 5 hour drive but we stretched it to 8. It's a scenic drive and the weather was in the lovely 70's.

The above picture is a rest area we stopped at along State Hwy. 22.

Heather taking pictures along Detroit Lake.  
Oregon is chock full of trees ~ I stand in spots like this and try to absorb it all in. The smells, colors, textures ~ they all blend together in a seemingly endless carpet of evergreens.

It makes my heart happy :)

A hazy view of Mt. Jefferson over Detroit Lake.

Heather & I

Heather took this through the windshield. We are getting closer to Bend. The evergreens have changed from fir to pine.


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We spent another week in Klamath Falls visiting Dani and the rest of my family there.

Dani was beyond excited for her sister to be there. Heather hid in Dani's room under the covers ~ it was a very noisy surprise when Dani found her!

Mom , Dad and I drove out to the bird refuge one night. Pelicans are so fun to watch.

This guy had an itch :)

We enjoyed driving around looking for birds. The Klamath Basin is in the Pacific Flyway. Over 350 species migrate through there.  

Snow geese.

Snow geese and other birds with a hazy glimpse of Mt. Shasta in the background.

Next, it's a peek into Ashland....