Oregon

It’s the middle of the pandemic. Nobody is going anywhere. Suddenly Nicholas gets a message from his friend Mark’s fiancee. They are …

We’re just about home. Final stop is Crater Lake. We were thinking about camping here too, but given that the area gets 44 feet of snow a year …

Today we went climbing at Smith Rock National Park. Chris set up the top rope and did the belaying. Julia cleaned.

The whole reason we were up in Bend was to celebrate Julia’s birthday. I decided as a gift that I’d give a little luck. Even though …

All I expected of my day was a little hiking action with my best bear bud. We were heading out to these lava tube caves near Bend Oregon to have a …

Nicholas’ sister got married today, and while I didn’t actually make it to the ceremony and reception (Nicholas forgot to bring me to the …

This morning I went to a parade. Nicholas explained that it was something to experience, so experience a parade we did. No parade experience is …

We hung out. He was an acceptable companion. For a cat.

I like to think I’m an active well rounded bear, so while we were up in Bend Oregon visiting Nicholas’ sister, we went out to Green Lakes …

The title says it all. Well, I should clarify that’s so many alfajores until I eat them. I remembered to be thoughtful. I shared a little when …

And across from ‘Orongo is Rano Kau, an extinct volcano, crater lake and one of 3 fresh water drinking sources on the island. There was a moai …