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| Leg 3 from Monument, CO to Bend, OR Miles Traveled: 3,462.2 via car, ~3 via boat, 4.72 via aerial tram |
"Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think. Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink. The years go by as quickly as a wink."
9/23/15
Took the car in to get some scheduled maintenance (important for a cross-country road-trip). While that was getting worked on, went in to Deschutes National Forest along the Cascade Lakes Highway. Checked out Devils Lake and Elk Lake.
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| Broken Top Mtn |
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| Mt Bachelor & Sparks Lake |
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| Devils Lake |
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| Devils Lake |
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| Devils Lake |
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| Devils Lake |
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| Elk Lake & Mt Bachelor |
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| Elk Lake & Mt Bachelor |
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| this little guy was trying to come after us |
Starting Point: Bend, OR
Ending Point: Bend, OR
Miles Traveled: 18.7 via my car, ~72 via a friend's vehicle
9/24/15
Went out to Smith Rock to hike around. It has some steep places and I may have overused my knee a little since it was a little swollen and hurting in the evening. Put some ice on it a couple of times and put a compression wrap around it, so hopefully it'll feel better.
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| So, yeah, that's what we climbed up... |
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| View from the top |
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| Can you see the rock climbers on Monkey Face? |
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| the back of Monkey Face - to show how tall it is |
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| rock climbers on Monkey Face |
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| Monkey Face - the rock climbers have to start at the bottom... |
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| That's one jacked-up truck... |
Starting Point: Bend, OR
Ending Point: Bend, OR
Miles Traveled: ~56.1 via a friend's vehicle
9/25/15
Hung around the Chill Ranch and rested. It's been a busy few days! Also, my knee probably needed the rest. Went to a show in the evening and saw two country bands: Chasin' Crazy and A Thousand Horses.
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| A Thousand Horses |
Starting Point: Bend, OR
Ending Point: Bend, OR
Miles Traveled: ~12.7 via a friend's vehicle
9/26/15
Continued on from Bend today. Went to Crater Lake then continued through Umpqua and Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests stopping by the Rogue River Gorge. Went to Wild River Brewing for dinner before turning in for the night.
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| Rogue River |
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| Rogue River |
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| Rogue Gorge |
Starting Point: Bend, OR
Ending Point: Grants Pass, OR
Miles Traveled: 215
Total Miles Traveled Thus Far: 11,554.9 via my car, ~282.5 via another vehicle, ~143.5 via boat, 17.8 via cog (train), 5.34 via aerial tram
~Elizabeth/Lizzi/ET/Country
all photos Copyright 2015 Elizabeth M. Turner
