Saturday, September 26, 2015

Enjoy Yourself

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.

Broken Top Mtn
Mt Bachelor & Sparks Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Elk Lake & Mt Bachelor
Elk Lake & Mt Bachelor
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.





So, yeah, that's what we climbed up...
View from the top
Can you see the rock climbers on Monkey Face?
the back of Monkey Face - to show how tall it is
rock climbers on Monkey Face
Monkey Face - the rock climbers have to start at the bottom...
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.

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.






Rogue River
Rogue River

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

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