Trip to Bend

Lokking out our motel room we were greeted by this beautiful Swan playing in the river

The swan was fun to watch as it would paddle its way up stream until it got to the swift current then turn into the current and ride it down river for a couple hundred feet then do it all over again. It was a blast to watch

This is the view from our motel room

Grandma took a picture of the clouds

Grandma Laurie spotted this Mountain Peak and
could not wait to get a picture of it

At the point this picture was taken we were at 5314 ft above sea level and the mountain ahead of us reached a couple thousand feet higher into the sky. This mountain is unique in the fact it has a sharp point on it. Pointing to the heavens.

We pulled off to the side of the road to take pictures of the mountain and I snapped these shots of Grandma Laurie next to the snow. It is almost as deep as she is tall and it was 70 degrees out.

The orange poles are so that the snow plows know where the road is when it is snowing hard

This house sits on top of a hill all by itself.

They are still building the thing and there are no windows in it at this point. They must have one great view

Yesterday we came to Bend for our annual conference. The weather was perfect for travel. We came over via Hwy 62 to hwy 97 and then 97 all the way into Bend. What a beauiful drive. Laurie actually enjoyed the trip. When we got close to the Crater Lake turnoff she put her computer in the back seat and started looking around at all the beautiful scenery. The next thing I knew she was looking for the camera and was taking pictures. She even spent some time looking at the clouds and telling me what she thought they looked like. It made for an enjoyable trip. The trip between home and here is about 4 hours. So it can be pretty long and boring, but this time it was quite enjoyable. So far we have been having a great time. The weather has been just perfect.