Home again....

This was the sunset on our last night at Jacob Lake. All good things must come to an end and we have had a wonderful three weeks. Time to get home and gear up for out next adventure.

Park City, Utah

We stopped at Park City to visit friends. We got to see Skip and Connie's summer condo and went to lunch with Chris and Donalee. The rain clouds came up in the afternoon but by the time we got to our campsite it cleared up. The wild flowers were beautiful.

Galena Pass, Idaho

At the top of Galena Pass (on the road to Sun Valley) we hike to this beaver pond. Very interesting.

Sawtooth Mountains

We are up in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho near Stanley. The last time we were here was when we rafted the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, six or seven years ago. At that time we thought it would be great to use our kayak on the main Salmon. We were able to get a car shuttle and end our trip right at our campground at Mormon Bend.

This is 30 feet from our campground, where we pulled out of the river. This was Reilly's first river kayak (we usually do the lakes) and she was not sure at first if she liked the Class II rapids but adjusted soon.

East of Mt. Rainier

We spent two nights in the Bumping Lake area east of Mt. Rainier. We spent the morning kayaking all around the lake. The weather was perfect.

In the afternoon we drove to Boulder Cave. We hiked back to the cave where we were able to hike 350 feet through the cave that was carved by a stream to the outlet. The cave is closed Nov. to April for the big eared bats that nest there.

Mt. Hood

This is the view of Mt. Hood from our campsite on Timothy Lake where we were able to kayak even though the wind ccame up and we had a hard time coming back to camp.

After our kayak trip, we drove up to Timberline Lodge. What an interesting place. It was build in the 30's by 500 WPA workers. They built it in 18 months and did everything including the furniture and furnishings. The carving and metal work was incredible. FDR dedicated it in Sept. of 1939. They ski here all year long.

McKenzie Secnic Loop

On Tuesday we took the scenic loop. We hiked to Proxy Falls. Very unusual and beautiful.

This is in the middle of a volcanic area and the Observatory was build by the CCC. You can see 360 degrees from the top. Mt. Washington, the Three Sisters, etc.

As we neared the end of the loop we stopped at Fish Lake to kayak. This lake is at the top of the pass and fills as the snow melts and makes a beautiful lake and then disappears later in the summer.

This is a picture of the forest service cabin on the lake as it appeared in 1921.

This is a picture that we took when we stopped by while kayaking.