Rock Creek Weekend

Ever been to Rock Creek? I think it’s right next to Deer Creek, right? We originally planned to be up in the high Cascades, but as the weekend approached and inches of rain or snow with wind looked likely we shifted plans to the east and headed to the Ochocos and found a quiet spot to spend the weekend next to Rock Creek. By the time we arrived on Friday night it was getting dark, the moon, Jupiter and Saturn were all scrolling across the sky.

The next morning it started raining just about breakfast time. It’s hard to complain, as we’re in severe drought so we sat back and enjoyed our coffee and listened to the rain on the roof. It quit about noon which gave us plenty of time to venture out on a hike.

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Escape to Goat Rocks

As mentioned in the last post, it’s been a pretty smoky summer. Oregon and California have been on fire since June. Labor Day weekend took the smoke to a whole new level. Hazardous air quality with smoke so thick there were times we couldn’t see the shore while out fishing Odell.

Fishing anyone? Odell Lake, Memorial Day weekend.
Sunrise, with a bit of smoke, Odell Lake
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Dog Days of Summer, 2021 – Dry and Smoky Edition

Well, if you’ve been around these parts for a while you’ve seen previous Dog Days posts. We’ve now made it through those hot days of July and August when the constellation Sirius rises alongside the sun and happens to coincide with what has come to be my least favorite time of year. The extended days in the triple digits, the thick wildfire smoke, lack of water in streams and lakes and general drying up of the countryside might have something to do with that disdain. This year has been all time worsts for a lot of those things in my experience. We can’t plan a trip without checking to see if the destination is on fire, if we can possibly breathe the air, or if there is going to be any water to float the boat on.

Dock to nowhere
Baby it’s dry out there!
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