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lurkittyI got back late Wednesday from Grand Chapter. I got to be a Grand Page this year and it was fun, but very busy.
The chapter session is held in Pendleton every year - which is in north central Oregon. It means a long drive. If we are not stopping in Portland on the way, we tend to take the scenic route, which is effectively a shortcut. Instead of going straight north on I-5, then turning on to I-84 at Portland, we go around the back of Mt. Hood to join I-84 at Hood River. This is an absolutely gorgeous drive, and surprisingly few people take it. Going this way, we cut out having to go through the Portland Metro area, which is usually slow.
It was dark on the way to Pendleton, but we managed to leave in the daytime coming back. Rounding a corner, we got a beautiful view of Mt. Hood with a lens-shaped cloud over its peak. I convinced Mom and my sister to stop for a couple of pictures:
No - it's not erupting. It is just a cloud. This view is from the northeast. Most of the time, you see Mt. Hood pictures from the west - from the Portland area.
Sorry for the reflection in the window - but I couldn't get them to stop again. A closer view - from the northeast.
This view is from the southeast. That large path of grey dirt is where it flooded last year, sending boulders crashing into the road and wiping out a large segment that still isn't quite fixed. The stream can be seen if you look really hard. Have I mentioned that I love Oregon?
oh, and while I'm spamming, this is Aremis, the stray that has been haunting my porch lately. He is a bit feral and it has taken some time to be able to inhabit the same porch. I want to take him to the vet and get his eye checked out. but need to catch him first. He is an odd looking cat - his back is broad and flat, and you can see how his face is round. His fur is quite coarse - malnutrition?? He was skin and bones when he first showed up, and would run if I looked at him. He actually looks much better now with just some food.
The chapter session is held in Pendleton every year - which is in north central Oregon. It means a long drive. If we are not stopping in Portland on the way, we tend to take the scenic route, which is effectively a shortcut. Instead of going straight north on I-5, then turning on to I-84 at Portland, we go around the back of Mt. Hood to join I-84 at Hood River. This is an absolutely gorgeous drive, and surprisingly few people take it. Going this way, we cut out having to go through the Portland Metro area, which is usually slow.
It was dark on the way to Pendleton, but we managed to leave in the daytime coming back. Rounding a corner, we got a beautiful view of Mt. Hood with a lens-shaped cloud over its peak. I convinced Mom and my sister to stop for a couple of pictures:
No - it's not erupting. It is just a cloud. This view is from the northeast. Most of the time, you see Mt. Hood pictures from the west - from the Portland area.
Sorry for the reflection in the window - but I couldn't get them to stop again. A closer view - from the northeast.
This view is from the southeast. That large path of grey dirt is where it flooded last year, sending boulders crashing into the road and wiping out a large segment that still isn't quite fixed. The stream can be seen if you look really hard. Have I mentioned that I love Oregon?
oh, and while I'm spamming, this is Aremis, the stray that has been haunting my porch lately. He is a bit feral and it has taken some time to be able to inhabit the same porch. I want to take him to the vet and get his eye checked out. but need to catch him first. He is an odd looking cat - his back is broad and flat, and you can see how his face is round. His fur is quite coarse - malnutrition?? He was skin and bones when he first showed up, and would run if I looked at him. He actually looks much better now with just some food.
