Mom and Shirley waiting for Benny to get his fill of swimming (good luck waiting for that! May 2019).The first of a handful of swimming breaks along the Opal Creek hike (May 2019).Benny loving life in Opal Creek (May 2019).Happy dogs (May 2019)!Lunch break (May 2019).Mom on the Opal Creek hike (May 2019).Another swimming hole (May 2019).Opal Creek (May 2019).Opal Creek (May 2019).Opal Creek – an old mining settlement along the hike (May 2019).
Iron Mountain, Oregon, June 2019
Mom, Shirley & Benny on the Iron Mountain loop (June 2019).Not a bad lunch spot (June 2019).Family shot with Iron Mountain in the background (June 2019).Somewhere along the loop (June 2019).Last remnants of snow on the way to the summit (June 2019).Almost there (May 2019).Summit observation deck on Iron Mountain (May 2019).Pointing (June 2019).Iron Mountain (June 2019).Iron Mountain (June 2019).Iron Mountain (June 2019).Iron Mountain (June 2019).The Three Sisters from the hike down (June 2019).
Dome Rock, Oregon, June 2019
Rhododendrons on the Dome Rock hike (June 2019).Some pretty flower along the Dome Rock trail (June 2019).Benny and Shirley approaching the summit of Dome Rock (June 2019).Jefferson from the summit of Dome Rock (June 2019).Summit of Dome Rock with Jefferson (left) and Three Fingered Jack visible (June 2019).
Junction Lake, Washington, June 2019
Junction Lake in Indian Heaven Wilderness (June 2019).And we have lift off (June 2019).Happy wet dog (June 2019).
Crescent Mountain, Oregon, June 2019
Pretty flowers along the Crescent Mountain hike (June 2019).Crescent Mountain hike (June 2019).Beargrass, Benny and Shirley (June 2019).Shirley on the way up to Crescent Mountain with Washington (left) and The Three Sisters (June 2019).Benny on the summit of Crescent Mountain (June 2019).Shirley and Benny on the summit of Crescent Mountain (June 2019).Crescent Mountain summit (June 2019).Hiking back down (June 2019).Crescent Mountain hike (June 2019).
Mirror Lake Overnighter, Wallowas, Oregon, August 2019
The first swimming session on the way up to Mirror Lake (Aug. 2019). Second swimming session (Aug. 2019). Same spot with Eagle Cap looking on (Aug. 2019). The third and the best swimming of the trip: a little tarn midway up to Mirror Lake (Aug. 2019). Look at that water (Aug. 2019). Benny hoping for another lap in the tarn (Aug. 2019). Benny and the Matterhorn of Oregon (Aug. 2019). Benny and Eagle Cap (Aug. 2019). A lake just above Mirror Lake. Lots of mosquitos but that apparently does not detract from swimming (Aug. 2019). Everybody got in on the swimming action (Aug. 2019). Watery perfection (Aug. 2019). Same tarn, different view (Aug. 2019). Not ready to go home (Aug. 2019).
Twin Lakes Overnighter, Elkhorns (Blue Mtns.), Oregon, August 2019
Shirley and Benny hiking up to Twin Lakes in the Elkhorns above Baker City; a fun overnighter we did in late August 2019. Wildlife. Had an all night orgy lapping up our piss outside of our tent (Aug. 2019). Some (lots!) quality swimming time at Twin Lakes (Aug. 2019). Good times (Aug. 2019). Lap after lap (Aug. 2019). Great little backpack in a new-to-us area except for forgetting the stove…fortunately, we had a quart of wine and a couple of flasks of scotch (Aug. 2019).
