An Early Spring Break

I took Spring Break a week early this year and headed over the mountains to Central Oregon. It was wonderful: quiet, restful, interesting and scary and I drove over the Santiam Pass in one of the worst snow storms I've seen in years. Chains and 4 wheel drive got me there but not without a few tense moments along the way. No mishaps...and the rest of the week was great.

Above is a photo of two of the Three Sisters mountains close to Sisters, Oregon. There was lots of blue sky last week but clouds hang onto the mountain tops and it can be difficult to get a photo. I was lucky. I'll post more about the central part of my state in the next day or two, but wanted you to see a photo that shows the diversity of climate and terrain here. Central Oregon is high dessert country, very cold in the winter and hot and dry in the summer. And it can change in a flash. Please stop by again in a day or two to see more of this amazing area.