Forest Fire

There is a big forest fire in the
Mt. Jefferson wilderness area.

The smoke from it has been blowing our way.

no view of Devils Ridge now
 

local fire fighting agencies came here today

and gave a presentation about the fire

Devil's Peak hike

I hiked up Devils Peak today

 

 

the cliffs from the Cliff Trail 

the view from Devils Lookout

 Mt. Jefferson from Devils Peak

there is fire smoke at the base

Flowers In Bloom

The flowers in front of the lodge

are in full bloom now

 

New Reservoir

Our 100 year old water reservoir

has now been replaced by 

our new much larger one

Snow Melt

I've only seen the river high when we've had lots of rain.

Now it's high, I guess, because these very warm days

are causing a lot of snow to melt.

Leafing Out

These trees along the river show

how much change happens in 9 days