I have decided to start using this blog to post pictures of our activities around Bend as well as our travels further afield. I may do a little retrospective posting, so these are not necessarily going to be in order. Joined Bend Parks and Rec group, led by tour leader extraordinaire Leslie Olson, on April 14, 2014, to hike on the trails located between Hiway 20 and 97 that were once slated to be irrigated developments. The whole thing with the canals, and later with the dams, did not work so well, however--seems that porous lava rock does not hold water very well. In spite of an early April snowfall, this trail was already dusty and dry, but fairly level for the 4 miles we covered. Some nice views of the Sisters and Broken Top from several spots along the trail.
I learned from our volunteer assistant that lichen is a combination of algae and fungus and saw several brightly colored examples along the trail.
There was also a ruin of a small stone building--not sure if it had been intended as residential or just for hunting.
I think this would be a good trail for winter hiking, but not for summer as it would be too hot.
I learned from our volunteer assistant that lichen is a combination of algae and fungus and saw several brightly colored examples along the trail.
Some amazing old junipers were to be seen including one which had grown up through the rocks and carried a piece of rock up into the branches. Also saw some really beautiful twisted old stumps like this one.
There was also a ruin of a small stone building--not sure if it had been intended as residential or just for hunting.
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