Southeast Oregon 2013 – Page 10 – Not Your Average Engineer

May 25, 2013July 17, 2013

Viva Lakeview!

While Zach did his best to pretend he wasn’t miserable while laying on the grass in a city park due to his illness, Heather and I explored the little town of Lakeview. The Safeway has a great custom sign. I’ve never seen another Safeway to have such a thing.

This is the park in which Zach and Vera took up residence for a period while Zach worked on feeling better. Alas, he did not feel better until late that night. Zach and Vera decided to stay in a hotel in Lakeview while Heather and I continued on to points unknown.

The Lakeview Burger Queen Drive-In has outstanding milkshakes.

The only movie theater in town closes on major holidays so that the employees can take a break.

May 25, 2013July 17, 2013

Wildflower Meadows Along the Fremont Highway

While driving along the Fremont Highway on the way to Lakeview, we encountered a beautiful series of meadows full of seas of wildflowers.

Heather picked one and brought it up to near the car so that we could take a closer look.

A sea of flowers. Where is my flower sailing ship?

May 25, 2013July 17, 2013

An Unanticipated Stop on a Long Desert Highway

Just south of the Summer Lake Hot Springs, we encountered a herd of cows being driven up the road by cowgirls.

The cows didn’t have much interest in getting out of our way.

Further down the road, Zach began to feel ill. We pulled over so that the steak from the night before could be set free to go commune with nature and run wild. While Zach was occupied and Vera was helping, Heather and I wandered around on the opposite side of the deserted road to look at the desert.

An old power pole in the middle of nowhere.

A few panoramas of the desert.