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We stopped for lunch at the McMenamins Edgefield. It is an interesting place full of art and great food.
This little building used to be an incinerator. Now it is a cute little pub.
Wonderful plants and gardens.
A statue dedicated to Jerry Garcia.
The expedition relaxing at the end of a successful trip.
A red door opens into the vegetable gardens.
A little bunny rabbit eating snacks in the garden.
We headed up and over the mountain to a rainy and foggy Timberline Lodge.
Some artwork made when the Civilian Conservation Corps built the lodge.
The Blue Ox Bar in a room that originally was supposed to be for wood storage.
Too bad the bar was closed when we were there!
Some of the artwork in the theater or presentation room.
The four-sided fireplaces on the ground floor of Timberline Lodge.
Up on the second floor of the lodge with a series of big fireplaces and many nooks in which people can relax in between runs on the ski slopes.
The gorgeous CCC architecture of the roof.
I love the attention to detail in this building.
Someone playing with their kid in the wet snow with a bit of rain falling from above.
More gorgeous artwork in the third floor of the lounge area.
At some point, someone thought that it would be a good idea to build a pool on the side of the lodge.
Interesting carvings.
One of the stairwells with intricate carvings.
An absolutely massive door.
Richard L. Kohnstamm is the man who brought Timberline Lodge back from the brink of ruin and turned the place into the wonderful resort that it is today.
A panorama in the upper part of the lodge.
Interesting carvings in a stairwell.
Outside the lodge.
On our way to Bend, we stopped off at Newberry Crater to take a look at the Big Obsidian Flow. This is literally a very large flow of obsidian inside the crater.
There are many beautiful rocks at the flow.
Looking out into the crater and onto one of the two major lakes.
This glass could be extremely sharp if one were to touch it incorrectly.
Vera amongst the flow.
Heather walking along the obsidian path.
A dark sky full of clouds above the obsidian.
A view of the flow.
Up near the top of the of the path with Heather in the picture.
Absolutely gorgeous.
This is such an amazing place.
Heather posing with the snow that covered part of the trail.
The edge of the lava flow.
While trying to cross the snow, a guy in another group sunk up to his hips. I was standing by to offer assistance but he was able to free himself after much work. It was pretty lucky. The guy nearly broke his leg.
I helped Heather cross the snow safely.
