Even though I have lived in Southern Oregon for almost nine years now I have only seen Crater Lake once, and that was before moving here! The last time I went to Crater Lake it was the middle of the night to pick up my family camping in a snow storm. Needless to say, I didn’t see it then.

After snowmobiling nearby we decided to take a look at Crater Lake in the winter. Unfortunately, as we drew closer it began to snow. By the time we got there the wind was blowing really strong and visibility was next to nothing. The above photo would be quite the scenic one on many other days as Crater Lake would be in the background. As it was, it was all we could do to keep from getting blown off the snow cliff into the lake far below.

Posted on March 24th, 2009 under people, places. Tags: crater lake, snow, winter. Comments: 1

“I’ll never fit.”

This reminds me of a story I once read…

It all comes from liking honey too much.

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 under people. Tags: snow, winter. Comments: 2

Snowmobiling at Thousand Springs (near Crater Lake)…

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 under people, places. Tags: people, snow, winter. Comments: 1

View out the window of Union Creek Resort…

Posted on March 21st, 2009 under places. Tags: snow, water, winter. Comments: 1

This past weekend we went snowmobiling. On the way there we stopped at the Union Creek Resort to use the bathroom. The new owners were extremely nice. My wife ran in and told them she would purchase something if she could just use the bathroom first. They showed her to the bathroom and told her she didn’t need to buy anything. They told me I could play pool while I waited. Their lodgings looked like a lot of fun so we will have to make a night of it at some point in the future. They also rent snowmobiles.

Beckie’s Cafe is across the street. We have enjoyed many a fine pie at Beckie’s over the years.

Posted on March 19th, 2009 under places. Tags: crater lake, snow, winter. Comments Off on Union Creek Resort & Beckie’s Cafe

View out the kitchen window on a day when the weather couldn’t quite make up its mind…

Posted on March 16th, 2009 under nature. Tags: clouds, home, mountains, skywatch, snow. Comments: 2

Grizzly Peak panorama

This image isn’t done justice in a blog window. Hopefully you have a decent monitor (18+ inches) and can click on this to expand it to its full width.

If you look closely you can see not only cows but also some trucks on I-5.

Posted on March 7th, 2009 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: grizzly peak, landscape, mountains, panorama, snow, wildlife, winter. Comments: 1

As witnessed on a snowy morning on Ridge Road… I thought I was in heaven.

Posted on February 25th, 2009 under nature. Tags: snow, trees, winter. Comments: 1

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 under nature, places. Tags: clouds, lake of the woods, mountains, skywatch, snow, trees, winter. Comments: 4