Emigrant Lake – before and after
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Click here for a photo of Emigrant Lake on 4/27/14.
Fast forward less than six months, from nearly the same spot, and here is what (once was) Emigrant Lake now looks like:

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@EmigrantLake
Click here for a photo of Emigrant Lake on 4/27/14.
Fast forward less than six months, from nearly the same spot, and here is what (once was) Emigrant Lake now looks like:
An all-ages, early show is happening at Club 66 today (9/14/14). Things begin at 5 p.m. Come a bit early and Uzi will cook you up some dinner or a late breakfast. I’m mostly looking forward to GraveWitch, a two-piece “Melodic Blackened Thrash Metal” band from Bend.

Roxy Ann Peak from Lucky Girl Farm (Talent, Oregon)
Today’s photo comes from the 4th of July. The previously mentioned goats are on the far right of today’s photo as is Grizzly Peak, although from a different angle than we are used to in Ashland.
We are heading to Southern California for Christmas this year. It has been more than a year and a half since I have been there (when I took today’s photo), and it will be the first time I have been to Santa Barbara, which is where we will be staying. Hopefully the weather is at least seasonably warm, with maybe even a little unseasonably warmness thrown in for good measure.
My first day back from Korea was spent at nearby Lake of the Woods. I was groggy all morning, but by evening I felt pretty good. The view didn’t hurt.
A friend and former (accounting) student of mine recently got into photography. Here is a sunset photo he took in Brookings, Oregon a couple months ago. For more of his photos on Flickr go here.
Last month we hiked up Upper Table Rock to watch the sun set. It’s not much of a hike really–more like a good walk. I’m not sure the exact distance we walked, but I doubt it was more than 5 miles including exploring the top. There is a bit of elevation gain on the way up, but it isn’t strenuous. In the summer you probably don’t want to do it in the afternoon or it will feel difficult from the heat. Go up in the morning or just before the sunset (with a flashlight for the way down) if you decide to visit on a hot day. Bring water.
Directions: To get to the Upper Table Rock trailhead from I-5 take the Central Point Exit 33 (just north of Medford and about 20 minutes north of Ashland), drive east on Biddle Road 1 mile, turn left on Table Rock Road for 5.2 miles to a curve, and then turn right on Modoc Road for 1.5 miles to the trailhead parking lot on the left. There is a sign as you approach Modoc Road so it is hard to miss.