Friday, January 16, 2015

Visit from Bayley!


Driving through lava fields in central Oregon

One of my favorite parts of travel nursing has been the chance to take so many trips with family members & friends. This week was another chance to spend quality time, exploring a new place of the US, with a dear friend. Bayley is incredible, hilarious, energetic, & so encouraging. I loved our hours of conversation; her thoughtful questions & insight. Our time together could not have been any better; only longer perhaps. Oh, and it did rain that night we camped at Smith Rock. 
But besides that, it was all perfect. 

Visiting Multnomah Falls is a must for first-time visitors to Oregon
Hiking in the Columbia River Gorge





Eagle Creek Trail to Punchbowl Falls

Punchbowl Falls

The water tasted so good :)



brrrrrrr. It was really cold! 



One of the most beautiful drives in Oregon.


Lava rock.




Proxy Falls






Smith Rock State Park, near Redmond Oregon






















More lava fields

Cascade Mountain Range

Dee Wright Observatory






Hiking Black Butte



Our "hiking guide", who was about 70 & difficult to keep up with. Pretty sure he was part antelope

Our hiking guide: "This is ponderosa pine & it smells like vanilla. Snick your nose in & take a whiff!!
Bayley, aren't you glad you brought your hiking poles??
Next time, South Sister!

Summit of Black Butte

An empty yurt.... kind of creepy.

Love this girl!!

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