Winter has had a persistent hold on the coming of spring but there comes a point when you just need to get out, so we headed east for a weekend and landed at Glass Buttes. It’s not too hard to tell how the buttes got their name, there is literally obsidian just about everywhere.
We picked a somewhat random spot upon arrival and went for a cross-country walk. There’s enough glass scattered across the ground to keep a person looking down almost the entire time.
Don’t let the reports of a never-ending winter fool you. Spring has arrived in central Oregon. The snowpack around town finally melted. With longer days and buds ready to burst at any moment, it was time to get the camper back on the truck and head out for a quick weekend hike and some time around the campfire. We headed north to the Cove Palisades State Park and hit the Tam-a-lau trail. The trail starts in a climb from the level of the reservoir to a plateau called The Peninsula offering great views of the cascades and a portion of Lake Billy Chinook.
