Fall in Vermont seemed a bit slow to come. Way back in August there were some trees changing, but not a lot. September offered a hint of color with more coming on towards the end. Then the brilliant colors came and went. But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's time to roll back time to September. Spectacle Pond, early colors We visited Island Pond and Spectacle Pond along with Brighton State Park for an overnight…
The Bend Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest used to be two districts. From 1921 to 1945 the Ft. Rock District was headquartered in Cabin Lake north of the town of Ft. Rock.
We spent a weekend exploring the old Ft. Rock side of the Deschutes, along with some adjacent BLM land. A few highlights were Oregon’s largest juniper tree and Derrick Cave.
We woke up to snow, camped in the East Troublesome Fire, near Stillwater Pass, but it was just a dusting. We finished up the loop and aired up when we hit the pavement. Today we’d be headed south in search of more aspen, through Leadville and hoping to find a camp south of there.
We planned to see about picking up some drive by pie in Grandby we heard about, and we pulled into town right at opening time. The proprietor had a slice of blueberry ready to go for us, and easily talked me into a butterscotch cookie to go along with the pie. If you are near Grandby, make sure to stop for pie!
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