After the slow transition through September, the colors seemed to be taking off as we hit October. Reds and yellows were popping off the hillsides. We thought we’d better get out and about for a look and drove north a few miles and found Canada along the way.
Yep, no border wall here, just a monument where the road quietly passes into Canada and back in to Vermont, and of course the ‘slash’ that is a cleared area along the border.
(more…)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.
