Back to "the West"...
I know I've already shown you some photos of Drake Park in downtown Bend,
but I LOVED it there! The geese and ducks were very, very entertaining ---
especially when they were 'bottoms up' looking for food under the water.
It was SO wonderful to be able to walk along a peaceful river and watch the wildlife swim by:)
A beautiful view of the mountains from near the top of one of the buttes in Bend
and the gorgeous autumn colors that we saw up there too! Such a different world from the western valleys of Oregon and western Washington--both beautiful, both unique!
Ok---I know we are going back...but I REALLY, REALLY like geese and parks:)
I know you've already seen this if you are seeing this in October...
but I wanted to be able to see this photo when I change my header.
This is an area we passed on our way to see the headwaters (underground springs) of the Metolius River. The headwaters are located not too far off the main highway and it is a very, very peaceful area with a paved, not too long path you can take to get to a large viewing deck near the river--not as near as I would have liked (I would have changed to my zoom lens had I known) but definitely worth a trip! I was back to barefeet again by this point:)
And last --
at least for this post...
along the Deschutes River Trail
near the Aspen Grove (at Aspen Day Use area).
one can never see too many rivers or too many trees don't you think?
And now--time for a quick snack and then off to bed.
It is going to be a very, very busy week..
Blessings,
Aimee
Photos:
Drake Park (1, 3)
A scenic drive up a butte
Metolius River area
Deschutes River Trail
(at Aspen Day Use area)
