Olallie Lake

We took our kayaks to Olallie Lake yesterday. It sits just north of Mt. Jefferson at about 4,600 feet elevation. An 85 mile drive, mostly paved, and well worth the time. A beautiful lake in an alpine setting. Caught one fish but had several other bites and saw literally dozens of fish jumping.

The only drawback to the trip is that the lake sits in an area that has been devastated by beetle kill. Approximately 50% of the trees are standing dead. The Forest Service has begun to cut them down but hasn't yet cleaned up the debris.

Squirrel Count

People keep asking "What's the squirrel count?"

As of today, the total for this year is 285. Add that to last years total of 370 and you get 655 squirrels sent to squirrel heaven.

Don't tell PETA

Fetzer-Glover wedding

Demi and Bill, along with our daughter Kate, just got back from attending Dylan Fetzer's wedding in San Jose, CA. Dylan married Megan Glover.

Because Kate left her two small sons at home in Portland with their dad, our trip had to be QUICK. We drove 1,600 miles in 4 days! All went well and we're all glad to be back home.

Good luck Dylan & Megan!