Heather | February 3, 2010
I’m off working on protecting river rights, through Common Waters of Oregon, and with several other groups that realize the public right to use Oregon rivers is too important to lose. I hope you’ll get involved and that you’re following this important issue on the Common Waters of Oregon website.
Oregon had to [...]
Heather | June 21, 2009
Quite the Summer Solstice. Mama Nature, You WIN!!! (again)
Packed it up and gave up this morning at 8:30 when the snow started sticking after it had been raining for 24 hours.
Here’s the desert below.
Heather | June 20, 2009
Some places haunt my memory. A couple of years ago, after all my friends evacuated from Hart Mountain after a wickedly cold and windy night, I was sure the day would warm up and be pleasant. We had all driven a half day or more into southeast Oregon and I wanted to explore [...]
Heather | November 2, 2008
This little article was tucked inside a 1952 copy of Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis MacArthur. The acid from the newspaper clipping has left a yellow stain on the pages 210 & 211 where it has likely been stashed for more than 50 years. Ora put it there. I don’t know why. [...]
Heather | September 7, 2008
Labor Day
Five hours after getting home, Gary emailed me a spectacular photo essay of the trip. And as usual he wanted to see or read what I had from the trip.
I was still stuck in the verbal darkroom with nothing…, flat lining. So I called him and started talking and looking for the [...]
Heather | April 5, 2008
Summer Lake Hot Springs, is no posh resort. It’s on a windswept knoll on at the south end of the Summer Lake Valley. In a valley that is picturesque and amazing, it’s got to be one of the uglier spots in the valley. Hot water comes where it comes though.
When I pulled [...]
