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 | January 3, 2010
Bought my license today and took it out to the Metolius to try it out. It’s a dud. $59 dud.
Fish were rising everywhere. I carefully slipped that new license into my pocket, rigged up with Parachute Adams to mimic the BWO and I headed for the river. I cast and cast at those fish rolling [...]
Heather | January 3, 2010
Despite a great batch of rising fish, I was unable to hook a thing. “Typical” is the word most friends would say. Oh well, it was the first time in a very long time that the Metolius has boiled with fish for me. That alone got my adrenaline running. I [...]
Heather | December 21, 2009
Last Saturday, driving home from Medford to Bend, I was awestruck by the fragility of the small trees buried in the mountain snow. I pulled off the road a few times to look at the forest covered in snow. I walked in the brisk air, and climbed into the snow, to spend [...]
Heather | December 20, 2009
Being away so much has me attempting to better understand my love for Central Oregon. Yesterday I drove from rainy Medford, on the West of the Cascades, home to Bend in Central Oregon. I felt desperate to reach the sunshine, and something more that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. [...]
Heather | December 16, 2009
In my quest to experience the local flavors, I was doing a little Christmas shopping at a highly recomended chocolate shop. Now I’m not a chocolate fiend. It’s good, but I’m not driven by any chocolate obsession, but I’ve never ever seen the assortment that they have at Lillie Belle Farms. [...]
Heather | October 18, 2009
There are moments that are just pure. The gold of October aspen, is such purity that it absolutely overwhelms me. If there is moment to mark and honor on my personal calendar of annual events its the GOLD of October Aspen here in Central Oregon.
Heather | August 30, 2009
Hiked to Moraine Lake today. Took the 3wt bamboo rod to fish the small mountain stream that follows the trail. The stream was so full of waterfalls and hard to reach that we skipped fishing it on the way up thinking we would try it on the way back down. [...]
Heather | August 9, 2009
Yesterday I felt the need to to do some high elevation reconnaissance.
I had glimpsed this canyon one day a couple of years ago when Gary and I had made a spontaneous “walkabout” decision. There wasn’t time that day to explore this spot, that day was a 270 mile wander with probably 75% [...]
Heather | August 2, 2009
[el-uh-vey-shuhn] –noun
1. the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises.
2. the altitude of a place above sea level or ground level.
3. an elevated place, thing, or part; an eminence.
4. loftiness; grandeur or dignity; nobleness: elevation of mind.
5. the act of elevating.
6. the state of being elevated.
The state of being elevated. [...]
