Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Grants Pass, Oregon

Nancy and I are exploring All Sports Park.

Rogue River

Sparkie is being camera shy.


Pogo looks like the blossoms. 




We are at the fairgrounds. Nancy and I were happy to find this fenced-in area for our dogs. A few days earlier, a little calf had walked the same enclosure.

Pogo and Sparkie

Race horses

Sparkie was "singing" to the horses.

We are at Riverside Park and listening to RCC Community Band.


It is nice to see the audience participate in this event.

Here is our friend Buz who plays in the RCC Community Band. It is a concert band with brass-, wood wind- and percussion instruments.

Nancy, Pogo (poodle), Buz and I

Ohhh... what a cute miniature Australian Shepherd puppy named Cody!  



Nancy, thank you for taking me here!
Hellgate Canyon has been used as a backdrop in several movies and tv shows: Rooster Cogburn, Gunsmoke, Spirit of the Eagle, and the River Wild.


Nancy and Pogo at Hellgate Canyon Viewpoint

It was interesting to look for hidden art on the ground.


Nancy and Buz have taken a jet boat tour through this beautiful canyon. 

My friend, Nancy, wants to take me for a ride in one of her inflatable tahiti boats. Sounds fun and scary!

We saw this cute family on our way home from Hellgate Canyon.

 Bambiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Nancy & Buz, I love your back yard.


Our friends, Nancy & Buz, have three goats. Red Skelton, Toby (left), and Cream (behind me)!

Can you believe that Patches is 17 years old? Super sweet cat!

Pogo is Nancy's service and therapy dog.


Buz and Nancy invited us over for a Shish Kebab dinner. Delicious! 

Nancy, Maria and I went for a walk with our dogs -Sparkie, Etta, Pogo.

We are celebrating Nancy's birthday at Abu's Oasis Deli (Greek and Lebanese food). 
Left to right: Arnold, Tad, Buz, Nida, Nancy, Megan, Eva and Zach (invisible)
Photographer: Ally 

Can you guess Nancy's favorite color?

Zach surprised his mom with a glove light show during her birthday. 


Monday, June 25, 2012

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

On our way to Crater Lake National Park!

Eva, Nancy and Pogo

Arnold, Nancy and Pogo

Pogo & Sparkie

Highway 62

A lake full of snowflakes -there are no rivers or streams feeding the lake. The water comes directly from the sky. It is the cleanest and clearest large body of water on Earth. Mmm!!!


Wizard Island in the background!

My beautiful baby!


Nancy & Pogo and Eva & Sparkie

I was thrilled to see snow in June. Amazing! It makes me want to go ski, sled and snowshoe. Maybe, make a snowman and throw snowballs at you :))



Mooseberries are delicious cranberry like berries that grow on rocky slopes and in moist forests of the Rocky Mountains. A little tart, but high i Vitamin C and is irresistible to moose ... humans find them tasty too!


Nancy and Arnold are being goofy.

Isn't this cute?

Hiking to the Natural Bridge.

Rogue River

The Natural Bridge

Nancy, thank you for bringing us to your favorite place!

Rogue River disappears underground into a lava tube for about 200 feet. Then, the water spits out in the form of violent rapids.

Nancy is making a video of our hike.

Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!