Along the Metolius
The weekend went approximately as planned. Friday evening I arrived at BK's and was driven to JK's pond by one of my Sunday school students. It was neat to be able to connect with him on an outside-SS basis.
We (I and the other Hopewell youth girls) had an enjoyable time eating and talking by the campfire and pond - we stayed out until 10 pm discussing whatever funny or serious subjects struck, breathing smoke, getting bits of ash on our coverings, being photographed. Then we all piled into BK's Bronco (four in the front, five in the back) and headed for her trailer on a couple farm lanes.
The next morning most of the girls went to Ketch's Variety Store (or so was the plan) and I headed off to Brownsville Mennonite to join youths from that church on the annual Bible Mennonite Fellowship youth hike.
After a bit, L, R, C and I made tracks toward Sisters in a Camry. We joined some Sheridan youths at the junction between 20 and 22 and proceeded to the headwaters of the Metolius River. The river basically issues from the ground at that site (i.e. it is spring-fed - which reminds me of yesterday when I was going on about people being "not very deep." So much for conserving words and speaking in positives - "shallow" would have provided exactly the same meaning. :) ) I wonder if the Metolius is connected to any lava caves.
People ate lunch/fed it to ground squirrels and we drove to a parking lot across the river from the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. We began our hike there on the eastern side of the river and headed north. It was a pretty easy hike - nothing strenuous - conducive to conversation - provided top drawer (since I use the word "fabulous" too much) views of the river. We made it to the Lower Bridge and then headed south on the west bank, a bit worried to be in Palestinian territory but enjoying ourselves nonetheless. We figured they would honor our nonresistant stand. I took some pictures - including one of CS walking the siderail of the Lower Bridge (thanks for having good balance!). Look for a few some time in July.
We fed the fish at the Fish Hatchery and watched a couple of my neighbors try to obtain a quarter from one of the fish-watching deck pier supports. The water south of the fish hatchery bridge was top-notch - green and foaming. Take a look here.
It was a fun day - thank you to all who made it so!
We (I and the other Hopewell youth girls) had an enjoyable time eating and talking by the campfire and pond - we stayed out until 10 pm discussing whatever funny or serious subjects struck, breathing smoke, getting bits of ash on our coverings, being photographed. Then we all piled into BK's Bronco (four in the front, five in the back) and headed for her trailer on a couple farm lanes.
The next morning most of the girls went to Ketch's Variety Store (or so was the plan) and I headed off to Brownsville Mennonite to join youths from that church on the annual Bible Mennonite Fellowship youth hike.
After a bit, L, R, C and I made tracks toward Sisters in a Camry. We joined some Sheridan youths at the junction between 20 and 22 and proceeded to the headwaters of the Metolius River. The river basically issues from the ground at that site (i.e. it is spring-fed - which reminds me of yesterday when I was going on about people being "not very deep." So much for conserving words and speaking in positives - "shallow" would have provided exactly the same meaning. :) ) I wonder if the Metolius is connected to any lava caves.
People ate lunch/fed it to ground squirrels and we drove to a parking lot across the river from the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery. We began our hike there on the eastern side of the river and headed north. It was a pretty easy hike - nothing strenuous - conducive to conversation - provided top drawer (since I use the word "fabulous" too much) views of the river. We made it to the Lower Bridge and then headed south on the west bank, a bit worried to be in Palestinian territory but enjoying ourselves nonetheless. We figured they would honor our nonresistant stand. I took some pictures - including one of CS walking the siderail of the Lower Bridge (thanks for having good balance!). Look for a few some time in July.
We fed the fish at the Fish Hatchery and watched a couple of my neighbors try to obtain a quarter from one of the fish-watching deck pier supports. The water south of the fish hatchery bridge was top-notch - green and foaming. Take a look here.
It was a fun day - thank you to all who made it so!
posted by Claire at 17:07
4 Comments:
I applaud your latest foray into unconventionality: "top drawer" views and "top-notch" water definitely take the pastry. That Palestinian bit reminded me of someone else [and of you, too]. Keep it up.
You encourage my self-expression too much. :) No, really, it was good to be validated - even though such validation doesn't say anything about what the non-Varney-sibling world thinks.
I stressed a fair amount about that Palestinian reference - worried someone might take it as a prejudiced statement - but that would be rather picky and absurd.
This CS - is that Rie or Ol?
Just had to ask.
It isn't Ol.
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