The changing landscape of our road trip:
Leaving home - 3000' elevation, juniper forest
Pine forests at 4800' elevation
Fir forests - 2500'
Stopping for a break at Detroit Lake - 1600'
(not sure what the cross is for)
Deciduous trees on the valley floor - 500'
Leaving the Silverton countryside on the way home...a rainbow
23 comments:
bequtiful pictures. I really miss the mountains. You take the best road trips...seriously I am jealous.
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What beautiful pictures. The landscape is fantastic! I especially love the last pic :)
What a lovely scenic drive. Hope you had an enjoyable visit!
One of my favorite parts about a long drive is watching the landscape change.
I like the first photo, it reminded me of the irony in films, you see when a group of young people go on a road trip and it's all very beautiful, but then it all goes terribly wrong!
beautiful!
It is always amazing how landscapes changes so often on a trip, nice pics!
Thanks for taking these photos; letting all of us live vicariously through your beautiful surroundings :~) Love the rainbow, what a lucky moment!
What a gorgeous, gorgeous landscape. Some day I will visit Oregon. Did I ever tell you that's where my mom is from? I have a few relatives scattered out your way. :)
What wonderful pictures...You do so good taking pictures..Just beautiful.
Breathtaking at each and every level!
love the rainbow!
Love to take pictures also, beautiful Desert Diva! When you see a cross, it means someone died near that spot in an accident... at least down south that's what it means.
Beautiful photos! It's nice to see water back in Detroit Lake!
the rainbow is beatiful. I usually don't enjoy sitting in the car, but the scenery is so beautiful on this trip that I really don't mind.
I know that road well as a native Central Oregonian now living on the wetside! Beautiful representation of the transition from the high to low country.
-Clare
Makes me miss the moutains. Thanks for the memories.
beautiful pics. The Chinese word for America is aptly "Mei Guo" which means Beautiful Country. From July, we will be in a camper van (first time!) from LA thru various national parks & on to Vegas !!! Looking forward to those awesome landscapes again!
We haven't been on a road trip in a while and seeing yours makes me want to get up and go. Nature is simply breathtaking.
☼ Rocki
Thanks for the trip! I needed that.
That rainbow is icing on the cake.
What a beautiful, varied landscape...many opportunities seem to present themselves to take wonderful photos.
So wonderful to see trees lining up the road. I see there's more progress on the garden.
Totally love the old picture of you sisters and your mom, so beautiful.
Cambodia was really out of this world. People are extremely humble. My husband was not so agreeing on the trip, he was worried for my safety. I had to SMS him every day to advise that I am very much alive :)
The temples had long and very interesting history. The only down part was I could not photograph Angkor Wat during the sunset :( it rained on the last day I was there for the sunset shot. In the morning the entire temple look greyish but in the evening, it turns golden due to the sun.
Sent you a postcard from Siem Reap, that's the town where all the temples are. Hope it reaches you safely. Overall, surprisingly, cambodia is slightly more expensive than Thailand, considering this is one of the poorest country in the world. The entire Siem Reap town revolves around tourism, so it was very safe.
While I was happy to experience the history of all the temples, nothing prepared me when i visited the Tonle Sap lake..it was poverty beyond anyone's imagination. I am humbled by the sight of it, a reminder of how lucky I am back in Malayisa. Most of the Cambodian people suffered long hardship, they age fast and many have few jobs a day, skipped meals and living on a 'beg a day-eat a day' policy. I can understand how Cambodia touched AJolie's heart.
Am sending something via the mail this week, let me know when you receive it :)
Big hug and lots of love :)
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