May 10, 2007

Phew! Living in the Now Can Be Tough!

The last ten days have been full and exciting- going through the inspection on our new home (it passed with flying colors!); arranging for new home and auto insurances, applying for Oregon driving licences and registrations- that's the FULL part- AND hiking in old growth forest and along the Salmon River (see pics below) and coming upon mother bear and her two cubs! Fortunately for all concerned, we were far enough away to be safe and close enought to get a good look. Talk about adrenalin! (EXCITING!)

This morning (May 10), we hiked the Flag Mountain Trail, a ridgeline going east toward Mt. Hood for the third time. The first two times, it was cloudy and rainy (and the mountain obscured) but this time, sunny and clear with spectacular views of Hood.