Oregon Territory

The beautiful 3 Sisters Mountains (the third one is hidden at this angle) are among several currently dormant volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain Range, near our Bend home.

Central Oregon’s Metolius River flows mysteriously from the base of a cinder cone named Black Butte and meanders through meadow and forest for 25 miles, before arriving at Lake Billy Chinook reservoir. Along the way it provides lovely scenery in this dry Cascade Mountain landscape. The bottom photo shows a waterwheel which provides water to a cabin formerly owned by our family for 40 years.