Oregon Beauty


Mt. Bachelor

This is a view of Mount Bachelor from Sparks Lake, from a hike we took last summer. Talk about The Perfect Day - we hiked and picnicked with dear family friends, and also our French exchange student. Of course, our French guest had to mention the Alps. Mount Bachelor is part of the Cascade Range, and is the youngest prominent volcano in the Three Sisters (three volcanic peaks) area. Apparently, none of the three sisters could win over the bachelor.

Anyway, I had to give you something pretty to look at while I make some public service announcements. Get your submissions in for the Christian Carnival by tonight, Midnight ET. Submit here, and also, Parableman has further information on the carnival. Publishing right here at Diary of 1 tomorrow.

Other blog carnivals of interest:

Make It From Scratch
Mothers and Daughters Blog Carnival
Carnival of Travel
Carnival of Homeschooling - up later today
Learning in the Great Outdoors - coming April 1
Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival

This concludes the public service announcement. You may continue to gaze at Oregon beauty.

Two homeschooling families on a log; same hike (my four kids on the right end):
homeschooling families on a log

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8 Responses

  1. David Porter March 25th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Beautiful photograph and children.

  2. SJ March 26th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    Oh wow! We’ve been up here several times, but never when it was flooded. Now we know why it’s always so gorgeously covered in flowers.

  3. SJ March 26th, 2008 at 11:10 am

    This is the same area right? The one that dries up till just the rivers remain in summer.

  4. Jen March 26th, 2008 at 11:15 am

    SJ, yes, it’s the same spot!! We were lucky to be there before it dried up! A month later, and the lake would be gone. A very interesting geological feature!

  5. Tim Appleton March 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks for the link love!

  6. mrs darling March 26th, 2008 at 7:16 pm

    Love the pics. Theres really no place like oregon is there? I wish I had a neat homeschool group like that!

  7. Jen March 26th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Mrs. Darling, so true, there’s no place like Oregon! Well, this isn’t actually a “homeschool group,” just family friends who have lots of kids and also homeschool - this is really just two families. But we do get together with this family more than any other (which isn’t as often as I’d like).

  8. kailani March 27th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    That’s a beautiful shot of the mountains!

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