We got the girls up and sunblocked, then headed to breakfast.
Driving south on 78, we turned off on Anderson Valley Road, in an attempt to get to the Fields-Denio road. We ended up not finding it, (next time!,) but did find some really neat vistas.
We crossed this bridge on a road that led high up into some open range cattle country.
We stopped at the park in Frenchglen for lunch. It was 92F, but in the shade it wasn't so bad. Kricket made us sandwiches out of the back of the truck. You can see Steens Mountain, (still with some snow,) in the background.
Abby informed us that the purpose of summer was "to lay in the grass." When we asked where she had learned that, she said that "I figured it out by myself."
We headed east out of Frenchglen, up the Steens Mountain Loop. It was a nice drive, climbing to 9000' or so at the top of the mountain. We turned off to visit the Kiger Gorge when we were almost at the top. (Thank you BLM for the photo below!)
The Alvord Desert:
We followed the loop road back down to Hwy 205, about 10 miles south of Frenchglen. I'd suggest going up and back out of Frenchglen however, as the loop road on the south end of the mountain is really rough!
We headed back north to Burns and grabbed some dinner before heading to the Crystal Crane Hot Springs for the night. I read Abby chapter 5 of The Hobbit, "Riddles in the Dark." Libby was pretty amped up and didn't want to go to sleep, but finally dropped off.
2 comments:
What is your Mom doing with Libby in that picture above? Funny - looks like Libby's slipping away.
Libby didn't want to sit for pictures anymore, so she was trying to escape. That is the funniest look on her face.
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