ont_gal....3 and a half hour drive to get there. Then we have an incredible deal on a lodge on the ski slopes with low out of season rates and top notch amenities. YAY! When the pass closes it becomes a 6 hour drive. It had just started snowing lightly......I've seen 8 foot plowed drifts on that pass...... See the reflection to the right....that's a tripod....the shore is lined with photographers from all over the world..... I took this at the same spot 2 weeks ago @ 11pm.....

A couple of pictures from a favorite local hike we took friends on back in September

This is a 200 piece puzzle that my five-year-old grandson and I worked together. It was made easier by the colored stripes. It was a lot of fun, and he learned something about buildings of the world.

Some pictures from Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Haystack Rock