This very distant view is from the Bluff Overlook in the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, just south of Alamosa, Colorado.
Author: Michael Liebhaber
Alamosa River
Early Fall near Alamosa campground in Rio Grande National Forest.
White River at Keeps Mill
Apparently, Keeps Mill was a stop on an alternative route around Mt. Hood on the Oregon trail. If that’s true, how people got wagons in and out of here, I do not know. The hillsides rise quite quickly from both sides of the river. The White River flows from the White Glacier on Mt Hood. Keeps Mill is a primitive, secluded campground at the end of Forest Road 2120 (note to self: Watch for speed bump at end of pavement). The last mile is down a rocky, narrow, steep, exposed hillside. Did I mention a really tight switchback and talus fields?
[© Michael Liebhaber, 2019]
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy
What would it be like to meet Anne Frank as a young woman, after the war? This interpretation was inspired by the overwhelming impressions I received as I walked through the Frank home in Amsterdam; the presence of a life force that continued on. The title is a quote from Anne’s writings.
Overlooking Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
A nice place to relax within an easy drive from Alamosa; dirt road is sketchy in places though. This view is from the Bluff Overlook. I drew this on my iPad.
Trillium Flowers along Ridge Trail in Forest Park
Lots of Trilliums (trillia?) were in bloom in Forest Park on my hike last week.
A view along Ridge Trail in Forest Park, Portland, Oregon
Watercolor of the “St Jons Bridge” section of the trail – all uphill.
What? Asked the cat.
