Intercal's Photo Blog

I love October.

Good morning

These are basically two photos of the same thing but I liked them both.

They have water in Canada, too

And finally, in the bottom right photo, this is the full scale of the rock they are climbing. Look for the broken rock formation again, it's sort-of on the right and towards the center. Our climber is just a handful of pixels when zoomed in, and clearly has a long way to go.

Morning and evening

Guys spotted

I spent the morning driving around with my mom to here and another place to take photos. We walked around for a while, listened to a guy talk our ears off about the area, and complained about how hazy it was from the various forest fires, making it hard to see the mountains in the distance. We left around 11:30am, and headed to the small ice cream shop nearby that had been in operation for 60 years. We both got a scoop of huckleberry ice cream. We both had a good time.

I wasn't kidding when I said I was obsessed with this place. I am so curious about it. Maybe one day I'll muster up the courage to go in.

Taken at one of the chain-up areas west of Mt. Hood on Highway 26.

We live on such a beautiful planet, guys.

Bird

This is the view from my grandma's back yard. Central Oregon is a desert, so summers are hot. The flowers open up during the afternoon to get their solar harvest. It's a perfect backdrop to sit out on the deck while reading a book in the evening as the valley cools off and the wind blows away the mosquitoes. Once the mosquitoes start biting again, you know it's about time to come back in.

Thanks for the support, everyone. It's fun diving back into this hobby and seeing people enjoying the photos really does put a smile on my face. Cheers.

The highlight for me was the truck that, instead of tossing out candy, had a keg, with minors handing out open containers of beer to the adults among the crowd. Good, old-fashioned, American fun.