Road Trip: Getting to the Desert

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 23:59:59 -800

After some serious discussion with my neighbors across the street, I decided on
a whim to drive out to Eastern Oregon to see what was there. Last month, I'd
seen a vast brownness from the east side of Mt. Hood and felt an itch to go see
what it looked like from the non-7,000 foot view. I began to take a look at
where I might go out in the wilderness (totally arbitrary trips still aren't my
cup of tea) and had a thought: Jason could come with me on my hastily planned
trip! Time was on my side, since it was the Labor Day weekend and neither of
us had to be back to our jobs until Tuesday.