Snow-capped Peaks of the Oregon Cascades

These are the three sisters, originally named Faith, Hope and Charity.

 Further along the range is Mt. Washington, viewed here from the east.

 And Mt. Jefferson, also from the east. Part of this mountain is on the Warm Springs Reservation, the Consolidated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our younger son is a member of Warm Springs.

And this is Mt. Hood, the northern most snow-capped peak in the Cascade Mountain Range in Oregon. This picture is from the south side.
We have traveled this route many, many times, but this was a special trip. We were taking a few days off for rest and relaxation, but then the water hose developed a leak. The trip home, therefore, was anything but relaxing as we added water every 25 to 50 miles. We got home ok, but then - after getting the hose fixed - the electrical system went kaput! I guess we weren't meant to have any real R&R! (Lynn-Marie took all the photos.)

Road Trip and Drunkard's Dream - Oops! not a good combination!

Haven't had time to do much with photos today. We're heading out on a one day road trip tomorrow to Central Oregon with stops at Mt. Hood, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Madras, Redmond, Sisters and then back across the Cascade Mountains (through the Santiam Pass), up through the Willamette Valley and home. The main reason for the trip is to take care of some business at Warm Springs (our younger son - adopted - is Arapaho and Warm Springs).

In the meantime a photo from the archives: Hatiora salicornioides 'Drunkard's Dream'. This is an old plant we've had for years and it's flowering now - just didn't have time to take the picture - therefore this one from last year. It's been through a multitude of moves through the years and been banged around quite a bit. But it hangs in there...