Winter prodded us again this morning with a light dusting of snow.
But spring is pushing its way in. This season is an elusive beast in Central Oregon. Late winter melts are frequently obliterated with a blanket of snow.
Occurrences come even in late March. It’s best not to get one’s hopes up . . . just endure the weather outside at the moment.
The morning’s snow was gone by noon, replaced with clear blue sky and ‘spring’ temperatures.
Wedged between these occasions of winter, we enjoy the warm sunny days on the river.
The river was in full Spring run off mode. The level was up, considerably, from our last visit.
There was no fishing, but we did have time to explore and enjoy a picnic lunch streamside.
Our newest escapade involves GPS and hidden objects.
Yeah, basically a treasure hunt with map coordinates.
The process is simple, you use GPS points to locate a capsule someone has hidden, usually with some type of note inside. There is a website with these caches set as gps coordinates on maps.
They are quite literally everywhere. It’s a nice addition, an incentive to get in a bit of hiking.