tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post1858997822140972499..comments2024-03-27T07:50:55.775-07:00Comments on Linda's Lens: Duffy and Santiam LakesLinda W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-88831728636831206872017-09-07T11:21:42.323-07:002017-09-07T11:21:42.323-07:00I guess you hit this area on a peak weekend,jeesh....I guess you hit this area on a peak weekend,jeesh. But it's so beautiful that I'm not surprised you encountered a crowd. I wonder if it escaped the flames? I am sick at heart over the fires this year.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-53962599152223080822017-09-07T08:06:52.564-07:002017-09-07T08:06:52.564-07:00Nice spot - hard to believe you still have bunchbe...Nice spot - hard to believe you still have bunchberry blossoms - ours are all berries now Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587746860313874086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-81546278078598478402017-09-06T20:57:50.462-07:002017-09-06T20:57:50.462-07:00Please send us some of your rain!Please send us some of your rain!Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-89418380667432708142017-09-06T17:01:42.812-07:002017-09-06T17:01:42.812-07:00Really nice lakes. Never realized Greater Portland...Really nice lakes. Never realized Greater Portland was so extensive at 2.4 million people so not surprising there are traffic jams sometimes. Big city spread over a huge area. Enjoyed the Chelsea Cain book set there.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-69429500380140773612017-09-06T16:24:47.922-07:002017-09-06T16:24:47.922-07:00It looks beautiful. I've been sorry to read ab...It looks beautiful. I've been sorry to read about the wildfires in your part of the country - it's coast-to-coast disasters this summer.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826369816985788575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-38799206377157514802017-09-06T07:40:51.626-07:002017-09-06T07:40:51.626-07:00That's my idea of the perfect campsite... what...That's my idea of the perfect campsite... what a find! So glad you had this getaway with your husband, before the world went up in flames. Hope everyone takes your advice: get out there now and see the places you long to visit, because you can't count on some idiot destroying it tomorrow.Electric | Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047673548169562279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-77463743637618689012017-09-06T07:28:23.052-07:002017-09-06T07:28:23.052-07:00I enjoyed the post and loved the photos on such a ...I enjoyed the post and loved the photos on such a beautiful day. I then I read about the fires and checked out the news online. An awful event it it must be heartbreaking to see everything you love just go up in flames. I guess natural fires are natures way of renewing itself and hopefully the area will recover in time. Very sad to see the terrible imaagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-67034094133379879132017-09-06T07:19:14.021-07:002017-09-06T07:19:14.021-07:00What a lovely time! Nothing like being outdoors.What a lovely time! Nothing like being outdoors.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-23815406517419911822017-09-06T06:56:02.467-07:002017-09-06T06:56:02.467-07:00What a beautiful place, Linda! Your photos are go...What a beautiful place, Linda! Your photos are gorgeous and captivating, and I love the reflections, too!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-84695637466272357312017-09-06T06:55:16.571-07:002017-09-06T06:55:16.571-07:00Beautiful shots of three fingered jack...and I esp...Beautiful shots of three fingered jack...and I especially love the macro of the bear grass poof!<br /><br />Yous said it well, we need to visit these places before they are gone...but the "loved to death" phenom is all too real as well.Metamorphosis Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637866156639686101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-55650522316513465422017-09-06T06:02:07.836-07:002017-09-06T06:02:07.836-07:00Beautiful pictures. I am just heartbroken at the ...Beautiful pictures. I am just heartbroken at the devastation taking place with the fires. Kim@Snug Harborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066749954523201722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-59516463680875743972017-09-06T05:14:32.660-07:002017-09-06T05:14:32.660-07:00Hello, looks like a great camping trip and hike. I...Hello, looks like a great camping trip and hike. I love the views of the lake and mountains. The wildflowers are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your trip and photos. Have a great day!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-5567994942772629492017-09-06T05:11:36.114-07:002017-09-06T05:11:36.114-07:00Sounds like a good adventure, just in time before ...Sounds like a good adventure, just in time before those fires.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-42613904147100315312017-09-06T04:28:31.299-07:002017-09-06T04:28:31.299-07:00Sounds like you might be revisiting to see how it ...Sounds like you might be revisiting to see how it looks after the fire. Not sure I'd want to be camping there when it happenedBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-62310041019582231792017-09-06T03:08:48.115-07:002017-09-06T03:08:48.115-07:00...what a wonderful spot to camp, I spent last wee......what a wonderful spot to camp, I spent last weekend up in the woods in the pouring rain.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630767188230598013.post-28006523855811559672017-09-05T21:48:50.278-07:002017-09-05T21:48:50.278-07:00Interesting because when I went, hardly anyone was...Interesting because when I went, hardly anyone was there! Of course it was pretty smoky. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.com