Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Mt Hood

  • Paradise Park

    I’ve been wanting to hike to Paradise Park on Mt. Hood for years and today I finally did it! Here is a pano I made with an iPhone app called 360 Panorama. Click the photo for bigger (if you click the photo on the page that comes on when you click the one above you…

  • Near Little Zig Zag Falls

    Enjoyed the Zig Zag River today.

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple

    I am not much of a snow person. I don’t take advantage of the plentiful winter activities here (maybe I should). I am all over the mountain in Summer and Fall, though. I love these purple lupines that grow up here this time of year. My submission for this week’s photo challenge. 

  • Mt. Hood

    Yesterday Raf and I took a drive up the mountain. Our destination was Lost Lake but we never made it. We ended up on the gravel roads deep in the Mt. Hood National Forest. It was beautiful. However we didn’t fill our gas tank before we left and I was having visions of us running…

  • I need more days like today.

    My friend Susie invited Raf and I to go hiking with her and her hiking group today. We hiked the Burnt Lake Trail on Mt. Hood and had a blast. The people we met today were really cool. I brought my Pentax and some expired film with me. I will pos the photos when I…