Teddy and I continue to take advantage of unplanned unemployment. Here are some photos from our adventures the past few weeks.

Top Spur (Mount Hood)

A black dog on a trail looks at a snow capped mountain in the distance with a blue sky and trees lining the trail and along the ridges of the mountain

A black dog wearing a gray harness panting while standing on a rock with a snow capped mountain in the background and forest surrounding

The side of a mountain ridge with snow leading to canyons of snow and waterfalls with a forested canyon below

A black dog standing on a large snow bank with the sun streaming through the forest in the background

A brush lined gravel road with a black bear tucked into the bushes on the left side

We saw this bear on the way up the mountain. We'd seen a bobcat cross the road about 5 minutes before.

White flowers with yellow stamen with green leaves and ground in the background

A black dog on a trail with steep banks on each side and a large snow capped mountain in the background under a blue cloudless sky

A large snow capped mountain with trees lining the ridges and conifer trees in the foreground

A man wearing an orange shirt and black cap with a black dog beside him on a rocky trail with a snow capped mountain in the background

Joyce Lake

A black dog in a lake near the shoreline with the water shades of green and blue, a blue sky, and conifer trees lining the lake

A broken tree trunk with green foliage and blue sky in the background

A black dog in the foreground with two large trees framing a yellow and green lake with conifer trees in the background

A black dog on a large log suspended in the air near a trail with trees and foliage lining the trail

A black dog with an amber eye and white around his nose looks into the distance with green foliage out of focus in the background

A snow covered road with trees on each side with a steep bank on one side

A bright red flower called Indian Paintbrush with brown and green tree foliage in the background

Bright red flowers in focus with green and brown foliage in the background

A large rocky plateau in the background with green foliage in the foreground

Molalla River Corridor

A green boot next to an elk track in the mud

A bright purple and yellow Oregon Iris in focus with leaves and dirt in the background

The sun shines through a forest of trees with green foliage in the foreground

An ornate bench in the woods with a salmon carved into the back of the bench

Silver Falls Backcountry

Several green plants including Oregon Oxalis which looks like shamrock and dark green Wild Ginger

A black dog walks along a forest trail lined by large trees, ferns, and green shrubs

Pink wild roses with green leaves surrounding them

The word resist is spelled out with sticks with green foliage nearby

Tumala Mountain

A black dog on a trail with large trees with moss and lichen on the bark and mist through the trees

Bright pink rhododendron flowers and foliage in focus in the foreground with a tan pickup truck and more foliage blurry in the background

A sign on a tree near a trail lined by conifer trees; the sign reads Old Baldy TR No. 502

A black dog standing on large boulders silhouetted against a cloudy sky

A black dog on with grey and red collars stands on concrete steps with trees out of focus in the background

Table Rock Wilderness

A black dog on a high trail lined by green brush and trees with mountains and hills under a blue sky in the background

Red and yellow flowers, Columbine, and green leaves with tree trunks in the background

A snow-capped mountain peak with grey and white clouds above, and forested and clear-cut hills in the foreground

A black dog with his tongue out sits on rocky trail with tree limbs on one side and a cliff and hills in the background on the other side

A metal survey marker that reads US Coast and Geodetic Survey, for information write to the director Washington DC, $250 fine or imprisonment for disturbing this mark, 1947 No. 2

A black dog stands on a tree limb with green trees and grass in the foreground

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