I love sunsets and I love orange and blue together, so I REALLY loved this sunset in Bend, OR, last week. It was my first visit to the high desert city, and I found the perfect spot to take in a 360-degree view of the city, mountains and sky: the top of Pilot Butte State Scenic Lookout, an old cinder cone.
More about Pilot Butte:
* It's an extinct volcano, and Bend is one of only a very few cities in the United States with a volcano within its city limits.
* It rises nearly 500 feet above the surrounding plains.
* The popular hiking trail to the top winds through stands of juniper, sage, and other high desert plants.
* The city launches its Fourth of July fireworks from this point.
It was exhilarating! Sunrises are probably just as beautiful from that spot, but I'll never know firsthand.
Have a colorful day
3 comments:
Nice how the colors get richer as it gets later in the day. These remind me of your painted silk scarves!
Oh Sherrie--I've just caught up with reading your posts--from harvest moon, blackberries in the backyard, to volcanic sunsets, I've been oooohing and aaahhhhing!! I really enjoy traveling around with you (vicariously!) whether it's in your own backyard, heighboring towns or farther away from home; your words are lyrical and your photography is fantastic!! Thanks for posting so consistently--I'm sitting here with my morning coffee, after having had a freakish night at work and going to leave for work again in an hour or so, reading your blog and seeing your amazing photo's really starts my day in an upbeat and truly happy state of mind. Wonderful!!!
Really lovely - some of the good things to come from all the fires are the gorgeous sunsets/sunrises.
Have not been to Bend, but guess we'd better plan to visit one of these days!
Oh, and I second all of what Pam said...
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