Not sure what happened.
Time of day, day of the week, or maybe just heat of summer … regardless, there was no one at our favorite picnic site on the Crooked River!
And then we were visited by an osprey and treated to aerial acrobatics and maneuvers …, good luck indeed.
Monday we got going early to avoid afternoon heat. We were ready for what had become typically packed campgrounds and had riparian picnic gear at hand.
As has become custom, we start with a fetch/swim at the reservoir, which has been drawn down quite a bit.
Wet and happy dog back in the car we head down into the canyon and search out a parking spot on the river.
Over the past few months the river has been unusually crowded, however today Post Pile CG was completely empty. It stayed that way until we left about 3 pm.
The other thing that stayed away was August heat. These last few weeks have seen temperatures hit near ninety by noon. Shade trees aided with a light breeze up the canyon offered pleasant reading sites all day.
Cool osprey pic!
We lucked out … the osprey passed several times low over the river (right in front of us), then dove into the water! It was nice just taking it in and being in the moment. He then circled around and perched right above us. So cool.