This week marked the start of summer and saw Deschutes County dipping a tentative toe into reopening. We remain masked against the potential second wave, avoiding areas of population while still seeking out forest retreats.
Fishing, hiking and photography have offered good distractions and excellent means of social distancing over the last few months.
As society stumbles back to some semblance of normal, if that is even possible, the river banks we frequent are seeing increased pressure. BLM (Bureau of Land Management.) opened Crooked River camping this past week, which greatly increased traffic on parking sites.
Discovering a tent set up in our favorite spot, we moved downriver a couple of miles.
This new stretch of river is more of a canyon with rock walls dominating the far bank.
It is every bit as peaceful and will be added to the list of potential stops.
There are lots of places within an hour’s drive of our house offering fishing, views, trails or a combination of all those.
Day trips will continue to present a great way to maintain a level of sanity in these chaotic times.
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