Saturday Hike

To escape the rain here in Portland, we headed east for a hike. Usually we have good luck doing this, and today was no exception. We experienced a few sprinkles, but mostly the day was filled with blue skies and sunshine.

We hiked along the Deschutes River and it was such a beautiful time of year to be there. Usually this area is very dry and the hills are brown. But today the hills were covered in spring green and beautiful wildflowers. Much of this area burnt last year in a forest fire, but we were happy to see signs of life all around.

We did a lot of walking - somewhere between 7 and 8 miles!

We saw lots of creatures....fuzzy caterpillars

lizards

and these huge beetles that, strangely, do headstands when you touch them

And I also saw this beautiful creature....I just love butterflies!