Olallie Lake Campout

Here are some photos from out campout this weekend. We went to Olallie Lake, in the Cascades, about 3 hours drive from Oregon City.

Here's our rig when we go on short trips - little green Old Town canoe on top of the Subaru.

Here's a shot of Olallie Butte, across the lake from our campsite.

In camp - this is soon after we arrived, when it was still warm. By the time the sun went down, we had added ski pants, jackets, and gloves. When we got up this morning, it was 27 degrees!

This morning we were so cold we had to go for a hike to get our toes to stop hurting. Here is a view of our campsite from across the lake. You can see the canoe pulled up to the shore. (If you can't see it very well, just click on the picture - it will get bigger.)

Our hike to a nearby lake (Long Lake) took us through a burned-out area. The last time I camped in this area was in 1991, and has really changed a lot since then.

A view of Mt. Jefferson, burned-out trees in the foreground.

Mark wanted to fish in the canoe. I got bored, so I read my book. He caught one little trout last night, but it flipped and flopped around, and worked its way off the hook before Mark could land it.