Table Rock

Last Sunday we went on a family hike up and across Upper Table Rock.  Upper and Lower Table Rock are cliff-edged mesa buttes.  At one time, they were a sanctuary for the Takelma Indians.

We saw lots of lizards along the trail up.  And gorgeous wildflowers everywhere!

This is what you find once you reach the top of the trial!  Once on top of Table Rock, it's a very open, flat mesa.

Barbarian needed to rest...

J, on the other hand, was feeling very powerful!

I love this photo of Barbarian and J with Mt. McLoughlin in the background!

And this?  This is just B being B.  Enough said.

This is as close as we dared venture to the edge!  Such an amazing view of the Rogue River.  So worth the effort.  We hope to hike Lower Table Rock soon.

The Peak, Oh My!

Tonight we set out for our hike as usual.  I had no idea we would go so far!  We hiked for almost two hours.  The picture above is of our route.

Our view from about 3/4 of the way up.  You can see the outdoor theater on Barbarian's lower left.  The other side of these rocks is a complete drop.  I only sat on them.  I'm a scaredy cat!

A view from the water tower looking back down.  This pic makes my legs hurt.  :-/

Barbarian found a little deer friend on the way down.  See her, top center?

Three Weeks in OR

Where has the last couple of weeks gone?  Work keeps me so very busy.  But that's probably a good thing.  It's hard to be away from my girls all this time.  Only two more weeks until I see them!  I can't wait!

Barbarian and I try to go for a hike on the trails and hills every evening.  We usually go for 1-2 hours.  These hills are really working my legs!  

I took this photo on one of our hikes last week. 

Can you see our house?