I kind of forgot to mention that right before my surgery we spent the weekend in Sunriver and Bend, Ore. I suppose I had other things on my mind. One of the memorable things was the gorgeous-day strenuous hike up Smith Rock (near Terrbonne, Ore.). Autumn was with us and did put up some photos on her blog.

It reminds me of other trips and other times. Like this one time with this sort of all-night Bacchanalia. I’ll attach a photo of THAT time (taken on film, probably Fuji 800, with mountain visible in background. Middle of night). Mr. Pencil is on the right.

Updated: Another photo of Smith Rock from the same (2000) trip, from my collection.