{"id":4253,"date":"2022-06-27T20:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:59:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T20:59:13","slug":"seeking-sun-in-southern-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/27\/seeking-sun-in-southern-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking sun in southern Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, June 10 &#8211; Sunday, June 12, 2022<\/p>\n<p>The wet spring continues. With an atmospheric river and A LOT of rain affecting much of the state, I headed to southern Oregon to try and find some dry weather.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My first stop was the <a href=\"https:\/\/stateparks.oregon.gov\/index.cfm?do=park.profile&amp;parkId=189\">Golden State Heritage Site<\/a>. Golden started off as a mining camp and grew to a town by 1890. It was unique for not having any saloons, but it did have two churches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151353647_007cb2f234_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The store:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151355292_9f92850c1c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151354657_83fa69516f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163369290_0eec5a77ec_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Granary:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152371488_7ac4926bd1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Church:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152601324_920d8a36fa_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152857090_61cf97a4d5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151353182_c493e53a0c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>School:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151352277_32fa8ff608_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152368133_f843493a3b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152359081_f474175090_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was disappointed to see this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52151351587_e84119f9af_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152854545_d7b608a49b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a signboard with a map showing were buildings were once located:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152604619_9ae11e6569_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>School, store, and granary:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152359931_fe3a70d8e8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through the trees you can see down to the ponds on Coyote Creek below, which is where I was headed next:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152856810_b7ea9cd6a7_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52152603624_9fd70321e6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Heritage Site\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There is a trail down to those ponds, which is part of the Golden Coyote Wetlands:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163384865_688b7e4ef8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161871452_a3863523c5_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162893261_1ae7b84f7b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much of the trail is actually just an old road:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162889516_c8dd842d21_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163379570_3f4d58505e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161865312_7cdddd8c14_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163128529_90da606b1a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A failed attempt to keep vehicles out:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163126079_79e32707a4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162886718_eba4e605f1_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trail ends at this gate along the road. This gate is also a failed attempt at keeping vehicles out, as they simply drive through the forest to get around the gate:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161862777_c85611d6c9_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I certainly saw plenty of evidence of recent vehicles driving in here:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162884323_109ef0da8b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163372110_980f12a35a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the trash and the damage caused by illegal vehicles, it was still a pleasant spot:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163371205_e9bf7e646f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162879391_5efc0aa6de_c.jpg\" alt=\"Golden Coyote Wetlands\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My next stop was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/or\/resources\/recreation\/files\/brochures\/London_Peak.pdf\">London Peak<\/a>. There is a road that goes up to the top where you can park and walk a short trail out to a viewpoint:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163392220_d7641eaa02_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162901116_b2be9120ba_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162901268_7de194e5b1_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162908268_bf2612d2d3_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161882312_9a335422de_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162904008_424e8d4767_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sign at the viewpoint is empty, but the 2012 BLM photo below shows what it once said (high-res version <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blmoregon\/15690897200\/sizes\/k\/\">here<\/a>). London Peak was named after author Jack London, who often lodged at the Wolf Creek Inn at the foot of the peak:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8661\/15690897200_194f3e5617_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak Trail\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163393590_66852c10d0_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161915477_9dd0663d08_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162935966_743184eac5_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I saw a few wildflowers:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163396235_8fdd2552d8_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162934606_b022441259_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163424020_116b61992b_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163422665_1bde894693_c.jpg\" alt=\"London Peak\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My activities concluded for the day, I now headed for my lodging. There was a threat of rain even down in southern Oregon so rather than camp I had booked a cabin near Howard Prairie Lake. I settled in and had a leisurely evening reading and drinking wine:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161928217_24ddc3aba9_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162949581_dbf84d3712_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163189444_eb01a6d78c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161925057_3ee40ebfe6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162945931_5913f6617c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52161926747_30b40119b4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next morning I took it easy, drinking tea and eating breakfast and watching the birds on the feeder:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163484655_35c8fd2dac_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I set off for some exploration, first stopping at the boat ramp at Grizzly Campground. This boat ramp is closed because Howard Prairie Lake no longer exists here. (I later found an <a href=\"https:\/\/ktvl.com\/news\/local\/where-have-the-famous-southern-oregon-lakes-gone\">article<\/a> about this.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162992891_f74f0b4905_c.jpg\" alt=\"Howard Prairie Lake\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I walked down to the dry lake bed. Looking upstream:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163482600_d418c74e13_c.jpg\" alt=\"Howard Prairie Lake\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking downstream:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163003771_219e2c757d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Howard Prairie Lake\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I set off for the former lookout site on Old Baldy. The road was snow-free, but there were still a few patches on the hike up to the summit as I followed the barely-visible route of a former roadbed:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163025038_27e8251d58_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163265229_dffc0e044f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I found the geocache and had a look around. The trees have grown up and there aren&#8217;t views anymore:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163021253_4f81f1bf56_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163515345_912532bfb0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163266359_09877a407c_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nails and glass are all that&#8217;s left of the lookout:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163027511_d34a3a3a6b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163028468_4c4047abb2_c.jpg\" alt=\"Old Baldy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that I drove up to Chase Mountain where the fire lookout still stands but is abandoned:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163128581_f6c39a8894_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Mountain Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163125661_e8a743ff33_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Mountain Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was VERY windy up there, and there were quite a few clouds. I could see the bottom of Mt. McLoughin, though:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52162105772_2fb63fcc64_c.jpg\" alt=\"Chase Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then I drove to Parker Mountain, where I parked at the gate and walked the last bit of road to the top:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164389653_022a768cfc_c.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This lookout is staffed in summer but no one was up there yet:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164398401_567b3fc41b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Mountain Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More wind, more clouds, but I still had views:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163366952_1e628713a6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52163366747_06a698ff50_c.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164883385_fbc0b337c0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Parker Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I stopped at Tub Springs State Wayside. The springs here were used by emigrants on the Applegate Trail:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165586605_c57ab42d3b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now anyone can drink the water here:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164073377_2c13ba9f5a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165341679_0769885f59_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164078072_182a11535b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a little trail you can follow that connects with an old segment of the Applegate Trail:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165110933_3334ce7c19_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165110518_55ef62527d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52164079167_df09b74278_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tub Springs State Wayside\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last stop of the day was Table Mountain, another abandoned fire lookout:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165350394_c5368efe43_c.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain Lookout\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165350029_687fb28392_c.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165112951_f51fe571fb_c.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165112851_eac3c6bea4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Table Mountain\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent a pleasant evening on my porch before it started raining:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165383963_9791c4b966_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165383693_612321059b_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sunday morning was very rainy so I curled up inside with a book until checkout time:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52165383798_5fdcb24c20_c.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Creek Cabin\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It rained for much of the drive home. 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