Hosmer Lake Near Bend, Oregon

 Bill and I camped at Tumalo State Park in Bend, Oregon near the end of the summer. The smokey fires around Bend made an eerie sunset.

 We kayaked Hosmer Lake which was a wonderful experience! The waterway between the two bodies of water is especially beautiful as it is very clear and you can see schools of fish.

 Fun reflections

 The whole lake is shallow and clear with light peat on the bottom.

 We found a stream at the north end of the lake and followed it to a waterfall.

 Bill

 Becky

 Trail to the waterfalls

 Bill by the waterfalls (a horse bridge in the background)

 Our orange kayak can barely be seen in the background.

 Bill on the horse bridge

 Walking the trail

 "Ahhhh, that feels great!"

 Heading back

 Beautiful, clear, stream

 We noticed it became even more smokey as we continued on.

The smoke grew thicker and thicker as we returned to the boat dock at the other end of the lake. We were finally happy to leave the area because of the smoke. We learned later that more wildfires had started in the area and everyone was on alert for possible evacuation! We were going to stay another day, but we headed home early the next morning due to so much smoke in the campground and all around Bend. We drove right past one of the fires on our way home.