It Looks Kind Of Like Colorado

Ok, the title was basically for Karl... I really did think a lot of the views on Sunday looked like Colorado... I think Karl was pretty hurt and upset that I was comparing his state to that one....:) But it really did look a lot like Colorado!

Here we're headed out going to see the Painted Hills of Oregon. We had to go up and over Mt Hood so it was quite the drive.

This is on the other side of the mountains.... It looks like a different country :) (again, for Karl's benefit)... It really was night and day - and it took us night and day to get where we were going.

After about a 3 and a half hour drive, we reached the Painted Hills of Mitchell, Oregon. There are actually three "units", each in separate areas, but all with these painted hills which are supposed ash from a volcano. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Hills

Its always nice to have a bench available where you can sit your camera for a quick timed pic :)

Karl surveying his great state of Oregon!

And now, a series of "Alison Points" pictures by the famed photographer - Karl....

After a long day of finger-pointing, its nice to go into a "Rockette" pose....

The hills are made of this clay-like mud -- its like concrete when you get it on anything.

The mud takes on this "popcorn" like texture and the colors vary, apparently, according to the ash that its made of and also according to weather. Wet, dry, etc.

We finally hit some sun on the way out -- got a few sunlit pictures...