{"id":720,"date":"2010-05-29T15:57:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T22:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=720"},"modified":"2010-06-03T16:44:39","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T23:44:39","slug":"camping-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2010\/05\/29\/camping-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Camping Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This weekend we spent two nights at Paradise Campground, which is along the McKenzie river near Belknap Hot Springs. It was definitely heavenly to soak in a hot pool after a cold afternoon on Day 1 and a hike on Day 2, but some of the amenities at the campground were out of order (nearest available toilet about 1\/2 mile from our site). But it sure was pretty. And it hardly rained at all, so that was nice.<\/p>\n

\"Tamolitch_Hike\"<\/a> \"Tamolitch_KT\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Our day hike was to Blue Pool \/ Tamolitch Falls. I think it was peak moss season – everything was covered in a layer of beautiful spring-green moss. We stopped to eat a snack at the top of a cliff overlooking the river. BN got a picture of one of the bright yellow birds we saw, a Western Tanager.<\/p>\n

\"Tamolitch_Gorge\"<\/a> \"Tamolitch_Tanager\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A small opening on this cliff led down into a cave. BN decided to explore it, and discovered that it was HUGE down there. Or I should say wide, extending far in several directions, right under the trail. The ceiling was very low and the floor was uneven, as I learned when I joined him after awhile. The only light we had was the camera – BN took flash pictures to see what was ahead.<\/p>\n

\"TamolitchCave1\"<\/a> \"TamolitchCave3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TamolitchCave2\"<\/a> \"TamolitchCave4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Blue Pool is astonishingly blue! It’s so clear that it’s hard to tell that it’s really quite deep. These are the same factors that make Crater Lake so blue.<\/p>\n

\"TamolitchBluePool1\"<\/a> \"TamolitchBluePool_KT\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On the hike back BN got some detailed shots of the Moss Ecosystem. To get a sense of scale, those are pine needles in the lower right of this first picture:<\/p>\n

\"TamolitchMossscape3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TamolitchMossscape5\"<\/a> \"TamolitchMossscape4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TamolitchMossscape1\"<\/a> \"TamolitchMossscape2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hiking home along the river…<\/p>\n

\"Tamolitch_River\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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