{"id":1139,"date":"2024-04-26T19:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/?page_id=1139"},"modified":"2024-04-27T14:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T21:36:27","slug":"2024calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/2024calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Wall Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Creating this year\u2019s calendar had its own challenges. We wanted it to be a good overview of rural Oregon and our experiences this summer. Not easy in 13 photos! Difficult the find the right balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps, our selection this year is also a bit more touristy and a bit less artsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, we hope you will thoroughly enjoy it. Maybe it even invites you to visit this beautiful state (minus its cities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunrise at Low Tide<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The sun is fighting the morning fog near Brookings. Through the fog, we can hear the tide coming in. Soon, there will only be clear blue sky. And my shoes will be filled with water, unless I move back. Far back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Color-Coordinated<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

We aren\u2019t \u201cbeach people\u201d, but found the Oregon Coast, especially in the South, very intriguing. Low tide was our favorite time to explore sea creatures.
It\u2019s completely different than the Northeast. The water is clear. There is hardly any trash. So much aliveness in the ocean! What a joy exploring it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Land Back<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Warm Springs Reservation was created by treaty in 1855. The tribes retained 640,000 while giving up 10 Million acres. The boundaries of the reservation were under dispute for 101 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No wonder you see \u201cLand Back\u201d signs often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the photo does not convey is the fact that the Warm Springs Reservation is perhaps the nicest reservation we have seen on our travels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Collecting Water<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Why did plants in the Pacific Northwest have to get so creative in collecting water? I thought there was plenty. Even during the summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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coming soon…<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Along the Deschutes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Deschutes River meanders through Oregon for 252 miles on the Eastern side of the Cascade mountains. This section is Northwest of Redmond with the North and Middle Sisters in the background. Many of the mountains in the Cascades stay snow-covered into the summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Painted Cove<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Painted Cove is part of the Painted Hills area. Walking the short loop trail feels like being on a different planet. The colors and textures are surreal. I enjoyed the contrast between the rocks and the high desert vegetation.
Nearby is Painted Hills Reservoir, which, unfortunately, was blocked off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sunset?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Not quite yet, but almost. The low, late-afternoon sun reflecting off the ocean provided this incredible contrast between sky and water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Multnomah Falls<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been said that Oregon has 238 waterfalls and many of them are spectacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multnomah Falls may be the most famous and at 620 feet they are the tallest in Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Painted Hills<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This might very well be called \u201cThe Little Piece of Southern Utah in North-Central Oregon\u201d. At least it reminded us of Southern Utah, its colors, its remoteness, and its beauty. It\u2019s worth staying for a whole day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure to also visit Painted Cove and perhaps the nearby John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sense this may be the last day of fall. Do I see some snowflakes in the air?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Waiting for High Tide<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Mount Jefferson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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Creating this year\u2019s calendar had its own challenges. We wanted it to be a good overview of rural Oregon and our experiences this summer. Not easy in 13 photos! Difficult the find the right balance. Perhaps, our selection this year is also a bit more touristy and a bit less artsy. In any case, we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1139","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1139\/revisions\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j2rolling.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}