We “had” to go to REI yesterday, so decided to take a short walk around the loop in the Old Mill area…. on a gorgeous day like this, we just kept going!  This is the Deschutes River in fall – no rafters and no mountains in the distance – nice, quiet fall day.

Here’s why we kept going!  The river is much lower, but still beautiful. I saw 3 trout, but no fishermen.  Easy first “hike” for Dan’s new hip – 5 miles and no pain.  Yes, we live in paradise!