We killed two birds yesterday, (not literally). We dropped our computer off at Little d Technology in LaPine, to have a larger capacity hard drive installed, and all of our files transferred to the new hardware. We then drove a little over 100 miles south to Crater Lake National Park, and met our friends, Jim and Megan for lunch. They are working for the Park concessionaire at the Rim Village, and this was one of their days off.
This is their second summer working at Crater Lake, and even though they have worked in a few spectacular places like Skagway, Alaska, and Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, the view of Crater Lake almost takes your breath away. Patty and I last visited this scenic jewel over 20 years ago, and I had forgotten how incredibly beautiful it really is. In addition to the natural beauty of the lake, the weather gods were smiling yesterday, as it was an almost perfect day. After lunch, Jim and Megan showed us their work place, and took us to a few places along the rim, where we all took some great pictures. The amount of snow still present was a bit surprising, even though we had been warned. The north entrance, and the road around the lake is still closed, due to snow. The snowbank next to where Jim & Megan's motor home is parked, is still about 12' high, and many of the windows at the gift shop/cafe are still covered by the deep snow.
It was great to spend a few hours with our friends, at a place that can only be described as truly spectacular. On the drive home, we took the southern route back to Hwy 97, which completed our circle around the National Park, as we arrived from the north, on Hwy's 138 & 230. We made it back to pick up our computer before 5pm, and the total bill for a new 160 gig (upgraded from 40 gig), hard drive, the transfer of software & files, a re-installation of Windows, plus a few other small fixes, came to $146. We considered it a great deal, and the folks at Little d Technology, particularly Daniel, were a real pleasure to do business with. Today, I'm planning on blowing some cobwebs out of the KLR, and seeing some of this country from a back roads perspective.
We killed two birds yesterday, (not literally). We dropped our computer off at Little d Technology in LaPine, to have a larger capacity hard drive installed, and all of our files transferred to the new hardware. We then drove a little over 100 miles south to Crater Lake National Park, and met our friends, Jim and Megan for lunch. They are working for the Park concessionaire at the Rim Village, and this was one of their days off. 
This is their second summer working at Crater Lake, and even though they have worked in a few spectacular places like Skagway, Alaska, and Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, the view of Crater Lake almost takes your breath away. Patty and I last visited this scenic jewel over 20 years ago, and I had forgotten how incredibly beautiful it really is. In addition to the natural beauty of the lake, the weather gods were smiling yesterday, as it was an almost perfect day. After lunch, Jim and Megan showed us their work place, and took us to a few places along the rim, where we all took some great pictures. The amount of snow still present was a bit surprising, even though we had been warned. The north entrance, and the road around the lake is still closed, due to snow. The snowbank next to where Jim & Megan's motor home is parked, is still about 12' high, and many of the windows at the gift shop/cafe are still covered by the deep snow. 
It was great to spend a few hours with our friends, at a place that can only be described as truly spectacular. On the drive home, we took the southern route back to Hwy 97, which completed our circle around the National Park, as we arrived from the north, on Hwy's 138 & 230. We made it back to pick up our computer before 5pm, and the total bill for a new 160 gig (upgraded from 40 gig), hard drive, the transfer of software & files, a re-installation of Windows, plus a few other small fixes, came to $146. We considered it a great deal, and the folks at Little d Technology, particularly Daniel, were a real pleasure to do business with. Today, I'm planning on blowing some cobwebs out of the KLR, and seeing some of this country from a back roads perspective.
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