Last Saturday was the perfect day to take a little drive. One of my favorite things to do. ( click the photos to get a better look)
We ended up going to Sparky’s ( my husband Bob) favorite ice fishing hang out, Echo Reservoir. It’s a popular summer spot too!
We’ve had a lot of snow this year, the snow melting quickly is causing the water there to be very high. It’s beautiful even though the beach is missing!
The water is spilling out faster than ever! Unfortunately we have many overflowing rivers in our area. Many people have had flooding issues with their homes.
It’s sometimes hard to believe we can look to the left and see snow covered mountains ( oops, sorry no photo) and look to the right and see these beautiful red rocks.
We watched some teens having fun as they were pulled behind a boat. You could hear their laughter echo across the water.
Look how high the water is. That’s about 10-15 feet up on the trunk of the tree.
We walked a little down a sandy slope and saw a lot of debris in the water. It’s sad, but I do think this made for a nice photo.
After we wandered a bit we came across this nest of eagles. We sat and watched for a while.
It was a lovely way to make happy memories.
I hope you enjoyed sharing our little drive with us.
see more eagle photos from another day trip HERE
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small Kucing
June 30, 2011 at 02:17 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
gosh…such splendid view. Hope to visit there some day
Kathy
http://www.smallkucing.com
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:26 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
There are many lovely things to see where I live. So many tourists come to our area and we are fortunate enough to live in the middle of it all.
Ms. A
June 30, 2011 at 02:29 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Sounds wonderful and the eagles were a big plus!
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:28 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
It was a nice day and the eagles were truly a bonus
thisisme
June 30, 2011 at 03:36 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
What a super place, Katherine. Lovely to hear the laughter of the young ones having fun! How wonderful to actually see an eagle’s nest. Gosh, the water is certainly very high. Looks like you had a great day out.
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:28 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
The laughter echoing was contagious, hugs
Barbara
June 30, 2011 at 04:25 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Such great pictures. Makes me want to take a vacation!
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:29 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
We are fortunate we can drive for a little bit and have mini vacations not far from home.
Miss Kathy
June 30, 2011 at 04:52 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Stunning sights! What I call a “favorite day”!!
Joy!
Miss Kathy
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:29 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Kathy, that’s lovely, a favorite day, perfect
Ricki Jill Treleaven
June 30, 2011 at 04:58 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
The eagle’s nest photos are incredible. Where is this? Ice fishing? I cannot even imagine…..
Is the flooding due to melting snow?
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:31 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hi sweetie it’s Echo Reservoir about 40 minutes from our home. Yes my sweet husband fishes all year round. The snow is still on the mountains here. It’s crazy. They’ve been talking about bikini skiing in the mountains not far from our home. Hugs
Abbie
June 30, 2011 at 05:24 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Great pictures! It is beautiful.
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:31 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
thank you Abbie,
georgie horn
June 30, 2011 at 05:25 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
How nice! I love the eagle’s nest!
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:31 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Thank you
Alex J. Cavanaugh
June 30, 2011 at 05:30 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Looks like a great place to spend the day!
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:32 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
It was Hugs
Mitzi
June 30, 2011 at 06:05 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
What a lovely little get away you had! The photos are amazing! A perfect day-cation! ~Hugs, M
Katherine
June 30, 2011 at 06:32 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I love that you call it a day cation sweet Mitzi, ♥
Poetesswug
June 30, 2011 at 08:00 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
What a nice day trip!! I mean…who sees eagles when they’re just out walking?!…Uh!…You do!! LOL The water and the red rocks brought back to mind a trip my hubby and I took to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a while back too! Very nice post!
Katherine
July 2, 2011 at 13:07 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Giggle, yes we have been very fortunate. Big Hugs!!!!
Connie Arnold
June 30, 2011 at 11:35 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
What a lovely spot for a day trip! Thank you for sharing your photographic memories!
Katherine
July 2, 2011 at 13:07 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
my pleasure
Sue B
June 30, 2011 at 14:14 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Gorgeous photos. Looks like you had a beautiful day!
Have a lovely weekend!
Sue xx
Katherine
July 2, 2011 at 13:07 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Thank you Sue, you too! x
Deborah
June 30, 2011 at 18:05 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hi Katherine…
I love going for drives too!
Love what you’ve captured here.
Thanks for visting and following in friendship
Looking forward to getting to know you!
Deborah (purehunnybee) xo
Katherine
July 2, 2011 at 13:05 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Deborah, how lovely to have you join me here at Katherines Corner. I look forward to many more visits to your sweet blog. Hugs
Epicurean Mom
July 2, 2011 at 11:26 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I can’t wait to see the feature Katie!! Thanks so much!! Love your blog! This trip looks fun!!
XX
Katherine
July 2, 2011 at 13:00 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I think greatness is worth mentioning
Lisa
July 2, 2011 at 19:02 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Beautiful pictures! I’m a new follower from the blog hop. I hope you’ll drop by my blog and follow back.
http://www.LisaBlogs.com
kristin
July 3, 2011 at 08:38 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
It’s gorgeous! Love all the pictures!
Enjoy your 4th!
XO
Kristin
Katherine
July 4, 2011 at 04:39 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Thank you. Hugs!!!
Mina
July 3, 2011 at 13:40 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
What beautiful photos! It looks like a fabulous day.
lin
July 3, 2011 at 19:39 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
WOW! It looks lovely there!! Flooding is such a huge problem this year–everywhere. Ugh. These are the days when I’m glad we don’t have a basement. The weather is so volatile this year in particular, isn’t it?
Deborah
July 8, 2011 at 09:43 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Looks like a perfect day. They should still have snow when we go to Mammoth Lakes, CA in August.
Pamela
July 9, 2011 at 09:34 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing!
I’m a new follower from the Friday Over 40 Blog hop.
Katherine
July 9, 2011 at 09:44 (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Hello Pamela thank you for following along. I’m following you too. Hugs!