Bandon Golf Trip

We finally made it to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.  5 (well, sort of...4 eighteen hole courses, and a thirteen hole par 3 course) spectacular courses set along the Pacific.  Very reminiscent of Ireland and Scotland (so I'm told, we haven't made the trip there yet).  Even the weather was pretty windy/rainy/cold!

Here are a few: I've also posted them at the following link:  Bandon Dunes.  I'll put more here as I finish up processing over the next few days.

Birding

Maybe it's spring!  Birds are coming back, some that I didn't see last year.  Some recent shots of birds:

Avocets: we went kayaking in one of the marshes.  This family must be on eggs already.

Marsh Wren:  We were surprised he stayed as long as he did while I kayaked right up to him.

Bullock's Oriole:  Mark and I had seen some of these at a park, but when we got home this guy was in my yard!

Black Chinned Hummingbird:  There are a few hummers around right now.  There's also a female, that we've had the chance to watch this little guy dance for.

Lazuli Buntings: I had about 5-6 of these little guys feeding.  They are skittish, but i got pretty close to the feeder and sat still.  They came back!

Craters of the Moon

I finally figured out how to get there with the plane...fly then bike the 17 miles to the park.  Needless to say, I'm exhausted after the 40 miles on bike and 3+ hours in plane.  At least I now know I can put the bike in plane.

Here are some pics...

Taken right after the hood of my lens fell down into the crater...I was not chasing it!

I wanted to go exploring the caves a bit more, but didn't bring either a flashlight or the correct shoes...  This is Indian Tunnel at the beginning (as far as I was willing to venture)