Little cabin in the woods

We have just returned from our annual trip to Odell Lake, in the Cascades.  Our home away from home is an old log cabin in the woods, at the edge of the lake.

Cabin A

In addition to fishing for Kokanee salmon and Mackinaw at Odell Lake, we paddled our canoe around many of the smaller Cascade Lakes.


The farthest we traveled was to Sparks Lake, which is just below South Sister, Broken Top, and Mount Bachelor.  Quite a spectacular setting.  And the wildflowers were blooming in abundance.

Bori at Sparks Lake

South Sister with columbines in foreground

Broken Top framed by rock outcroppings

Panorama of Sparks Lake

Mount Bachelor, and our canoe, from Hosmer Lake

Panorama of South Sister, Broken Top and Bachelor from Lava Lake