A lot of us took Wednesday off and Ron Botts from the Riverhouse Lodge drove us to the High Desert Museum. Yes, Mount Bachelor is right on the edge of a desert.

Pictures named "DCP..." are mine; pictures named "Mt. Bachelor..." were taken by Tina Arthur.

The whole reason for going in the first place, right?

Pictures named "DCP..." are mine; pictures named "Mt. Bachelor..." were taken by Tina Arthur, and pictures named "Bachelor..." by John Kovski.

We had a mountain lunch on Tuesday, and Lud Coco put together a great wine tasting on Thursday night. We finished what was left of it on Friday night, then went to The Crossings (the Riverhouse's restaurant) for our going-away dinner.

Pictures named "DCP..." are mine; pictures named "Mt. Bachelor..." were taken by Tina Arthur, and pictures named "Bachelor..." by John Kovski.

From the highway, it looks like just another hotel. But when you go around back...

Tina Arthur took all these pictures.