The Road to Junction City, Oregon

Bend was a little cooler when we woke up this morning. The skies were clear and the day bright. We traveled through Sisters along Route 20, then along scenic Route 126 (the dotted route on the map) across Santiam Pass, and all the way to Junction City just north of Eugene. 
This is the scenery we saw today - 

Mt Jefferson

beginning of the scenic loop

love these trees with their red bark

the Deschutes National Forest

signs of fall in the air

Mt Washington

Santiam Pass was engulfed in a serious fire two years ago

evidence of fire damage still lingers in spots

on our way down the other side

Three Fingered Jack

skeletal tree remains

traveling south after Santiam Pass, there were several spots of lava flows, evidence
of original explosive volcanic activity

this side of the pass was thick with forest, and it felt like we were driving
through a tunnel of trees

surrounded by lush greenery

We pulled in to the Amazing Creations lot after 2 PM. Within a few minutes of us settling in, Bobby was inside tearing out the carpet. The renovations have begun. There is a lengthy list, starting with replacing the carpeted area with wood vinyl flooring, replacing the oven with a new gas cooktop and building drawers beneath, extending the kitchen drawers, reinforcing the bedroom drawers, adding two shelves in the bathroom area, adding doors to the TV cabinet in the front, and the most important item - the installation of the new desk!

there goes the carpet....

what a mess!

The desk was already built and in the workshop - 

Wow! It looks amazing... no wonder these guys call their business Amazing Creations.
There is a His and Hers section with pull out laptop/keyboard trays each, a bank of drawers in the center, a fold up extension on the right for extra work surface, and the cherry on top is the "box" on casters that is the storage for two sewing machines, which will also double as a coffee table in front of the couch. I cannot wait to have it installed and start sewing!

this will be home for a few days...not the prettiest scenery, but we have electrical power
and WiFi, and the promise of a rejuvenated Alpine by week's end