Ochoco National Forest

Lets get caught up.
When Gabe got home from work on Friday (for those of you who don't know...Gabe works 9 hour days and 1/2 days on Friday. It's perfect for taking weekend trips in the summer.) we took off to central Oregon. I think Ochoco is closer to eastern Oregon since it's past Prineville, but that's coming from a "valley dweller". It takes about 3 1/2 hours (Gabe speed that is) to get out there, so in my mind it's eastern Oregon.
We've camped in Ochoco before, when we first started dating, but haven't been back since. Camping on the east side of the Cascades is so different. It always really strikes me when we drive over the Cascades and leave the lush Douglas Fir forests behind. It's such a drastic change to the dry Ponderosa Pine. We do really like it out here so we figured it was time to go back.
If Gabe looks unhappy in this picture it's because he was telling me to stop taking pictures and help him with the tent.
-h