Peter fixed an interesting breakfast with potato, onion, garlic, tomato, squash and eggs. We started having the meal out on the deck but got chased indoors by the yellow jackets. After breakfast we said our goodbys and headed South to Bend. We tried to stop in a little town for coffee but there was none at a food truck or at the grocery in town. We got back on the rod and drove around Mt Hood. Too bad the air was very smokey. The view was incredible but shrouded in smoke. At one point my eyes were burning. We stopped just before Bend at a McDonalds where I had a Big Mac. It was the fastest McDonalds I have ever been in. They actually timed the employees in how fast they serve. We easily made our way to Jack's house although there was an accident that stopped traffic for a while. We only lost 7 minutes.
Jack and Barbara's home is lovely. Jack has extensively landscaped his grounds has a beautiful perennial garden surrounding his patio. We took a ride South of here to Newberry National Volcanic Monument and climbed the Obsidian pile to the top observing the lava flow. The Obsidian pile is interesting stuff embedded in the pumice rock and sometimes veins of pumice can be seen in the pure black Obsidian. We then went to a very pretty water falls before going to a lava field. The Lava Field had some pretty gnarled wood and wild flowers of rabbit foot plant. I was incredibly tired but hiked along. Dinner tonight was made by Barbara and was a chicken and almond mixture over a bed of lettuce with a sesame oil drizzled over it covered with fried noodles. It was accompanied by canteloupe slices. Barbara made a Key Lime Pie for dessert. How nice. I was incredibly tired and passed right out when my head hit the pillow.