new playground

 In about a month, this playground will be finished and open to the kids. The concrete slab is for the picnic shelter, soon to be built. The field has a paved track, 1/4 mile around. This photo was taken from the trail up the butte.

Pilot Butte sunset

 It's been a rare cloudy day here, so there were some clouds in the sky at sunset - outstanding!

Pilot Butte Challenge

 This group (ages 40 to 44) ran up the trail on the butte (about 500 ft high, one mile long)today in about 10 minutes. Fast!!!

Pilot Butte from our RV

 The inmates worked on the park here for 8 days, removing weeds and rocks, then replacing them with barkdust. They brought their oun potty on a trailor. This shows our front yard BEFORE the new lawn!

here comes the new lawn!

 This machine laid out 16 rolls of lawn in the park near the new playground AND in our front yard too!

"our" new front lawn!

 Now we have a lawn to mow and water as this is beyond the reach of the sprinkler system. Sure looks good, eh?

Herm at sign

 This sign tells all about Todd Lake, our beutiful hike.

Herm at Todd Lake

 A great hike!

Todd Lake and Mt Bachelor

 We hiked around the lake (45 acres), a beautiful, easy hike.

Lava Lake south of Bachelor

 We hiked by here on Tuesday, September 14, our day off from our job as hosts at Pilot Butte State Park. What a view!There were 4 fishing boats on the lake, but we don't know if they were catching any!

Herm on the trail

 Herm is on the "Nature Trail", Pilot Butte State Park in Bend, OR, where we are park hosts for September.

what we needed 40 years ago!

 WOW! How we could have used this post hole digger when we [Ed,Alan, Susan Herm (and Fred maybe)] were digging post holes for our fences!!!! It's used here at Pilot Butte State Park for the new fabulous playground.

Pilot Butte top

 Hiked to the top today! The butte is nearly 500 ft high with several trails winding around it. Very popular hiking spot!