tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6443076835022276651.post-10076165273141991682008-01-23T17:33:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:50:18.561-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oKeLUClzhBo/R5f0TIE5RHI/AAAAAAAAAA0/GRS7dFoUcdE/s1600-h/IMG_1707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oKeLUClzhBo/R5f0TIE5RHI/AAAAAAAAAA0/GRS7dFoUcdE/s320/IMG_1707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158860507598898290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oKeLUClzhBo/R5f0CYE5RGI/AAAAAAAAAAs/qUbeSk_Xi0w/s1600-h/IMG_1751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oKeLUClzhBo/R5f0CYE5RGI/AAAAAAAAAAs/qUbeSk_Xi0w/s320/IMG_1751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158860219836089442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>January started out with a winter chill. Nearly 10 feet (3 meters) of winter snow has accumulated already in parts of the Cascades and guests have been skiing at <a href="http://www.hoodoo.com/">Hoodoo</a> in excellent snow powder and taken beautiful pictures of a winter wonderland on the McKenzie which lasted at our place for a day or five. Fortunately the elevation of the McKenzie River Inn is about a thousand feet and the snow mostly doesn't stick so the road stays clear.<br />It is also the time of year that people start making plans for their summer travels and for couples with wedding plans to check for available dates. Fishing season is just a couple of months ahead of us and equipment is being checked. Drift boats are getting a fresh coat of varnish and the rafts inspected and washed for the fishing and rafting season. It's a great time of the year!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6443076835022276651-1007616527314199168?l=mckenzieriverinn.blogspot.com'/></div>McKenzie River Innhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11912608698498025584noreply@blogger.com0