Crater Lake National Park

OR: And the Darkness Has Not Overcome It*

Starlight over Crater Lake The road into Crater Lake National Park thread through a fire-bitten, young pine forest, the ground underneath the pathetic trees patched with snow. It was going to be cold at the top of the mountain. They stopped and paid the entrance fee to the park, then, as it is in soContinue reading “OR: And the Darkness Has Not Overcome It*”

OR: Incomprehensible Giants

Olaf was home, working for the summer, and Snorri was in Florida with a friend for the week. They were kidless. Not since Astrid and Bjorn had traveled to Europe in 2000 had the stars aligned for them to take a trip together. It wasn’t much different than traveling with children; Astrid still worried about herContinue reading “OR: Incomprehensible Giants”