Congratulations to Tiffany, who, like Deborah, correctly identified our short-eared owl. Both Deborah and Tiffany also answered correctly the question regarding the height of Iron Mountain. Tiffany's text messaged proof that she located Burns on a map means that she and Deborah are currently tied for the lead.
Now, Episode 4 of The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden in Oregon…
The sleazy motel in Bend is packed with middle-aged women - doubtless all quilters. Despite a decent meal the previous night at an upscale restaurant in happening downtown Bend, our intrepid heroes decide that they do not have the strength to fend off the Invasion of the Quilters. So they beat a strategic and hasty retreat to Crater Lake National Park.
Crater Lake is incredibly beautiful; the water is of a blue so vibrant and so intense that it is impossible to describe. Camera and tripod in hand, Eden spends an awful lot of time on the edge of the crater rim 1000 feet above the lake; Yumiko spends just as much time telling her to move back. They tramp up Garfield Peak Trail as far as they can (it's closed past a certain point due to cougar sightings) and, in nearby Umpqua National Forest, hike up to view 272-foot Watson Falls. Swatting away swarms of mosquitoes, they set up camp in the park's campground. The nights are very chilly - the temperature drops to 40 degrees - but our heroes survive by throwing on just about every item of clothing they brought.
When they leave Crater Lake National Park, they drive to Grants Pass, where they check into a Motel 6 that appears to cater to a rather skanky clientele and make preparations for the big adventure to come: 3 nights/4 days of rafting on the Rogue River (details will appear in Episode 5).
Today's Reader Challenge Questions:
For 20 points, name the landmass pictured above.
AND
For 40 points, name the source of the Rogue River.
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