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Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Derek Loeb for a geology hike along the Summit Loop Trail at Smith Rock State Park. 🪨✨

This gorgeous loop follows the Burma Road up to a ridge overlooking the area. On the descent, the Summit Loop Trail crosses a private property protected by the Land Trust before joining the Park's river trail.

Learn about how this dramatic area was formed by volcanic forces and the relentless erosive power of the Crooked River while taking in sweeping views of the Cascade crest.

Register for this FREE hike at https://www.deschuteslandtrust.org/hikes-events/hikes/geology-hike-3

Photo: Randy Tomer.

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Spring has finally sprung!
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Today marks the beginning of spring, also known as the spring or vernal equinox.

On the spring equinox, the sun sits directly over the Earth's equator as it heads northward. For us in the Northern hemisphere, this means daylight hours will continue to grow— with earlier sunrises and later sunsets — until the summer solstice in June.

Photo: Chip Belden.

The “Devil Comet” has arrived.

Officially known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (a much tamer, more boring name), the celestial rock is making its regular 71-year trip around the sun, passing by our planet this month. https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2024/03/devil-comet-will-be-visible-this-month-it-wont-return-until-2095.html?utm_campaign=theoregonian_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

If knowledge is gold, then you just might find a library at the end of the rainbow. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀 dpl.pub/stpatricksday

By now, many have noticed that we having more light in the late afternoons. Well, it's true. We are fast extending the amount of daylight each day, roughly by about 1 to 2 minutes per day. Won't be long before sunsets are after 7 pm.

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Happy Friday! Here's your freezing . Stay safe out there!

Comic by Dave Granlund, davegranlund.com