Residency | The Rice Place (Oregon)

In May, I spend a week at The Rice Place, an artist residency in Oregon. The Rice Place was named for novelist and memoirist Clyde Rice, who published his first book (the memoir A Heaven in the Eye) at eighty one.

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Clyde Rice at The Rice Place

The residency took place at Rice’s former home, a 1930s farm house situated within 10 acres of farmland along the Clackamas River, views of lush foliage from every window.

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The Interesting Geology of Bend, Oregon (Richardson’s Rock Ranch & Newberry National Volcanic Monument)

Recently, I spent a week in Bend, Oregon enjoying the area’s interesting geology. I dug for Oregon Thundereggs, Oregon’s state mineral, at Richardson’s Rock Ranch, and visited Lava River Cave at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

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