Bend is great if you are an outdoorsy person, with plenty of places to hike, bike, kayak, fish, camp, climb rocks, golf, paraglide, and ski/snowshoe.
Here is where we went on walks:
Shevlin Park, where the trees are too tall to fit into one photo...
And where there is a covered bridge across the river...
The Old Mill District with its park and trails... and snow capped peaks popping above the horizon...
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| a kayak flower sculpture |
Hiking up Pilot Butte with views of Bend below and snow capped volcanoes beyond...
Dillon Falls with its rushing river and lava flow banks on the opposite side...
Benham Falls, equally spectacular and upstream from Dillon Falls...
Mount Bachelor ski resort...
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| Bachelor on the left, Broken Top on the right, and you know-who |
We met up with Willy and Vic Egg a couple of times too. They are our role models for surging forward with full-timing. We of course had dozens of questions, which they kindly and patiently answered. We also went dancing with them (those who know me, will be smiling) at the Elks where they were staying. There was a Texas two-step lesson before the dance which was fun if not also challenging because it was the third lesson in a series. The dinner was very good too. We had a good time and I actually got to boogie on this trip - quick quick slow slow.....
In addition to having the troublesome right jack repaired, we also had some other work done at Bend RV Repair. In fact Michael got to cross off several more items on his Alpine to-do list. It turns out that Bend is the go-to place for all sorts of RV-related things, be they repair, maintenance, or custom work. And what a terrific place Bend RV Repair is, with Jeff persevering with our right jack that ended up misbehaving several days after he replaced the solenoid.
I guess our family will get to see us slightly more often now!
Tomorrow we continue north along route 97, to Toppenish, Washington, where we plan to spend the night, before continuing to Anacortes where Alpine will once again take up residence at Fidalgo Bay Resort.
We have been on the road for so long that the thought of going home is rather strange. The good thing is that in just a matter of weeks, we will be heading back out again to the NoWaca rally in June.