Bend, baby!
Early every September, we spend four or five days in Bend for my birthday. The high desert is a wonderful place and late summer is a nice time to visit. The whole family loves the High Desert Museum with it's cultural and natural exhibits and wonderfully landscaped grounds. We've also been exploring many of the volcanic features in the area -- there has been volcanic activity as recently as 1,500 years ago. And sometime, I'll learn how to fly fish and try my hand on the Deschutes.
Previously, we've stayed in a yurt at Tumalo, an Oregon State Park. However, this time we decided to stay in a deluxe cabin at La Pine, another Oregon State Park about 20 miles south of Bend. The deluxe cabin was cush. It had a microwave, refrigerator, bathroom with shower, and a propane grill on the deck. It was great for the four of us.
There are lots of trails along the Deschutes at La Pine and it also features the largest/oldest Ponderosa pine in the state. There is a sign from the road pointing to the "Big Tree."
The rhythm of our days went something like this: Get up and get going after breakfast. Do something fun. Come back for Frost's nap in the early afternoon and hang around camp all evening. Since we were farther away from Band, we didn't spend much time in town and that okay with me. I had fun seeing some sights, hiking a little, and hanging around with Nicholette and the kids.
One of the most interesting new sights we saw was the big obsidian flow up in the Newberry Volcanic Monument. It was incredible. Another new thing for us was a stop at the Warm Springs Native American museum on the way out to Bend. It's a very nice museum -- much better than the Native American exhibits at the High Desert Museum.
The weather was great and we had to drive back to Vancouver all too soon.
More pictures HERE.
Previously, we've stayed in a yurt at Tumalo, an Oregon State Park. However, this time we decided to stay in a deluxe cabin at La Pine, another Oregon State Park about 20 miles south of Bend. The deluxe cabin was cush. It had a microwave, refrigerator, bathroom with shower, and a propane grill on the deck. It was great for the four of us.
There are lots of trails along the Deschutes at La Pine and it also features the largest/oldest Ponderosa pine in the state. There is a sign from the road pointing to the "Big Tree."
The rhythm of our days went something like this: Get up and get going after breakfast. Do something fun. Come back for Frost's nap in the early afternoon and hang around camp all evening. Since we were farther away from Band, we didn't spend much time in town and that okay with me. I had fun seeing some sights, hiking a little, and hanging around with Nicholette and the kids.
One of the most interesting new sights we saw was the big obsidian flow up in the Newberry Volcanic Monument. It was incredible. Another new thing for us was a stop at the Warm Springs Native American museum on the way out to Bend. It's a very nice museum -- much better than the Native American exhibits at the High Desert Museum.
The weather was great and we had to drive back to Vancouver all too soon.
More pictures HERE.
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