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While many people headed to the lake or river, Dale and I spent Independence Day in the Desert! We visited Fort Rock State Park, which looks huge in the barren, immense flatness of Oregon’s high desert. It resembles a fort, but it’s actually an old shield volcano set in what...
Mount Bachelor looms large in the distance almost everywhere you go in Bend, so Dale and I agreed we should check it out, even though it is primarily used for winter skiing. When we arrived we found a hive of mountain bikers buzzing around the parking lot and trails. There...
We started out the month of July with one of our most awe-inspiring trips yet – a visit to Crater Lake National Park. The sheer beauty of the crystal-clear, intensely blue waters is a sight that must be seen to be believed. When we finally got through the entrance gate...
It seems that many of our trips include waterfalls, which I love, and can’t get enough of. However, I understand that it may be a bit repetitive since they all look very similar, so I thought I’d put two waterfall trips into this one post. Tumalo Falls We visited Tumalo...
For our last Sunday in Bend, we headed to Sahalie Falls and Koosah Falls, which are located an hour away, along the West Cascades National Scenic Byway. It was a short but very beautiful trail, with two waterfalls more stunning than any of the other falls we’ve seen (and that’s...
I’ve been taught that “for every action there is a reaction”, and similarly that there is a “cause and effect” principle to be considered. There is no getting around it. I see these play out in my life every day. If I drink too much caffeine it takes me longer...
Knowing what I know now, it’s embarrassing to say that we stumbled upon a lava field and cinder cone by accident. We thought we were going for a sweet little hike about 12 miles outside of Bend, but ended up on top of Lava Butte (yes, Dale and I made...
On our third Saturday in Bend we headed about an hour north, near Terrebonne, to explore a very unique state park called Smith Rock. I think it is unique because of the extreme focus on it has on rock climbing. There are several thousand climbs in the park, including more...
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while...
We’ve been in Bend for a couple of weeks now and are pretty well settled in. Our accommodations have been arranged to suit our daily routines, we know where the Walmart is located, and we’ve been attending a great church. Those are the priorities for every location. The location of...
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