WhittlinAway
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Greetings fellow Guardians! I've been largely absent from this thread for the past several days and am still catching up, but wanted to share a bit of a travelogue from an extended Labor Day weekend trip to Bend, Oregon. It was the first time my wife and I had visited Bend and we had an incredible time. The people are friendly, there is a beautiful river (The Deschutes) running through town, there is a lot to do outdoors, and the brewery scene is amazing.
Of course I had my lambsfoot with me, and it accompanied me on all adventures. Here are a few highlights.
On the way up, we stopped in Redding, California and stopped to stretch our legs and stroll along the path beside the Sundial Bridge, which spans the Sacramento River.
The deck of the bridge is made of frosted glass, making for a neat experience as you walk over it.
After a long day of driving, we arrived in Bend and checked into the place we were staying in the Old Town. It was walking distance from there to a large number of Breweries, so we picked one in the direction that we generally wanted to stroll and popped in to Immersion Brewing Company for a pint to celebrate our arrival:
We spent a lot of time walking along both sides of the river and exploring the various neighborhoods. One of the coolest, and most surprising, things we saw was surfers riding a large rapid in the middle of the river:
Some of them were able to traverse one way, turn, and then traverse back, repeating the process serveral times. I'd never seen anything like it. It must be very popular as I saw surfers at that spot every time I was near there, whether at dawn, dusk, or in between. I guess it's nice when you don't have to worry about the tides...
We also did a fair amount of hiking outside of Bend, including at Newberry Volcanic National Monument. There is a cool lava flow there with big chunks of obsidian laying around. Paulina Lake was beautiful and Paulina falls was a very easy stroll from the parking lot:
We made a slight detour on the way home to drive through Crater Lake National Park. The lake was formed by a sunken volcano and, at a maximum depth of 1,943 feet (592 meters), is the deepest lake in the United States. It's breathtaking to behold in person. This panoramic photo was my best attempt to capture it, but it doesn't do it justice:
So, was I glad I brought the lambsfoot along? Of course! In addition to just feeling right because it was in my pocket as normal, it came in handy in many ways. My favorite use was cutting a pizza box in half so that the two parts could be fitted together to store a left-over half of a pizza in half the space the box normally would have taken. It also cut two mini berry pies into pieces for us to share. I wish I'd taken a picture of that.
Thanks for reading along. I hope everyone's week is going well and that the weekend is feeling closer and closer by the minute.
Of course I had my lambsfoot with me, and it accompanied me on all adventures. Here are a few highlights.
On the way up, we stopped in Redding, California and stopped to stretch our legs and stroll along the path beside the Sundial Bridge, which spans the Sacramento River.
The deck of the bridge is made of frosted glass, making for a neat experience as you walk over it.
After a long day of driving, we arrived in Bend and checked into the place we were staying in the Old Town. It was walking distance from there to a large number of Breweries, so we picked one in the direction that we generally wanted to stroll and popped in to Immersion Brewing Company for a pint to celebrate our arrival:
We spent a lot of time walking along both sides of the river and exploring the various neighborhoods. One of the coolest, and most surprising, things we saw was surfers riding a large rapid in the middle of the river:
Some of them were able to traverse one way, turn, and then traverse back, repeating the process serveral times. I'd never seen anything like it. It must be very popular as I saw surfers at that spot every time I was near there, whether at dawn, dusk, or in between. I guess it's nice when you don't have to worry about the tides...
We also did a fair amount of hiking outside of Bend, including at Newberry Volcanic National Monument. There is a cool lava flow there with big chunks of obsidian laying around. Paulina Lake was beautiful and Paulina falls was a very easy stroll from the parking lot:
We made a slight detour on the way home to drive through Crater Lake National Park. The lake was formed by a sunken volcano and, at a maximum depth of 1,943 feet (592 meters), is the deepest lake in the United States. It's breathtaking to behold in person. This panoramic photo was my best attempt to capture it, but it doesn't do it justice:
So, was I glad I brought the lambsfoot along? Of course! In addition to just feeling right because it was in my pocket as normal, it came in handy in many ways. My favorite use was cutting a pizza box in half so that the two parts could be fitted together to store a left-over half of a pizza in half the space the box normally would have taken. It also cut two mini berry pies into pieces for us to share. I wish I'd taken a picture of that.
Thanks for reading along. I hope everyone's week is going well and that the weekend is feeling closer and closer by the minute.
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hope they walk face first into a web at night!
