Bend, Oregon

Why is the featured photo in this blog, a Napolean???  That's a good story.

But first we pulled into Tumalo State Park, where we were reintroduced to how terrific Oregon parks are when camping.  Nice to have showers along with full hookups.

Now for the Napolean story......With Bend only 8 miles away, we took the bike path along a secondary road.  We didn't know that we needed to climb over 800 feet to get to Bend.  We expected that since the town was along the Deschutes River, if anything, we'd being going downhill.  Wrong!

We made it, proud of our biking....and we spotted a bakery & more!  So after recharging on a Napolean and some coffee, back to the campground.  Good news, mostly downhill back to our site.

Before departing Bend, we took another day to walk the town and the nice park along the Deschutes River.  Also took the time to check out the brewery of the same name.  We've really enjoyed our time here.

Next on our itinerary, Sunriver,  where we biked 15 miles of their bike paths and ended at Benham Falls for some nice views.

Then on to LaPine State Park where we saw the largest pine tree in Oregon, The Big Tree, and camped for the night.