Well if you ever find yourself in the middle of sagebrush and grassland looking at Mt. St. Helen, Rainier,Hood, Jefferson and 8 other peaks, many of them well over 10,000 feet and covered in snow, then you're probably in eastern Oregon or Washington.
You see so many mountains, you can't remember all their names
Proof that you're still in Washington
Mt. Jefferson
Beauty needs no name
Two of the Sisters as seen from Redmond
The towns of Bend and Redmond, Oregon are at the confluence of some incredible scenery and activities. Our favorite part was spending time with Sean's brother, sister-in-law and her parents. That alone would have been reason enough to go but then throw in the Deschutes river, ponderosa, juniper, manzanita forests, a great downtown, the Crooked river with the towering Smith rock, the eastern cascades with clear lakes and hemlock-fir forests and you have a fantastic way to spend many days.
The happy couple
The start of our good food adventure at a corner market cafe
One of our first stops in Bend was Townsend's Tea Shop -
the croissants have a caramel glaze, black pepper and cardamom- Awesome
Mass plantings of native wildflowers abound
The Deschutes about 15 minutes from the stores downtown
Another family reunion
As it turns out, many of the photos will best be seen in a second post..... stay tuned.
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