Saturday, October 27, 2012

Road Trip



The last of the OUS Fall High School Counselor workshops were held earlier this week at SOU and OSU-Cascades.  Mike and I hit the road on Monday, heading to Ashland and a fabulous dinner with Rick at Kaleidoscope Pizzeria & Pub. We finished up the NT4CM workshop promptly at 3:30 pm on Tuesday and set out for Bend, just a bit nervous about the weather and the condition of the mountain passes. The snowplows, however, had done a fine job and the pavement was wet but clear. With a recent dusting of snow, the landscape was beautiful. Mt. Thielsen simply could not be ignored so we stopped for a quick photo opportunity.

We arrived in Bend around 8:00 and--after throwing suitcases into our rooms--headed out for dinner.  The GPS was programmed for Deschutes Brewery but somehow that didn't look like the right place.  Mike indulged me (after I assured him I was trying to recreate an experience) and we walked a few blocks and found Bend Brewing Company.  Which is where Mike claimed last year he had the best beer in his life.  For the second time then, Mike had the best beer in his life (Vanilla Porter) and I confirmed that this was, indeed, the place to go in Bend.  For beer.  The Pine Tavern is still the place to go for dinner.
 

Our timing was perfect once again on Wednesday and we were on the road by 4:00.  The weather cooperated as we left Bend and the Santiam pass was clear, but turned quite nasty around Detroit and through Mill City.



Detroit Lake was showing only stumps and mud--no photo opportunities there.  And while I do enjoy this trip every other year, I was ready to be home.

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