Day 112: Sunday, July 30, 2011

17 miles to Bend, Oregon

Bob and I met Jim and Ellen, two friends bicycling near Bend.  We were taking a main road from Redmond to Bend and they invited us to take a more scenic route.  We rode over the Deschutes River and through some beautiful country.  When we reached their destination, Jim was reluctant to have us continue on the main highway, but Bob didn’t want to take the hillier route.  About 4 miles after we left Jim and Ellen, Jim caught up with us on the highway.  He kindly offered to load our bicycles up and give us a tour of the city.  He said we wouldn’t see much on the route we were traveling.  We drove through downtown Bend with tons of cute shops,  past Drake Park and then on to the Old Mill District.  The Old Mill District is built on land that once housed two of the world’s largest sawmills.  It has a vast array of shops, restaurants, galleries, museums and parks. He dropped us off at the RV campground, which he didn't even know existed.  After we showered, Bob, Vincent and I went back to the Old Mill District and had a nice seafood lunch at Anthony’s while we watched the leisure activities on the Deschutes River.

Deschutes River