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Scenic Cycling Travel

Scenic Cycling and SUP in Sisters

Doug’s daughter and son-in-law live in Sisters, OR (very near Bend, OR).  We’ve been lucky enough to visit on several occasions ( link to prior post here). This last time we visited (June 2021) we were able to scenic…

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THE OREGON VORTEX

For the first two weeks of July we joked that we were caught in a Sisters-Portland Oregon vortex due to some unexpected logistics related to RV upgrades, gravel bike procurement and hair care.  All told we ended up staying twice…

Boondock With Bailey Travel

SISTERS

Sisters, OR – the sister city of Bend, OR – so nice, we visited twice!   Leaving Waldo Lake, we spent the morning at Hosmer lake in the Deschutes National Forest.  If you’re headed to the lake there’s a a…

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5 TAKEAWAYS FROM WALDO LAKE

Waldo Lake is one of the many lakes in the western slopes of the Oregon Cascades. Unfortunately, a fire devastated the area in 1996 and it is still recovering, but the new growth includes an abundance of wildflowers including…

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LEMOLO FALLS

When you’re adventurous like Doug, you don’t think anything of a hike that starts like this….  Is it just me or does the “Dread and Terror Segment” on this sign jump out at you? Given that we’d already donned…

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PLANKTON, PARENTS AND PLOWS

We’ve known for a long time that our dog, Bailey, loves the beach and people, but during our trip from Trinidad to Crater Lake we found out she also enjoys snow.    PLANKTON: Trinidad Beach  We stayed just one…