The Old Bend Downtown

BEND是个可爱宁静的小镇，好喝的啤酒，好吃的晚餐，好玩的地方
The old downtown Bend is rather small and yet neat, cozy and thriving. The lake at the downtown is great for a afternoon walk with a warm cup of coffee in hand. We went to a little soup and sandwich shop at downtown for lunch for a couple of times.

Apparently Bend has had some influence from California, so it does offer a couple of hip and trendy restaurants. The Deschutes Brewery located at the downtown offers a cozy and down-to-the-earth pub atmosphere and great micro-brewed beer. I tried their tasting menu of 8 different beer, they are all yummy and flavorful. Oh, well, there are really tasty beer out there rather than the Bud Lite. The roasted portabella mushroom sandwich with cornbread, with a hint of roasted hazelnut and goat cheese, was out of the world. The sweet and spicy baked mac and cheese, creamy spicy source with a touch of sweetness from cranberries, totally took us for a pleasant surprise. Who would ever think mac and cheese can be such a gourmet?

bend oregon bend oregon travel review bend oregon restaurant review bend oregon Deschutes Brewery


Net Knowledge Pr5 Free Directory

Biking in Bend, Oregon

Visiting Bend can never go wrong if one has both cycling and photo-shooting in mind.

Bend is known especially for beautiful mountain biking and hiking trails.

Biking along...

The fall foliages were fully blooming during the early of Oct, which made our experience even more attractive.

Some of the cool photos taken on the trip.

bend oregon bend oregon travel review bend oregon cycling

Net Knowledge Pr5 Free Directory

Incredible Crater Lake in Snow

Chris painted me in his own words a picture of Crater Lake with immeasurable beauty, a deep, pure lake, so blue in color; sheer surrounding cliffs, almost two thousand feet high above the sea level, two picturesque islands; and a violent volcanic past...So we could not wait to pay her a visit.

Chris and I have successfully managed to keep our tradition of travel. Regardless of the efforts to follow with the weather forecast and the detailed trip planning, we are bound to experience the full range of temperatures from summer to winter within one single trip.

This time was not an exception either. We started from wearing short-sleeve t-shirt in Sunnyvale, CA, watched the beautiful fall colors on the way to Bend, and showed up at the snowy Crater Lake totally unprepared. Fortunately the lodge at the Crater Lake has a gigantic fire place and tasty chili soup to warm us up.

Crater Lake Crater Lake in snow

Net Knowledge Pr5 Free Directory