Thursday, April 16th
Himne: On our way to Bend we stop at Crater Lake and hike just 20 feet from the parking lot to see the full view. Amazing!
We get to the Allreds’ place late afternoon and Scott meets us there.
Friday, April 17th 
Himne: Today is Howard’s birthday and Ann takes us all out to Typhoon – a very hip Thai place with a delicious martini menu. Then back home for a round of Rat-a-tat-cat and a lot of laughs. We had a great time and I especially enjoyed catching up with Kirsten. Hope it won’t be too long before we see them again!
TD: Here to visit Howard, Kirsten and Ann and maybe get some boarding in. Spent a few days in Bend relaxing. I had been battling some type of bug for weeks so I figured I should see a Dr to get some antibiotics. I couldn’t believe how dramatically different my healthcare experience was in Bend. If you ever get sick, move to Bend. I had no appointment but found a local clinic, no waiting, friendly staff and the Dr spent 20 minutes with me (most of the time chit chatting about travel). I was in and out within 30 minutes.
Saturday, June 18th
Sharks in the Deschutes!!
TD: Scott happened to be working in Portland this weekend and came out to Bend to hang with his gnomies (gnomies defined in a later blog). We went for a quick paddle through a river that runs through Bend and we were viscously attacked.
Sunday - Tuesday, April 19-21
BLD: Horsetail Falls hike. I did a gnome-check. All Clear!
TD: For our trip up to Washington everyone kept telling us to take this longer more picturesque route from Bend up to Washington. Everyone was right. Extremely beautiful area – the Gorge runs all the way from the Dalles to Portland and is beautiful all the way. Take the historic Columbia River Highway if you run through this area as there are several short waterfall hikes along the route.
Himne: Right across on the Washington side of the river we explored a cool ice cave. No gnomes here either.
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