Just returned from a work trip back to our headquarters in Bend Oregon. A couple of my colleagues from the UK were with me this time. We were there over a weekend so took advantage of the nice summer weather and events in central Oregon. Link if you cannot see the video below
I am back in Bend for a week so went for a quick morning hike today up Tumalo Mountain. Perfect weather and excellent views of Mt Bachelor on the way up, and then from the top South Sister, Middle Sister and Broken top. (North Sister is hidden from view behind broken top)
Its been about 3 months since my achilles surgery so I thought I would try a light hike in the mountains around Bend. I chose to head up to the Tam MacAuthor Rim trail which is about 20 minutes out of Sisters Oregon. Its still early season for this altitude. There was snow right down to the parking lot at 6500 ft. The snow was good and solid up to the top of the rim. at 7700 ft. Weather around was very unsettled, but made for pretty skies. The achilles held well with no pain!
I'm back in Bend for a week with work, and this weekend Bite of Bend was on! Lots of great food, local brews and music with friends from work!
In the fall of 2010 we went to visit Bend Oregon for the first time for a job interview I had. That job became reality and we moved to Bend around Christmas 2010. Its been an amazing year and we love it here. Its now just past Christmas 2011, and we will be heading overseas to Wales on a work assignment for a while with my company. Given that, I thought it might be fun to look back at our past 5 seasons in Bend as we are about to embark on our next adventure. Enjoy!
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