These pictures have been sitting here waiting for me for over three months, ever since the Redmond shows. I recently learned that there are co-workers who say they love central Oregon and the Bend area . . . but have never ventured just a few miles to the north.
Can't you almost smell the juniper and sage?
The Crooked River lies below.
Natural bonsai.
Eagle nests dot the faces of the cliffs.
We watched two climbing parties; can you see them?