Hi All,
I moved to beautiful Bend, Oregon 2 years ago to be closer to nature. I live out Century Drive towards Mt Bachelor ski resort at 3800 feet of elevation. After decades of climbing and backpacking in California's Sierra Nevada Range, I find the Central Cascades Range to be very different. The Cascades are Young Volcanoes and there are 5 big ones about 20 miles west of me. The Sisters/Mt Bachelor massif forms a huge weather barricade for the city of Bend. We're in a kind of pocket where the sun shines 320 days a year. Bend is a center of World Clas: biking, skiing, running, backpacking, fishing, climbing, 4wheeling and every other out door activity.
