Our Odyssey: Back in Bend

The flight back to Seattle from Hawaii wasn't too bad, even with two little ones. We picked up our trailer and truck and headed back over to Bend, Oregon. Since Bend is one of our top choices, we wanted to see what it was like this time of year. It has definitely exceeded our expectations. The weather everyday has been 70 and sunny, with nights in the 30's/40's. The colors of the trees are so brilliant that you can't help but sometimes mistake it for the colors of the northeast, which shocked me. The evergreens are still full of the familiar scent of pine that we had left in the spring, and make a beautiful green backdrop to the reds, oranges and yellows that are standing proud this time of year. Everything is as beautiful as we remembered and so much more.

This is one of our favorite cafes in Bend. It is only a few blocks from our house and has the best breakfast and smoothies/kombucha.

Stopping to play in the leaves on a walk around the neighborhood.

Auty helping to decorate the windows for Halloween.

Taking a hike at Shevlin Park to check out some of the Fall colors.

Aspen trees were everywhere, full of the most beautiful yellow color.

Trying to take some family pics with the sun starting to set and bringing in beautiful light to the fall leaves.

While getting a cup of coffee we stumbled upon a broken escalator. In most places they would just hang a boring sign saying out of order. But in Bend, they make art out of it instead. Love it!

Smith Rock! One of favorite places that we had visited last time we were in Bend. It was just as, if not more beautiful than last time we were in Bend.

When we started our walk, Joss took the camera from me and started taking shots herself. That kid has a great eye for photography.

In this picture she said she was trying to get a little something in the foreground to make it more interesting. Really???? What six year old says that?