Monday, July 27, 2009

Scenic Ride in Bend, Oregon

Dylan with Mount Bachelor in the background

Dylan with the Sisters in the background

Rode up to Mount Bachelor from Bend today with Dylan. Jordan stayed behind and did a short ride in preparation for his first race on Tuesday.

The ride is a long grind of 4000ft of climbing over 20 miles. The reward at the top is the ski area on Mount Bachelor, and views of the Sisters to the north. All are 10,000ft snow capped peaks. They are all dormant volcanoes on the Eastern edge of the Cascade mountain range. Absolutely breathtaking views.

2 comments:

dew said...

I don't understand. Why is the sun shining there?

Lynne said...

Makes me miss Oregon just a little bit. Three sisters is beautiful-lots of people climb South Sister because it's one of only two non-technical mt. climbs in Oregon. Then you get the reverse view, looking at Mt. Bachelor! That's a great shot of the mountains.

Did you visit the town of Three Sisters? Kinda quaint but also touristy.