North Central Oregon: Bend, Pendleton, Some Rivers, and a Bunch of Rest Areas (Not Another Travel Guide)

Not Another Travel Guide (NATG) takes you on a three day, two night slice through North Central Oregon.

Stops include Bend, Pendleton, Glass Buttes, Peter S. Ogden View Point with the Crooked River, plus many others. This trip is a combination of high-octane NATG and the more in-depth spend-a-little-time off the beaten path NATG through the rolling hills over The Dalles (yes, the "The" is not only capitalized, but a required part of the city name. What do you expect from a state where the residents aren't allowed to pump their own gas? - Sorry, Oregon, I couldn't resist the stab, especially after being in Bend at 3:30AM and unable to put gas in the car) down through the beautiful basalt plains before a hook through the central plateaus to angle up through Malhuer National Forest to our pandering of Pendleton.

From the Columbia River to the Deschutes River across seasonally parched (but not during our season - this is *still* a NATG book) sage plateau to the swollen Umatilla River and back to rolling on with the Columbia puddle along, you'll travel with us through over two hundred images. Where we manage to find and explore every official rest stop and toilet along the way, with our usual 'construction blues' interludes throughout... even upon welcoming us back to Washington.

So settle in to enjoy another visual feast that you can pass-off as your own virtual vacation, warts and all.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Day 1 - Portland to Bend
Hurry Up and Wait
Interstate 84 - Options for Launch Point
Columbia River Gorge
Plateau Ho! (The Dalles to Tygh Valley)
Maupin and The Deschutes River
Criterion Summit (Mountain Identifier)
Cow Canyon
Madras
Peter Skene Ogden View Point
Redmond to Bend
Tumalo Falls
Day 2 - Bend to Pendleton
Bend by Morning Light
Bend to Millican Brun
Brothers Oasis
Glass Buttes
Butte to Sage Hen - Burns - and Beyond
Malheur - John Day - and... drum roll...
Fox, Oregon (far be it for me not to include the entire name designated upon the cashier's check)
Long Creek - Dale - Pilot Rock - Pendleton Poo
Day 3 - Pendleton to Home (or at least Washington State)
Pendleton (Downtown Shops)
Following Farm and Fields for Fun
Hermiston
Up the Columbia River to Washington
Conclusion

The fine folks from fun and frolicking Fox, Oregon fortunately found favor fulminating from this fastidious assemblage. Find out for yourself today.

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