Day 5 - Farewell Bend Park

Once again, we are confronted by the Rules and Regulations. In freedom oriented Oregon, they even call it "Rules and Regulations". With a sidecar.

We are again reminded that photography is boring.

Sentient foam points the way on the Deschutes.

Ella continues her art education - this time she's trying out a new grey pebble medium while still relying on her Dali/Suessian influence.

This spot is famous for its daredevil challenge: jump yer motorbike over the fence, under the bridge and stick the landing on the far side. So far, no winners.

The massive rocks and quiet trees that line the Deschutes trail.

The Original Inspiration for Siwash Rock.

The manzanitas are in bloom in this exact spot.

Cones are everywhere.

Everything you need to know about the Deschute trail in one picture bite.

The International Signal for "Russland, this way".

So many things to do riverside.

These triple gun emplacements were installed during the War of 1812, when it was feared that sneaky Canadian submarines would sneak up the Deschutes River and set off the volcanoes just beyond Bend, thus wiping out the entire Pacific Coast.

Elon's experimental small-scale Hyperloop, designed to transport ground squirrels at supersonic speeds in vacuum tubes. These stations are all over the place. This prototype system answered many key questions about the technology, like: "Can ground squirrels tolerate 9G accelerations? (no)", and "Would any ground squirrel use this system more than once? (no)". By the way, where are the Black Helicopters?

We call these things Whiskeyjacks. The Americans think they are some kind of Jay. Nonetheless, the American version hunts its native prey: hot dogs (preferably with French's mustard and relish), in exactly the same way as ours.

 

 

 

 

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