Favorite getaway

We spent the last five days of July in Bend with my family. Good night, I love that place. We opted to rent a large house, which gave us way more space for less money than all of the hotels and condos we've stayed at in the past. Jake and I have been to Bend a handful of times since we moved to Oregon, but we hadn't been in the summer, so we had a pretty long to-do list of warm weather activities. In addition to celebrating our 2-year anniversary (seriously, time flies), our itinerary included: visiting the farmer's market at Northwest Crossing, shopping in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District, hiking at Tumalo Falls and Smith Rock, floating the Deschutes, whitewater rafting Big Eddy on the Deschutes (Jake and I have been dreaming about this FOREVER), and of course, drinking lots and lots of craft beer. It was a fabulous 5 days. When can we go back?

Guido wanted to make sure he wasn't left behind

Tumalo Falls hike:

Enjoying a River Ale by the river. Duh.

Smith Rock hike:

Monkey Face

At the summit!

Dad, Jake and I are the only ones who made it to the top

Big Eddy rafting trip (seriously awesome):

 

 

Beer Tasting:

Bend beverages included:

Cascade Lakes Brewing Company
20" Brown
Monkey Face Porter (inspired by the landmark photographed above)
Rooster Tail Ale
India Red Ale

Deschutes Brewery
River Ale (most consumed beer of the trip)
Black Butte Porter
Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Obsidian Stout
Inversion IPA
Chainbreaker White IPA
Twilight Summer Ale (seasonal)
Black Butte XXV (Reserve Series)
Fresh Squeezed IPA (Bond Street Series)
Imperial Smoked Porter (Class of '88, collaboration w/Great Lakes Brewing Co.)
Barley Wine Ale (Class of '88, collaboration w/Rogue & North Coast Brewing Co.)

Miscellaneous:
British beers (my mom got back from the UK just days before our trip): Theakston's Old Peculier and The Lost Abbey's Lost and Found Ale
Alaskan sampler pack
Jake's home brew: Oktoberfest 

*Also, a lot of these were sample sizes. No judging! :)