Thanksgiving 2014

Mia and I were invited to Bend, OR for Thanksgiving this year.  Our friends Juston and Laurel had rented a house, and Laurel’s parents were flying in from West Virginia for a week too.  There was no way we could say no.  We’d received a 17lb turkey through our CSA (community supported agriculture) and it…

Painted Hills

Not that I need a reason to head to Bend, OR for a weekend, but it does help to have a reason to also get Mia to come along.  I had signed up for the Up The Crooked River Duathlon in Prineville, which is about 35 miles from downtown Bend.  All I had to do…

What’s SUP in Bend

Mia and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary this past week.  I wanted to surprise Mia, so I had the idea to take her SUPing (stand up paddleboarding).  Mia has wanted to try it for quite some time and my interest has grown over the past year or so too. So, I did a little research and found Tumalo…