Ah, a very cool morning to wake up to today! Nippy last night. No riding today, it’s GSD day.

Quick breakfast, and off to the Forest Service to get maps. And boy, do they have maps! We bought one and a book, but then she gave us probably a half-dozen ORV maps – these are cool, for one, because they’re free, but also because those are the ones that tell you where the dispersed camping is. And they’re HUGE. Maybe four to five FEET on a side! I’ll have to get a photo.

After that, a bike shop – we went to Pine Mtn Sports. No, really, that’s what’s on the sign outside! I’ll get a photo when I go back. AND, upstairs is Cog Heaven, a place that does shuttles for REASONABLE prices – by that I mean $15 per person! A lot of the others we’ve seen want as much as $30 or $35 per person. Too much! And bike rentals here are reasonable as well, full suspension bikes for $50, where most other places have been $100 or more. I’m starting to REALLY like Bend!

Ok, next was beer! And lunch, of course. So, we headed for the Deschutes Brewery & Public House. I had the Reuben:

And to go with it, a Black Butte Porter:

And the baby glass? Well, they want folks to try their BB Porter, so every beer came with a taste of it, even if what you ordered was the BB Porter! Cool! FREE BEER! Huge lunch, and pretty good.

After lunch, go look for trailheads! Since we’re definitely riding tomorrow, we need to know where we’re going, and don’t need the frustration of looking for it on that day, if it’s avoidable. Found several, all look good, and are easy to get to. This is going to be so cool!

After trailheads, we were thirsty again, so off to a new brewery – there are 19 in town, so we have to hurry! Brew Werks was next, as they have a “Schizophrenic Stout” that we want to try – we had that, and a plate of stuffed jalapeños. The maps were hot, and the beer was bitter, so I doubt we come back. Not because of the jalapeños, mind you. The beer HAS to be good to warrant a return trip.

That’s it for today!