Bend, Oregon Road Trip!

Join Shiraz, Carolina and Zen for a multi-faceted adventure in the very hip high desert city of Bend, Oregon.

This video contains highly varied content, so go ahead and jump to the parts that interest you:

Day 1

0:00 Leaving Victoria on the Coho Ferry
1:03 Hood Canal scenery
1:28 EV Charging in Olympia while sipping over-caffeinated energy drinks
3:26 The License Plate Game
4:06 Food Trucks in Sandy, Oregon
6:15 Mount Hood Government Camp
7:51 A sudden change in scenery

Day 2

7:59 Nana and Pa's house in Bend, Oregon
9:35 Walking along the gorgeous Deschutes River
15:48 A rare burst of rain in the high desert
18:06 Zen goes bike riding and rock climbing
20:23 Metallica tribute band (Blistered Earth)
22:38 Downtown Bend at night

Day 3

24:02 The High Desert Museum

Day 4

26:50 Raptors of the High Desert Sky
29:51 Paddleboarding the Deschutes River
32:49 Chaos in the rapids
38:41 Beer in Bend
40:33 Pa at the Open Mic

Day 5

40:48 Paulina Lake Fishing and Paddleboarding
45:47 Mexican restaurants in the U.S. are the best

Day 6

46:26 E-biking Bend
47:11 Pilot Butte

Day 7

55:58 Balloons Over Bend
57:21 (Almost) Bungee Jumping the highest jump in North America
1:00:40 Kalama, Washington is a nice EV charge stop
1:01:27 Signing Off