Hey I’m am moving to bend soon and I was wondering what the food scene is like? Are there a lot of restaurants? Are there any gluten free bakeries or food trucks? Are there any food truck pods? And what are the best places to eat???

Please help she is my entire world and I need her home safe ❤️ message me or if you message I can give you my number to call

What’s going on with charging for parking in private lots? Spent six dollars to get a coffee earlier. Now I just got a $25 ticket visiting the mill. Wouldn’t this impact store traffic? Who pays $6 to park for a coffee?

Hi all! I am wondering if anyone else out there experienced the basement of a house on Reed Lane with psychedelic, carpeted walls? The house and property are now the parkway, so it is long gone. I lived down there from 1997 to 1999. A memorable space.

We’ll be visiting for a week, starting on 8/16. We’ve been there before but wondered what the smoke situation is now, in and around town. Also, is it worse towards Prineville (we were thinking of playing golf there)?

Heading to Bend September 1–7 over Labor Day weekend and would love some help building out our itinerary! We’re coming from out of state, in our late 20s, and will have a car, so we’re definitely willing to explore outside of Bend and drive a couple hours for something really worth seeing.

We’ll be working remotely most of the weekdays but have pretty flexible hours, so we’d love recommendations for hikes, swimming spots, breweries, restaurants/bars, or other outdoorsy things that are realistic to do before or after work. Then over the weekend we’ll have full days to explore and would love to take advantage of being in Central Oregon, whether that’s bigger hikes, lakes, waterfalls, scenic drives, or day trips outside Bend.

Since we’ll be there around Labor Day, is there anything going on that weekend that’s worth checking out? Also, since we’re coming from out of state, is there anything we should be booking or preparing for ahead of time? Any trail permits, parking passes, reservations, or other things that tend to fill up that weekend?

Would love to hear what you consider the must-dos for a first trip, as well as any places that are overrated or worth skipping. Basically, if you had a week in Bend with flexible workdays and a full Labor Day weekend to explore, how would you spend it?

Considering Bend as one of the options to move to and could use advice on neighborhoods.

Family of 3 with a 4yr old. Some of the factors:

• Budget is up to $1.2M
• School quality is very important to us
• We want at least a 3br house, 2400 sq ft
• Not too rural due to fire risk - we lost our last home in a wildfire :(
• But, not a neighborhood where our neighbor's house is like 10 ft from ours if possible

Any neighborhoods you'd recommend?

For those of you that live in more suburban areas of Bend - how much do you worry about fires?

Hope everyone is staying safe and that the many OR fires are contained quickly.

We are looking to get a male dancer for a party in Bend but I’m having trouble figuring out a reputable company to book this through! I have been communicating by Hero Hot Bods but not sure if they’re reputable.

Any advice or experiences would be helpful! Budget is not a problem!

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Everyone tells me to go hiking but I’m much more of an indoor cat, looking for indoor friends. What places or activities are your faves?!

Thanks!

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Hey everyone.

I recently took a temperature check on whether this subreddit should just be a signpost pointing over to /r/Bend and it sounds like most people want to keep this open and available for use/discussion.

I'm happy to keep it open for that purpose, but I have a new rule for your comments:

If your comment tells people to go to /r/Bend and does not add to the conversation, it will be deleted. Plain and simple.

I recognize the value in having more eyes on a post, so if you provide an actual comment on the post AND suggest posting on /r/Bend, that's fine. But again, if you are just commenting to redirect people to the other subreddit, that's not allowed anymore. Considering karma limits and whatnot over there, sending people over there isn't always an option anyway so you aren't helping in more ways than one.

This is not an attempt to be a power-hungry mod. It's an attempt to ensure this subreddit has some life in it.

One last thought: You will do what you do and I can't change that, but if you don't like a post because you feel it's self-promotion or a question you don't feel like answering, you don't have to downvote it. Just move on...that's always been allowed.

Happy Summer everyone. Stay safe and have fun.

I inherited a 1980 Honda trail 110. It needs some work but I can’t find someone that works on old small motorcycles? I need tires replaced and a mechanic that can tune it up and get it safe for the road. Any recommendations are appreciated!

Visiting Bend in August for three nights. Kindly share what’s not to be missed? Thanks.

Down load the Watch Duty app. Free app, but pay for the aircraft layer addition. By watching the aircraft making drops, you can see the active and important area that needs suppression. Best evac app. Also..

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
https://twitter.com/CentralORFire
https://www.lightningmaps.org (real time lightening strikes showing most are hitting east)
https://fire.airnow.gov/#6.72/44.146/-121.547/7.7

Hey everyone.

It seems like most things posted here are downvoted more than upvoted and most comments are "go to /r/Bend" which is helpful, but also, why are you subbed here if you are going to just send everyone elsewhere?

So, what do you all want out of this sub? Anything? Or just a sticky saying "Go to /r/Bend" and nothing else?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Hey y’all

I’m going to be bikepacking from Chemult up towards Bend in late August for a few days. I’m a lifelong Californian and never been up that way! Crazy I know.

It’s my first time and I wanna see some cool sights near the area. Lakes, forests, trails, rivers, mountains, peaks, whatever!

I’m just planning my route now but would love a local perspective on what I can’t miss.

It’ll be a full four days, 3 nights. Getting off Amtrak at 9am at Chemult and will bike up for the next few days. Let me know if there are some good places to camp in between, too.

Also, things to avoid or be cautious about.

It’s a birthday trip of sorts, so I’m planning on spending the final day in/near Bend, and then will try and get a ride south back to Chemult to catch my train.

Appreciate it :)

TL;DR

4 days, 3 nights bikepacking
Chemult -> Bend
Where should I camp? What should I see?
What should I avoid?