Mark, Maya, and I spent the last week of August in the Bend, Oregon, area. We visited our friend Patti and her two dogs, Koozie and Pekoe, did a few more projects on our camper, and explored this popular outdoor town and its surroundings.

On a neighborhood walk with the dogs, we could see our destination… that mountain in the distance

We lucked out with permits for the 5-mile No Name Lake & Broken Top trail. The distance was not that long, but the elevation of over 9,000ft made us huff and puff. It was a beautiful day and the views were stupendous. As a matter of fact, this hike competes with the slot canyon one we did in Baja California Sur, Mexico earlier this year for #1 of 2022…

(As always, hover over or click on photos in galleries to read their captions.)

Hiking up

A bit closer to “that mountain in the distance”
Broken top – I never tired of this view during the hike
Luckily, we passed a few streams, so the dogs could drink – this meant more bottled water for us
Wildflowers near the river
Getting even closer to the mountain – we would not climb this one
Hiking above the tree line

Snow!

Snow on Broken Top
The dogs frolic in the snow – or eat it, like Maya

No Name Lake

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