Bend Travel Forum

I want to surprise my husband with a trip to Bend (he lived there as a small child). I need some feedback on where to stay that is romantic and yet has things to do . . . anyone out there have any suggestions????

I am heading to bend for the weekend in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on bike rentals. Google turned up a few shops at about 25 bucks a day, which is a little more than I'd prefer to pay. Cheers!

I might end up moving to Bend next year, and just wanted to know what its like to live there. It looks beautiful, but also quite small, and concidering I've grown up mostly in a major metropolitan area, I don't know if I'll be able to stand it very long.

Also, is it very cold there? I mean, I know it snows, but does it snow often? And when it does, or even when it doesn't, does it get to be really, really cold? Lik, freezing cold?

Just any info about basic life in Bend would be awsome.

best route north or south slope? north? through town of sisters? easy to find? travel to south slope through todd lake only or is there an easier hike?

I've heard that there is a cool DVD on Central Oreogn, have you heard about it? Is it good? Where can I get it?