How I Spent My Weekend. Beer In Bend.

Bend, Oregon is home to many things…good friends, great scenery, and excellent beer.

If you’re ever there and feel the need to wet your whistle, or just get some really good food, visit Deschutes Brewery; home to such great beers as Black Butte Porter, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Obsidian Stout, Twilight Ale, and many more. All of them are worth a try. Trust me!

A little bit about Bend:

The name Bend was derived from “Farewell Bend,” the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town eventually was platted, one of the few [crossable] points along the river.

“Farewell Bend” was later shortened to “Bend” by the U.S. Postal Service.

Originally a crossing point on the river, settlement began in the early 1900s. Bend was incorporated as a city in 1905. Economically, it started as a logging town.

Inside the city limits is Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint, an extinct cinder cone. Bend is the only city in the continental U.S. besides Portland, Oregon to have an extinct volcano within its city limits.

Tourism is one of Bend’s largest sectors. The Mount Bachelor ski resort brings in tourists from all over Oregon, Washington, and California. The nearby Cascade Lakes are also a large draw for tourists.

More on Bend, Oregon at Wikipedia.org

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