stetson05
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Bend Oregon
I am traveling to Bend Oregon in a couple of weeks. I am looking for good places in the area to fly kites. Anybody know any good places around
there. :wee:
Also any other cool stuff to do around there? 
Thanks a lot
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Pansh Flux 2m, Legend 3m,
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heliboy50
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I'll ask a couple of friends of mine- they lived there for quite a while and go there regularly. It is high desert country so outlying areas are
pretty brushy, but there has got to be some open spots.
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OreBeamer
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Its a bit further but the alvord drylake is awesome. check it out.
Kites: BusterI(1.4m), Profoil(1.5m), Flow(2.0m), flow(3.0m) RM+(4.0m), BladeII (4.9m), Razor(5.5m), Frenzy \'07(10m), Yakuza(14m)
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heliboy50
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Yeah that place looks way cool. Talk about the middle of no where.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=10048080394484...
On this link, it is the lonely blue dot near the south east corner of Oregon
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sunset-Jim
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| Quote: | Originally posted by heliboy50
Talk about the middle of no where.
On this link, it is the lonely blue dot near the south east corner of Oregon
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It was the only time that I had ever drivin 100 miles without seeing another car, coming or going...:wow:
But MAN!, once you get there... yauwsa
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heliboy50
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See I've driven to Kansas and back twice ( going to be three next week) so I got ya' beat on the not seeing a car for a bit , Jim. I swear you can go
2 hours without even turning the steering wheel. What is the access at Alvord like? 4 wheel drive to get in? Is it even marked or do you just have
to know where to go? (Sorry for the hijack, Stetson)
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stetson05
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| Quote: | Originally posted by heliboy50
What is the access at Alvord like? 4 wheel drive to get in? Is it even marked or do you just have to know where to go? (Sorry for the hijack,
Stetson) |
No problem at all. I am interested in the access too. The only problem I see with adding into my trip is that it looks to be 6 hours from Bend. I
would love to go but I am betting that I am the only one. Nothing for the wife and kids to do there except fly kites and they can't last long doing
that. I hope I am wrong and it won't take that long to get there.
Still hoping for an awesome place to kite near Bend somewhere. Thanks for the info guys.
US40
HQ 1.4m which my 8 and 10 year old fly
Pansh Flux 2m, Legend 3m,
HQ Hydra 300 PZ depower, Neo 8m, 11m
Flysurfer S3 Deluxe 19m, S2 15m
Flexboardz Haize
Radbuggy
SIMS snowboard
Crazy Fly 145
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heliboy50
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I talked to my buddy about it. He said that Bend itself is pretty overpopulated with a lot of the flatter areas having been developed. Just to the
south though is La Pine and Sisters is close too- lots of things to see. I would google tourism info for the area. If it was winter, I'd say go shed
mount Bachelor.
Aim low. Reach your goals, and avoid disappointment.
Flying--Peter Lynn
Riding--Corsair QAR
NAPKA #US 666
__P1__ and one really big Ozone in the other closet
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