8/18/18 - Bend, OR

Today we took a drive to Newberry National Volcanic Monument.  This time of year they don’t allow cars to drive up to the top of the volcano and you have to take a shuttle bus. It was pretty clear this morning but in the afternoon the forest fire smoke started moving in from the south.  Then we went back into Bend and went to McMenamins Old St. Francis School.  This is another of the McMenamins sites that is in an historic building.  It was a Catholic school in 1939.  It has been renovated to include rooms for rent in the old classrooms.  It also has a soaking pool and a movie theater.  The seats are couches.  Then we went to Bend Brewing, Boneyard Brewing and back to the Bend Brewers Festival.  We talked to the brewery rep from Rogue who we met at the BJ’s beer dinner in Eugene. The last stop before returning back to the Casita was Sunriver/Galveston Pub.  Tomorrow we move south to LaPine State Park.  Our brewery visits should slow way down now since we have are finished with both beer festivals.