Wow, Vern, you have a memory.  I did post a comment along those lines, some four years ago.  But in addition, it seemed that the city TRIES to keep people from finding their way around.  Signs to identify streets and highways were notably hard to find, see, and arterials are not evident.  In fact, the highway west into the Three Sisters area seems to be simply a residential street except for a high traffic load.

But the countryside is magnificent.

mcneely
---- Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM> wrote:
> McNeely visited Bend and didn't like it. Roundabouts, too much street
> construction, and he couldn't find his way around.
>
> I saw a bumper sticker in town, "I live where you go for vacation"
>
>
> Regards, Vern
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2016 8:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Bend
>
>
> >I see many many young people of breeding age that more closely fit the
> > stereotypes of hipsters and yuppies driving Vanagons hereabouts than I
> > see old hippie types.
> >
> > You take a Vanagon in good shape with good paint, on top you mount a
> > cargo carrier for your skis and snowboards (winter), or a kayak or
> > stand-up paddle board (summer), clamp a couple road bikes or mountain
> > bikes on the back, and you have a Bend Vanagon.
> >
> > Peace signs, not so much.
> >
> > --
> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> > Bend, Ore.
> >
> > On 01/03/2016 07:51 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >> ---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> >>> What is it about Bend that seems to make it a Vanagon hotspot??
> >>
> >> Mecca for old hippies or those who wish they had been hippies.
> >>
> >> mcneely
> >>
> >>>
> >> David McNeely
> >>
> >

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David McNeely