Hi All,

This year in Bend Oregon, we are have our Annual Gathering.
Many events will be happening. July 14,15,16,17, 2010

Wednesday - July 14th
Meet and Greet Dinner at the Shilo. (time to be determined).
A chance to greet old friends & meet new friends!!
Shilo Inn results in Bend, OR - photos, reviews, and deals Shilo Inn Bend Suites Hot...
Private dinner room, 3 main entrees choices, plus salad, rolls, vegetables and desert.
Dinner room will have a wet bar.
Secret Surprises at the Greet & Meet
$20.00-$25.00
(room fee will be waived with 35 people).



Thursday - July 15th
Breakfast/Driver's Meeting at Shilo, (complimentary full breakfast).
9:00 AM Cascades Scenic Highway Drive Lots & lots of High Desert lakes and scenery
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway www.byways.org/explore/byways/2144
with stop at Mt Bachelor. Ride the lift chair, 7700' up. WOW!! A KODAK MOMENT!!! ($13.00), to the Pine Mountain Lodge for lunch. Take in the sights of Three Sisters peaks, Broken Top and the Cascade Lakes. Behold views of over one million acres of pristine undeveloped land. At this time of year, the mountain exposes ancient lava flows, wildflowers and year-round snowfields. A-la-cart lunch, burgers, brats, pizza, salad, soup or vegetarian, $10.00-15.00
After lunch at Mt Bachelor, continue the drive. Depending on the sight seeing, the drive could be 4-5+ hours with the lunch break.


5:30 PM Tour at Deschutes Brewery, www.deschutesbrewery.com/ about 1-1/2 hour tour, with stop in Mountain Room, an outside deck with Spectacular Views of the Cascade Mountains, and free beer...!!!
After tour members can go off on their own. There are always live music venues in the old downtown, art galleries, restaurants and even a few micro breweries.



Friday - July 16th
Breakfast/Driver's Meeting at Shilo
9:00 AM Drive to Crater Lake. Crater Lake - Like No Place Else on Earth www.nps.gov/crl
ABSOLUTELY A KODAK "WOW" MOMENT DON'T FORGET THE CAMERAS!!!!
Crater Lake........ What more can you say...
This would be a good 7 hour drive (2 hour drive down, 2 hours sight seeing & drive around lake, 1 hour lunch break & 2 hour drive back to Bend). Plans are to stop on the way back to Bend at the Mohawk Restaurant in Crescent. This is the restaurant we stopped at on our drive down to Carson City in 2007. Pretty interesting place.....(Jackalope, 2 headed sheep, etc...) http://www.therealoregon.com/2008/01...taurant-lounge



Friday/Saturday - July 16th/17th
Corvettes On The High Dessert Hosted by the High Desert Corvette Club of Central Oregon. This year the event will be located in Sisters, OR. Steve (wetvet) is the C3VR contact person for this activity and has been coordinating with the HDCC.



Saturday - July 17th
Breakfast/Driver's Meeting at Shilo
Drive to Sisters, a charming 1880's theme town, www.el.com/to/sisters (20+ minutes), to join up with the High Desert Corvette Club for their 'Corvettes on the High Desert' car show. Steve (wetvet) has several posts under the Gathering, regarding the days events in Sisters. We can break off and drive the McKenzie Scenic Highway. This is a fantastic drive, lots of curves and absolutely fantastic scenery! !!!!!! TREMENDOUS KODAK "WOW" MOMENTS!!!!!!
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway www.byways.org/explore/byways/2148
Then to Sahalie Falls , Waterfalls of Oregon - Sahalie Falls; McKenzie River, Sisters www.waterfallswest.com/waterfall.php?id=163 and back to Sisters. 2-3 hours


5:30 PM Crooked River Dinner Train. About a 3 hour excursion including dinner & entertainment, (train robbery) and of course the train ride. $65.00. Dee & Larry have experienced the dinner show train ride & highly recommend it! A once in a lifetime experience!! The menu is BBQ Tri-tip or BBQ ¼ Chicken. There is also a vegetarian option if requested, and includes salad and dessert. www.crookedriverdinnertrain.com



Sunday - July 18th
"Good Bye, See Ya Next Year Breakfast" at Jake's Diner. www.jakesdiner.net
Owners Lyle & Judy Hicks do a lot with the community & with car clubs. A great place to eat, come hungry! $10.00-$15.00