Day Nine - Bend

This is our last day before returning to home tomorrow.  We set out early to hike the Tumalo Falls trail, which is an A-list hike in the Deschutes Forest along the Tumalo Creek fed by the snow melt of Broken Top.  Even this late in the summer the creek was flowing strongly, more like a river than a creek.  Tumalo Falls is at the base of the hike near the parking lot and it is only the beginning of the beautiful scenery as many more waterfalls await up the trail.

Tumalo Falls

Tumalo Falls

Tumalo Falls

Double Falls

Double Falls

Upper Falls

Upper Falls

North Fork Falls

Tumalo Creek

Brian at Tumalo Creek

Spring Creek Falls

We returned from the hike in the early afternoon and went to a new brewery, Monkless Belgian Ales.  We were warmly greeted by the brewer, Todd, and his wife, Robin, in the small industrial space that they have occupied for only three months.  They have been brewing for about a year and a half but most of that time was spent brewing in their home basement in single barrel batches.  We tasted the beers they have on tap and they are fantastic (Belgian style beers are my favorite).  I bought two growlers:  the Peppercorn Wit and The Trinity, a tripel.  I will be keeping up with Monkless with great interest and look forward to when they bottle their beers starting next year.