The Dumbest Post of All time?
I’m not sure it’s the lamest, but surely it must be close. Bend Oregon is known for a lot of great things . . . clean air, affordable housing prices, short commutes, a salubrious climate boasting 300 sunny days a year, a million golf courses, a great ski area . . . in short, a tremendous lifestyle.
Along comes Livability.com (who?), having just released their infamous list . . . “Top 10 Cities To Defy Death”, a weird compilation of the best places to live in America for those who prefer to “live on the edge” (why am I writing this drivel?). Bend is No. 2 on that list! Contact my master for the other nine.
Keep the Adrenaline Rushing!
“If you choose to live life to the extreme, then these cities will keep your adrenaline rushing!” the website says. “Livability.com scoured the U.S. for the best adventure cities we could find: extreme sports cities, surf cities, rock-climbing cities, even haunted cities. While we can’t promise they’ll kill you, all these places let you at least give it a good try. Some people may be surprised at the cities on this list.” I think I’m surprised that such a lame list even exists.
Death-Defying Bend
“”With a foot in pursuits from whitewater rafting and skiing to rock climbing to cyclocross, daredevils in Bend, OR, hardly know which way to go. In the summer, rock climbers flock to the world-renowned faces of Smith Rock.
In the winter, Mt. Bachelor with its annual average of 370 inches of snow brings skiers,
snowboarders and snow tubers (snow tubers?) from all over Oregon, Washington and California. The powerful Deschutes River, which runs through the heart of the city, offers rapids up to a Class 5 level for daring rafters or kayakers.
There are even stretches classified as Class 6, which can’t be rafted at all because of their extreme danger. As if that weren’t enough, Bend also hosts the USA National Championships for cyclocross,
a bike sport focusing on riding many laps of a short course featuring wooded trails, steep hills and obstacles.
Be a daredevil, take a chance . . . search for a home in death-defying Bend.
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