Sisters, OR

We’re 4 miles from Sisters in Cold Springs FS Campground.  The flora is primarily 2^nd growth ponderosa pine with some grass here and there, interspersed with sage brush.  It’s naturally park-like, ½ dappled shade, ½ sunny, very pleasant setting.   It’s really inexpensive with our Old Fart Card, $7 a night.  This is high desert country, very low humidity, hot days, chilly nights.  The terrain around Sisters is flat but to the west the view is magnificent: numerous snow-tipped peaks are visible, including Bachelor, The Sisters, 3 Fingered Jack, Jefferson and Washington. 

The view looking southwest from the west end of Sisters.

I bought a new smartphone at Costco a week ago, an LG Lucid.  It was a frustrating piece of junk so I returned it and got a Motorola Razr Maxx, which is top-rated by Consumers Reports.  It was well worth the bucks, had everything switched over and downloaded within a couple days.  Meanwhile, Trish scored big time at the quilt fabric sale at Joann’s; she’s been salivating over this sale ever since she first heard about it several days ago. 
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The above-mentioned stores are in Bend which has a population of 80K; Sisters is much smaller, 3K or so - but pretty darn cute.  Most businesses have old west names, a restaurant called Bronco Billy’s for instance.  False front buildings abound.  It’s what one might call cowboy chic.  We've been here 3 nights, heading out tomorrow.