14 Reasons You Should Travel to Bend, OR, ASAP

If a cloudy Winter day is gorgeous, imagine what the sunny Spring and Summer rays would do to this lake deemed "clear" for a reason, one that makes a return Summer visit pretty darn convincing. Located a little over an hour from Bend in the Willamette National Forest, it's definitely on the day-trip list. Stop by for a picnic lunch, hike on the lakeside trail, rent a boat at the resort, or just gaze at endless nature-y greens skirting the lake's edge.