Stayed at the LaQuinta in Bend and it was very nice,. The area is considered Oregon’s High desert and it was very dry and almost 0 humidity. Left from Bend heading West towards Sisters, OR. Smoke still very thick and kept visibility of some of the mountains limited. Sisters was a nice little town with a lot of shops, cafes, art galleries and restaurants.
Continued toward Eugene on Route 20 that was extremely windy through the mountains and at one point had a 6 mile decline at 11% grade with all curves – glad we were in the car and not an RV.