I would move back there in a flash. It used to be one of the world's best
kept secrets for the place to live but then those Californians discovered
that Bend had an unending supply of water and they all moved there I
think. Went from a nice town of 19,000 to over 50,000 in about 10 years.

"Call someplace 'Paradise', kiss it goodbye.."

Last Resort, the Eagles