Hello All,
Tony Kelley here updating you on our most recent adventures here with the Kelley Insurance Protection Team. My last entry took us literally just feet from our front door on the pavement of West Main Street here in Everson for the annual Nooksack Summer Festival Parade. In this entry we venture south to the high dessert area of Bend, Oregon.
Ben and I took off this past Thursday the 13th of August towards Bend. Over the years we have travelled to Bend a few times for various reasons and it has no doubt become one of our families favorite destinations. This time around we were invited by Michael Jan's to come down and visit him and his team of talented individuals that make up our mentoring group, Quantum Club. We arrived late Thursday night and quickly hit the hay, completely exhausted from our eight hour drive.
We woke up early the next morning, ate a quick breakfast and headed straight for one of our favorite hikes in Bend, Mount Bachelor. It was a cool morning in Bend, approximately 42 degrees Farenheit that made for a cool crisp air on the hike up. As we neared the top of the mountain the temperature had noticably dropped and the morning sunshine revealed the tra
ces of rime ice on the backside of almost every rock on the summit. Luckily we were prepared, with extra clothes and a bit of food to get us reenergized before our hike down. Upon reaching our car at the bottom of the hill we rushed back to our hotel to freshin up before touring Insurance Profit Systems and Quantum Club headquarters. Touring the headquarters of Quantum Club allowed us to make a great connection the top notch mentoring group that is constantly supplying us with new ideas to better serve our customers. That evening we were invited to the home of Michael Jans where we mingled among fellow Quantum Club members and enjoyed wine as well as orderves.
ces of rime ice on the backside of almost every rock on the summit. Luckily we were prepared, with extra clothes and a bit of food to get us reenergized before our hike down. Upon reaching our car at the bottom of the hill we rushed back to our hotel to freshin up before touring Insurance Profit Systems and Quantum Club headquarters. Touring the headquarters of Quantum Club allowed us to make a great connection the top notch mentoring group that is constantly supplying us with new ideas to better serve our customers. That evening we were invited to the home of Michael Jans where we mingled among fellow Quantum Club members and enjoyed wine as well as orderves. 
On Saturday morning we woke up early once again but this time it wasn't to climb a mountain, instead we attended a special mentoring class with Michael Jans himself. We were catered to with a continental breakfast served at the Aubrey Glenn golf and country club. After our morning class we decided to get adventurous with some of the Quantum Club staff and went rafting down the Deschutes River. This was quite the exhilerating experience, especially through the class 3 section called "Big Eddy". That evening we were once again invited to the home of Michael Jans, this time for a wonderful dinner buffett of sorts with the likes of many of Michael's consultants. It was here that through a dinner conversation with one of Michael's accounting consultants that we came to find out about a coffee shop called "Strictly Organic".Both Ben and I enjoy coffee immensely and thought we would try it out if we stumbled upon it.
It was Sunday afternoon after our final mentoring class with Michael as we were on our way our of Bend when we did just that after taking a wrong turn leaving us in front of Strictly Organic. After ordering up our coffee and sandwiches for lunch we realized that Strictly Organic is the coffee roaster and supplier of our favorite local coffee shop in Glacier, "The Wake-n-Bakery". We were able to chat with the owner Ronda, who was nice enough to give us a tour before she sent us on her way. Connections such as this one will keep us coming back to Bend in years to come.
From Bend we drove south to one of our nations greatest natural wonders, Crater Lake. We arrived at Crater Lake in the beautiful sunshine where Ben did some running while I hiked around. When Ben was done with his run we walked down a trail that was quite steep and full of switch backs to the waters edge. When Ben has had his experiences with lakes, including taking an unintenchinal plunge in Lake Tahoe a few years back, but of course with such beautiful water in front of him he had to jump in. After his refreshening plunge Ben and I walked back up the trail and headed due North towards our beloved state of Washington. After staying that night in Eugene we finished our drive home on Monday morning. 
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for our next adventure...What will it be?
