I enjoy perusing the racks of promo cards in tourist areas. In Sisters, most of them were for things in and outside of Bend, but this brochure caught my eye.
To take part in Riddle Routes, you pay for the route. From there, you get a document that tells you where the starting point is and then a link to the game that you play on your smart phone. My document told me to go to the wrong starting point, but I texted and confirmed that I was in the incorrect location. This was great as it was 27 degrees and I didn’t want to wander around unnecessarily.
The game was quite fun. I enjoyed all aspects of it: scavenger hunts, riddles, trivia questions, turn by turn directions.
On the way, I walked by Paulina Springs Books. It was fun to see the bookstore that has been read aloud for many years as an NPR sponsor.
Here’s my self portrait in front of their very fun mural.
There was a tricky question I needed to research, so I took a break and had some hot chocolate and a delicious piece of focaccia at the Sisters Bakery. Then it was back on the route.
In the end, I flubbed two questions, which got me a Detective in Training badge. Not too bad given how very cold it was.
Riddle Routes was a great experience, and I will search out their other Oregon routes.
After I finished the route, I had covered the main drag of Sisters in multiple ways and knew exactly what stores I wanted to go back and visit.