I first visited Bend almost 40 years ago during a family vacation to Black Butte Ranch and a trip to town for dinner at the Pine Tavern. The difference between Bend and my hometown, Gig Harbor, Washington, was striking. After that trip, living in a mountain town stuck in my head. A few years later, I moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, for one winter of skiing that turned into a 20+ year stay. My first career was operating my commercial fishing vessel in...