The mountain is an eye catcher and you have made the most of it.
I've crossed the bridge many times on way to Prineville and Redmond. The Black Bear in Madras is a great breakfast stop. We hit the one in Mt Shasta too.
There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again.