Central Oregon’s inaugural “Dog Jog” event happens at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds this Memorial Day weekend. The racing style is officially known as Canicross and pairs runners with their dogs for a one-of-a-kind cross-country team. “Getting the whole idea of Canicross across to people has been a bigger challenge than first anticipated…we call it the […]
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Ideas to plan an ideal summer outing – Down by the River
I’m up for a summer adventure as much as any other average Bend dude, but deep down inside I know myself. I’m pretty lazy. It takes some effort for me to get stoked and geared up for those summer outings that people around here seem to bust out any given morning. Alas, my ideal summer […]
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Tourist-isms
The sights and sounds of another Bend summer
This will be my 23rd summer living in Bend, and it is safe to say I’ve seen the full spectrum of visitors who pass through Central Oregon. I hate to shock people, but the secret about this place has spread across the world with no signs of word slowing down. Sitting at my desk, I […]
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2022 Happy Girls Run Bend
The Happy Girls race series kicks off in Bend this Saturday, May 21. The racing series offers 5k, 10k and half-marathon distance options to create an accessible environment that embraces all levels of competitiveness. As the name implies, Happy Girls is a race designed for women competitors to celebrate a range of personal fitness goals […]
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Food Container Calculus
How do we eliminate single-use containers in our food system? There’s no easy answer.
Food waste in the U.S. is a massive problem, representing an estimated 30-40% of the food supply. The issue is part of larger-scale topics of climate change, pollution and of course, hunger. While the problem is staggering, another piece of waste often goes overlooked: packaging waste. Many know that tinge of guilt that comes when […]
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Outdoor Film Festivals
Outdoor Film Festivals Film aficionados and outdoor enthusiasts rejoice! Two outdoor film festivals rock ‘n’ roll into the Tower Theatre on back to back nights. Bend Endurance Academy and Mountain Supply will present Reel Rock 16 May 4, while Cog Wild, Oregon Adaptive Sports and Dirty Freehub sponsor the Bicycle Film Festival’s first appearance in […]
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Smith Rock Spring Thing
An annual spring cleanup at Smith Rock Returns
Smith Rock has seen a huge increase in visitors in the past few years. This is evidenced by any weekend trip out to the park where cars are seen to be parked to the pumpkin patch and sometimes beyond. Some estimates claim over 750,000 people visit the park each year. In 2021 all Oregon state […]
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Exploring Psychoactive Therapy
Bend clinic offers the only psychedelic assisted therapy service in Central Oregon
Some 23.8% of Oregon residents, or 783,000 people, suffer from a mental health illness according to Mental Health America. This is the third highest amongst all states and the District of Columbia. The American Psychological Association reported in October 2021 that 84% of psychologists who treat anxiety reported an increase in demand across the country. […]
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Roots, Rock, Four-Twenty
The day in the life of a low-key 4/20
Ancient lore has it that in the 1970s a group of high schoolers would meet daily at 4:20 to smoke weed. One of these kids would eventually go on to become a Grateful Dead roadie, which would propel the ritual into a mainstream event. We all know some iteration of this story, amongst other hard-to-verify […]
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Salmon Run 2022
The half marathon, 10k & 5k returns to the Athletic Club of Bend
This week, the Salmon Run returns for its 32nd year. The Salmon Run, and many other races, have been challenged during pandemic times. In 2020 the event switched to an online only format, while last year the race moved to Pronghorn Resort due to COVID. Similar to the salmon that make their annual journey, the […]
