A native Oregonian, K.M. Collins is a geologist-gone-writer. Covering everything outdoors and a spectrum of journalism, she's a jack of all whitewater sports and her favorite beat is anything river related. Don't blow her cover as a freshwater mermaid amongst humans.
Typing out a memo, engrossed in the monotony of clicking keys, Beau Estes, digital marketing director for the Old Mill District, breaks out in a grin. He’s bursting to share how great the mountain biking has been this winter. With a twinkle in his eye, Estes explains, “I feel bad for the skiers, but the […]
Lacrosse (LAX), originally known as stickball, got its start as a major community event played by Algonquian tribal members (near the Great Lakes), over several days and involving 100 to 100,000 players. In these days, goals were set between topographic features ranging from 500 yards to several miles apart. Holding sticks with sinew netting, deerskin […]
A brown and white patched horse blinks modestly at the three women approaching. The nameless mare recoils when volunteer Linda Conrad approaches. Mare Doe’s reluctance is palpable and it takes significantly longer to harness her than the other 34 residents at Mustangs to the Rescue. Once rope-haltered, Mare Doe is expressive and full of equine character: […]
Think of it as Bend’s version of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” married with a slightly smaller Rose City Christmas Ships Parade. Above Bend’s Whitewater Park comes a sea of Santa beards, elvish hats and ugly Christmas sweaters, as participants launch their vessels in the annual Holiday Lights Winter Paddle Parade. Linda Hudder and friends Sheila […]
Like other Bendites, mobbing around town on bicycles, I love listening to tunes. Living near College Way and Portland, I travel through a gauntlet of street crossings and roundabouts to reach the nearest noteworthy destination, Newport Market. The dilemma of whether to listen to music while bike commuting, since it can be dangerous, has plagued […]
W alls adorned in a collage of taxidermy. Floor covered in peanut shells, served under low light. Tall boys of Old German for $1.The former Horned Hand garage music venue, shut down for serial neighborhood noise violations, had a charm all its own—and in 2011, it’s where many fan-girls became enamored with the guttural proto […]
L ong before he began rafting four seasons ago, Robert “Bobbo” Marsh, or the master of fire and water as I like to think of him, had a 30-year career with the U.S. Forest Service. He traveled the west coast as a wildland fighter, topping out with a management officer rank. Bobbo began flatwater kayaking […]
A s is the case with most scenic destinations in the Northwest, lifelong kayaker Geoff Frank says, “Post Labor Day, the tourist crowds in the San Juans dissipate and the Islands are much more enjoyable.” Frank has guided personal and professional trips in Puget Sound for decades, noting the access and views of Washington’s rocky […]
J ason’s Wave (Beginner) is the most down-river feature, best suited for people learning whitewater sports or refining their skills. Conditions this season: Double Dragon. Dual directional waves with surfable center face. Named for local Jason Mitchell, 1974 – 2010, who loved nature, photography, snowboarding, traveling, guiding on the river and, most of all, family […]
Since inception, the four standing waves of the central channel at Bend’s landmark Whitewater Park have ushered and welcomed rivergoers from novice to expert. On Aug. 30, the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance invites one and all to the first of what’s hoped to be an annual Whitewater Festival in which paddlers can celebrate and showcase […]
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