Passing through the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Picture Gorge, Ore., you’ll find the geologic equivalent of Noah’s Ark. Apparently, proto-cheetah, zebra, rhino and nearly every other conceivable terrestrial vertebrate wandered the Oregon countryside, according to a comprehensive fossil record starting 55 million years ago. Ever dreamt of […]
K.M. Collins
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.
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Trail Champion
A longtime advocate for Oregon trails wins a statewide award
During the 2018 Oregon Trails Summit in October, Bruce Ronning considered the idea of leaving early to head to the coast for vacation. He’s now happy he stayed, because after lunch, the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council presented him with the annual Doug Newman Memorial Award. Among his career accomplishments, Ronning served for eight years […]
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Got Your Number
Magic Number revolutionizes industry and flavor for the niche market of cannabis-infused brewing
When Alex Berger noticed a lack of infused beverages within the Oregon medical marijuana industry in 2014, he wasted no time co-founding Magic Number. Originally a technical consultant from Cincinnati turned Oregonian, Berger saw the cannabis industry on the verge of recreation legalization and charged the scene. His goal: produce the best craft cannabis-brewed beverages […]
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Trail Tales Debut
Two longtime locals debut a new conversation series around the outdoors
Longtime Bendites Sue Fox and Kristian Jamieson met many moons ago, while adventure sporting in Oregon. Recently, they’ve rolled their adventure onto the stage, appearing once a month at Deschutes Brewery‘s Community Night where they co-present “Trail Tales: conversations with inspiring community members.” Jamieson (known widely as Jaymo) is co-owner of EVO Gimbals, co-owner of […]
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On Stewardship
At the intersection of loving the outdoors and “loving it to death” is one big buzzword. We explore what it means
In a Bend area Visitors Survey conducted for summer 2017 by Visit Bend, 69 percent of tourists reported visiting Bend for outdoor recreation, leisure, sightseeing and brewery tourism. Those surveyed were asked to comment on the question, “If you could change one thing about Bend, what would it be?” The most common responses involved dissatisfaction […]
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Fall Fashion, Sportsy Edition
Our Fall Style feature aimed to show you what’s out there, beyond the puffy jacket. But in the High Desert, we know you want your outdoor threads, too
Weather wise, there’s lots to look forward to in an autumn in the High Desert. Mountain biking goes off, paddling is still on offer, powder hounds are champing at the bit for winter and a reprieve from summer heat and smoke emerges. Central Oregonians can sport shorts and t-shirts during the day and start blowing […]
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Patrol Deputy brings experience, gratitude and a female je ne sais quoi to county service
Ruby Shaffer
Twenty-four years has passed since I was last in a police station. After a short lifetime of 911 calls and sirens, at age 10, law enforcement forcibly removed my sister and me from our mom’s custody. We sat in the cold plastic chairs at the station and waited to be released to our father. Many […]
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Intuitive Eating
Local health coach advocates for breaking the cycle of chronic disordered eating
Disordered eating was a struggle Brittney Sullivan faced for several years, including during training for her health coach certification. Societally, this is by design. “The diet industry generates $66 billion a year, and 97 percent of dieters gain everything back within one to three years,” says Sullivan. Self-described as “orthorexic,” Sullivan’s past obsession and […]
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Drying Up?
One homeowner says Central Oregon Irrigation improvements are causing her residential well to go belly up
Six weeks ago, a local woman experienced water pressure loss at her home off Rogers Road, near the old Bend-Redmond Highway. “All of a sudden there was no water. I looked at the 1,800-gallon holding tank connected to my well, and it was empty,” she said. The woman believes her 50-year-old well dried up as […]
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The Death of Sara: Not a One-Off
Intimate partner violence in Central Oregon is widespread, complex and concerning to women of many demographics
“Women are constantly told what they need to do to keep themselves safe, what not to wear, where not to go, who not to talk to. When will we start expecting men and predators to change their behavior?” —Anonymous Sara Diana Gomez’s local domestic violence story went viral when she was reported missing earlier this year. […]
