Rex Shepard, Author at The Source

Spring is here, but snow sports endure.

Ready for your next feat of endurance and strength? Try running on a sea of snow.

Rex ShepardMarch 22, 2017August 12, 2024

For thousands of years, humans have been known for their inventive minds — crafting tools to perform tasks more efficiently, observing nature and finding inspiration. Watching a snowshoe hare, with its large hind legs, hopping around in deep snow, seemingly effortlessly. Our ancestors took notice by developing snowshoes—footwear that allows for greater floatation in snow […]

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Triple Threat

Central Oregonian Ari DeLashmutt recalls his experiences in the void

Rex ShepardMarch 8, 2017July 17, 2025

For many Central Oregonians, these are experiences that make life worth living: Skiing down the steep slopes of a mountain, trees going by at high speeds, letting gravity guide you with each turn through the snow. Or walking the tight rope, hundreds of feet above the ground, like a balancing act in the circus. Or, […]

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Ready to Ride

Spring is nearing, and for passionate cyclists it couldn’t come sooner

Rex ShepardMarch 1, 2017November 25, 2023

Whether you’re an enthusiast or even a professional, pedaling on a bike has been particularly challenging this winter. Bend has a reputation for being a place to comfortably ride bikes year-round, but not during this record snow year. For mountain and road bikers alike, the trails and roads have been covered in snow, promsing to […]

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Sleeping in the Wilds in Winter

Rex ShepardFebruary 22, 2017August 12, 2024

The Source’s outdoor writer packs in—and out—of a local backcountry cabin… but he’s not gonna tell you which one. Three of us carried heavy packs for miles, trudging through knee-deep snow, towing over 100 pounds of food and gear for the many days ahead in the Oregon backcountry. Our wintry paradise was a cabin in […]

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Onto the Next Adventure

After a lifetime of elite racing, Adam Craig’s next big challenge

Rex ShepardFebruary 8, 2017July 15, 2025

Early one morning, a friend and I agreed to meet at Mt. Bachelor for some sweet turns. The roads were clear of snow and it was a beautiful sunny spring day. Commuting to our mountainous destination, I noticed a motorcyclist in my rear view mirror, skis attached to his backpack. He waited until it was […]

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