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For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. Sanctuary in the outdoors does not exist. It sounds lovely and what a better place than Bend, to be referred to as such. I do not think it is something that exists for ALL […]
For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. I live what feels to me like a busy life that until recently was continually ramping up. By February of 2020, I had developed a habit of only checking the following week on my calendar. […]
As Phase One continues and Central Oregon begins to look toward a wider reopening with Phase Two, lots of questions still abound. For those who have found themselves on the trails or at the parks, trying to mind the tenets of social distancing and avoiding spreading disease can be pretty tough. In honor of the […]
For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. It’s been hard. I say that, well aware I’m still employed, healthy and enjoying all the privilege of being a white, middle class male. It’s hard to imagine the stress on those less fortunate. […]
For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. I chose to live, work and play in the outdoors a very long time ago. I took a brief detour into the asylum of the big city, only to be met by ever darkening clouds […]
For this week’s Outside Guide, we asked local outdoors advocates to weigh in on the topic of sanctuary in the outdoors. Do you ever fall down the rabbit hole? You know the one; it feels hopeless and it’s full of stories with tragic endings to human lives. Lives that couldn’t feel farther from my own. […]
Under normal circumstances, our annual Outside Guide is chock-full of events and suggestions for where to go and what to do in the outdoors. With social distancing guidelines still in place, sending all of our readers to one locale, or even a handful of them, seemed tone deaf. Instead, we asked some locals who work […]
Since the early days of the pandemic, some grocery store shelves were bare for days as supply chains slowed. Around the same time, Americans heard stories from abroad of strict lockdowns: People couldn’t even leave their homes. Who knew if the store would even stay open? The combination of shortages and pandemic panic spiked interest […]
As businesses begin to open—with restrictions—across various Oregon counties, the outdoor offerings are moving in that direction, too. State, National Forest, Bureau of Land Management and city properties parks are starting to allow more visitors in areas that can adhere to Phase One reopening policies. We’ve rounded up the latest in what’s open, as of […]
The Ochoco National Forest has a million roads with so few cars that I always give out a big HOWDY wave when they go by. It’s the perfect place for gravel cycling; a recreational paradise. Late spring through mid-summer is my favorite riding time, with loads of wildflowers. We often run into mustangs, deer and […]
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