The warm weather is finally here, and I don’t know about you, but I have lakes, rivers, bikes, boats and maybe a few beers on the mind. If that’s your vibe, too, then this week’s issue might be of service. Inside this Summer Adventure issue, we share some outings for the intrepid local and newcomer alike. We talk with the new, non-corporate operators of a rafting company, and we share some ins and outs about getting way out, to the Alvord Desert. Screenwriter Jared Rasic gets in on the fun, too, with a number of classic summer movies. And in Natural World, two contributors share the “summer adventures” of some of our most important residents: the pollinators!
5+ Essentials for a Bend Summer Grab your paddle board, pack the sunscreen and then check out these other needed items for summer adventures in Central Oregon
New Owners of Seventh Mtn Rafting Hope to Make Business More ‘Local’ Local owners bring back family-friendly, non-corporate vibe
A Beautiful Five
If you’re new here, five great outdoor places to add to your bucket list within two hours of Bend — plus a bonus location!
Desert to Desert
A visit to Oregon’s largest playa, the Alvord Desert
Prepped for Adventure
A chat with Luckey’s Woodsman Owner/Chef Jackson Higdon, who helps fuel locals for the outdoor Central Oregon lifestyle
Honeybee Hive Tour With Bend’s Broadus Bees
Plus native pollinators and Sunriver Nature Center’s Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival
Celebrate Pollinators During National Pollinator Week
34th Annual Wildflower Show & Pollinator Festival are highlights of the week
Point Breakin’
Staying hot with summer adventure movies
This article appears in Source Weekly June 6, 2024.
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