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The First Street Rapids Park is beautiful. Caramel-colored cliffs slope into the Deschutes River. This is surely postcard worthy. And, the addition last summer of a bridge to connect running paths on one side of the river to the other, surely made the space even more easily accessible. Yet, not everyone can access the park. […]
It is already difficult enough to navigate over the steep topography and around hairpin turns. Add in maneuvering through an alphabet soup of federal, state, county and city agencies, and the feat that is biking in Central Oregon is even more impressive: For example, to connect trails throughout the region, like the popular Phil’s Trail, […]
The word “holistic” is thrown around a lot these days. It is a grown-up way to say that the dots are all connected; or, to use another playroom analogy, that all the puzzle parts fit together. This concept—or, more appropriately, this goal—plays out in very obvious ways in our parks and Central Oregon’s recreation pursuits, […]
The Deschutes River Trail offers nearly uninterrupted access for hikers and bikers along the banks of the river in six stretches ranging from one to four miles through the heart of Bend. But for those who want to play and recreate IN/ON the water rather than beside it, there are four non-navigable, man-made obstructions standing […]
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