Mt. Hood’s New Tiny House Village A weekend away in a tiny home might be just the ticket to figure out what it’s really like to live life with a small footprint. The Tiny House Village at Mt. Hood Village Resort is a vacation getaway in Welches, with five unique tiny homes, each between 175 […]
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Exploring Boardman State Park
Day-hiking a stretch of the Oregon Coast Trail
In 1967 Oregon passed landmark legislation ensuring that the public would have access to its 362 miles of ocean beaches from the Columbia River to the California border. A small 18-mile stretch of those beaches is found in the isolated southern part of the state between Gold Beach and Brookings. The Samuel H. Boardman State […]
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Go Here 5/11-5/18
River Solitude Where does one find solitude on a nearby river? The Deschutes River, of course, is one answer. Tumalo Creek is another. The Bend Park & Recreation District (BPRD) is offering an adult, full-day, 9-mile Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe paddle tour that will traverse flat water and offer ample opportunities to view wildlife. […]
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Starlight Canoeing
Peaceful sounds of the lake come to life
Central Oregon turns into a different environment in the summer. The sunshine reveals beautiful works of nature that are typically hidden beneath the winter snow. Pathways and activities that were impossible to weather in the cold are now on every Bendite’s to-do-list thanks to the warm, pleasant air. Take the Cascade Lakes, for example—these gorgeous […]
