Cascade Center of Photography Excursions The Cascade Center of Photography offers excursions and on-site workshops for photography adventures in Central Oregon and beyond. There are workshops and outings for beginning to advanced photographers. Saturday, June 4: CCOP is offering a “Last Light and Night Photography” workshop at Fort Rock State Park. The historic Fort Rock […]
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Go Here 2/17-2/24
Mush, Central Oregon! Now is the time to consider booking a ride behind a real dog sled team driven by a professional musher. Oregon Trail of Dreams offers this unique experience at Mt. Bachelor. Standard trips take about an hour and leave from the base of Mt. Bachelor and can accommodate up to four people […]
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Go Here 2/10-2/17
Bald Eagles and More The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon is offering an array of activities for children and their families this winter. One program is an annual Eagle Watch Celebration at Round Butte Overlook Park in Culver, Feb. 27-28. The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon provides a network of outdoor places and programs dedicated […]
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Oceanfront Cinema
Pacific Reef Hotel debuts outdoor theater
The Pacific Reef Hotel in Gold Beach, Oregon, billboards its new oceanfront outdoor theater as state-of-the-art. Viewers might label it using many other superlatives. It is another first for Oregon: the hotel industry’s first oceanfront outdoor theater. The Pacific Reef Adventure Theater is a smart-technology glass screen measuring 33 feet wide and 12 feet high. […]
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Go Here 1/6-1/13
With the holidays behind us, ample snow in the mountains, and perhaps a new (or even old) camera in hand, there are a few upcoming seminars and lectures that may enhance your outdoor photographic skills. And, the winter skies also present an excellent opportunity to gaze at the sun, moon, and stars. Stargazing in Sunriver […]
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Go Here 12/30-1/6
By Brian Jennings Plowing Through Powder With an abundance of snow piling up in the mountains, one of the best ways to enjoy the winter beauty is by snowmobile. There is plenty of the white stuff, since the nearby mountains average approximately 30 feet of snowfall a year. And there is plenty to explore. The […]
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Go Here 10/21-10/28
High Desert Tree Peeping Central Oregon isn’t renowned for fall foliage, but it should be. True, we’re lacking in the big hardwood giants that makes going to New England in the fall an item on many a bucket list, but we don’t suffer a lack of autumn awesomeness around these parts either. Shevlin Park This […]
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Digging Into the Past
Digging Into the Past With the can-you-believe-we-actually-celebrate-this Columbus Day holiday just behind us, it’s a good time to learn about and reflect on the folks that inhabited this land well before ol’ Chris made a wrong turn on his way to stock spice cupboards. So how serendipitous is it that these two events are taking […]
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Whychus? Do ‘Em Both
Whychus is sure to please
Chush Falls Chush Falls, also known as Lower Whychus Falls, is one of three proximate falls on Whychus Creek. The three have been said by some to rival Yellowstone for scenic value. I can’t stand behind that claim, but ours are something special and a much shorter trip to boot. The official trail ends at […]
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High Desert Heroes
Celebrate a combined 75 years of Central Oregon conservation
Central Oregon would hardly be the place it is today were it not for the blood, sweat, and acumen of so many engaged residents willing to pull together. This year, the holy trinity of Central Oregon conservation groups are celebrating some pretty big anniversaries with events highlighting their many successes. Central Oregon Land Watch Central […]