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With a few extra layers of clothing and some good route selection, you’ll be sneaking in quite a few extra miles
Central Oregon is full of fun winter activities. Find out what’s ahead for skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating and more in 2020.
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 […]
Instead of meeting regularly in a medical office, the clinical team at New Vision Wilderness takes things outside, facilitating group and individual therapy for young people and families year-round. Gear and food are part of the cost of attending the programs that transport patients to various field locations throughout Central Oregon, including sites in the […]
Lap swimmers rejoice, as the cover is coming off the outdoor pool at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center. Starting May 14, the more than 50,000 square feet of tent material is being taken off the 50-meter pool, according to the Bend Park and Recreation District. The District said it hopes the six to eight employee […]
When a camper walks into the all-girls climbing camp at Bend Rock Gym, she’s usually a little timid. For some girls, this is only the first or second time climbing. But the first activity they do—the one that almost everyone struggles with—has nothing to do with climbing. “I hang up posters around the wall and […]
Local photographer Hames Ellerbe shows some winter stoke in these scenes from the Cascades range. Check him out on Instagram @hamesellerbe, or on his website, hamesellerbe.com.
Central Oregon is a prime destination for cyclists, with recreational and professional spinners alike coveting the diversity and accessibility of the road and trail networks. Mountain bikes get the most attention—and for good reason. Over 300 miles of single track await those who like the dirt. Plenty of road riders seek the roadways as well, […]
At the risk of bringing up a sour subject, the base depth and snowfall for the 2017-18 snow season has been low compared to last season’s inundation. According to Mount Bachelor historical snowfall data, this season’s snow pack depth maxed out in early March at 104 inches, compared to last season’s 145 inches. As for […]
“See a need, fill a need” seems like a common sense approach to starting a new business. Yet Lizzie VanPatten, co-founder of She Moves Mountains, knew it would take more than her belief in the need for better female representation in the climbing world to get her passion project off the ground. Given the chance, […]
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