First Place Hutch’s Bicycles Eastside 820 NE Third St., Bend Second Place Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend
Pine Mountain Sports
Posted inBest Of Central Oregon
Best Bike Shop
Hutch’s Bicycles
1st Place: Hutch’s Bicycles Eastside 820 NE Third St., Bend Hutch’s Bicycles of Redmond 827 SW Seventh St., Redmond, Redmond 541-548-8200 2nd Place: Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend
Posted inBest Of Central Oregon
Best Outdoor Gear Shop
Pine Mountain Sports
The pandemic has robbed many of the simple summer pleasures in Central Oregon—but when it comes down to it, coronavirus has nothing on Mother Nature. Outdoor recreation is the hottest trend this summer and Pine Mountain Sports is keeping locals and tourists fully equipped for their activity of choice. In the warmer months, the friendly […]
Posted inBest Of Central Oregon
Best Bike Shop
Hutch’s Bicycles
In an outdoors community awash in a sea of bike shops, gear stores and big-box options, what compels readers to vote one particular place Best Bike Shop, year after year? This particular bike shop’s wins in Best of Central Oregon go back as long as the Source has been doing the contest, taking second just […]
Posted inBest Of Central Oregon
Best Outdoor Gear Shop
Pine Mountain Sports
1st Place: Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend 2nd Place: Mountain Supply 834 NW Colorado Ave, Bend
Posted inSpecial Issues & Guides
Dual Sport Mission
An epic paddleboard bike shuttle on the Deschutes, with bonus points for good company
Note: Precise locations are not divulged here. With much controversy surrounding geo-tagging and increased traffic to outdoor wild spaces, this writer feels non-disclosure is the best stewardship practice. Up-down, up-down, pothole, gravel spin-out, open toes, dusty feet. My college bestie flew in from Salt Lake City to spend a long weekend with me—and forgot her […]
Posted inCulture
A Community Thread: Dan McGarigle, Pine Mountain Sports
Pine Mountain Sports
A Community Thread: What does community mean to you? Dan McGarigle: Long story short, where we—especially these days—we follow headlines, we turn on the news, we’re bombarded by media from all over the world. I don’t believe that those things actually affect us as much as the community around us—how we engage it, how it […]
Posted inOutside
On Stewardship
At the intersection of loving the outdoors and “loving it to death” is one big buzzword. We explore what it means
In a Bend area Visitors Survey conducted for summer 2017 by Visit Bend, 69 percent of tourists reported visiting Bend for outdoor recreation, leisure, sightseeing and brewery tourism. Those surveyed were asked to comment on the question, “If you could change one thing about Bend, what would it be?” The most common responses involved dissatisfaction […]
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Fall Fashion, Sportsy Edition
Our Fall Style feature aimed to show you what’s out there, beyond the puffy jacket. But in the High Desert, we know you want your outdoor threads, too
Weather wise, there’s lots to look forward to in an autumn in the High Desert. Mountain biking goes off, paddling is still on offer, powder hounds are champing at the bit for winter and a reprieve from summer heat and smoke emerges. Central Oregonians can sport shorts and t-shirts during the day and start blowing […]
Posted inBest Of Central Oregon
Best Bike Shop
Hutch’s Bicycles
1st Place: Hutch’s Bicycles Eastside 820 NE Third St., Bend 2nd Place: Pine Mountain Sports 255 SW Century Dr., Bend