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Walking the High Desert: A Mountain is Pretty Sure to Figure

One of the “highs” along the Oregon Desert Trail, at 6300 feet, is Pine Mountain.
Avatar photo Ellen Waterston

Part three of our serial excerpts of Ellen Waterston’s new book, “Walking the High Desert: Encounters with Rural America Along the Oregon Desert Trail. In this excerpt, we begin part one of Chapter 4. A Mountain is Pretty Sure to Figure One of the “highs” along the Oregon Desert Trail, at sixty-three hundred feet, is Pine […]

Posted inMusic

Trail Tunes

For Fit Week, check this playlist by, and for, Central Oregon runners
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

When setting out for a run, no matter the distance, many people turn to music as their companion. It gives the body adrenaline to keep pushing and even helps distract from the pain or the number of miles left ahead. When I run, I like to have a mix with a variety of genres and […]

Posted inOpinion

Don’t Shoot the Preservationist

Permit fees and limited access follow growth
The Source Staff

On Oct. 8, the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests shared their plans for implementing the new special recreation permit fees and a limited entry system at a number of trails in the two forests—which include areas around the Three Sisters, Mt. Washington and other locations in the Central Cascades Wilderness. This is the next step […]

Posted inOutside

What’s new in Redmond trail riding

In honor of the Redmond Issue, here’s an update on the trails in or near Redmond
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Volunteers from Central Oregon Trail Alliance are the heroes who keep the local trails maintained—and who also build new trails for riders to enjoy. In honor of the Redmond Issue, here’s an update on the trails in or near Redmond, courtesy of Bob Gilbert, COTA’s Redmond chapter representative: “Our current focus is on the new […]

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