Tumalo Falls Archives - The Source

Shiny New Things

Need something new to do in the outdoors? Let these activity options give you some new inspiration for the New Year

Caitlin RichmondDecember 26, 2018May 4, 2025

Even though there isn’t actually a difference between 2018 and 2019 (or any other year) there’s something about seeing the new start of January 1 that gets people thinking about all the things they need to do differently for the new year. Not that you need to change anything about yourself—but if you want to […]

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Butterflies, Butterflies and More Butterflies

You’ve seen them on the front of your car this week. Here’s what they are

Jim AndersonJuly 11, 2018August 3, 2025

Yes, good people, those are butterflies you see smashing into the front of your car as you drive over the highway from Sisters to Redmond or Bend, and especially in the Cascade foothills. They are NOT monarchs or moths, and they are not migrating; they’re just undergoing a huge population explosion as a means to […]

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Go Here: 6/12-6/19

The Source StaffJune 11, 2014June 20, 2024

Go Here! Although the dry high desert may be more associated with, well, desert, and dry rock formations like Smith Rock, tucked into the Cascades and throughout Central Oregon there are gems of lush waterfalls. Here are three to jumpstart summer: Tumalo Falls With easy access to the biggest and most impressive waterfall along Tumalo […]

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