I’ve been played with the new "My Maps" feature on Google Maps and it’s pretty slick; you can add your own markers to the map, annotate them with text, links, images, etc., and pick one of the preset custom markers. To that end, I thought it would be cool to plot out items I’ve blogged about here. Check it out: Hack Bend Locations on Google Maps.
The Bulletin today has an article about the "cave house" for sale in southeast Bend. I’d heard about this before; KTVZ did a story on it some time back, too. Basically, the house was built over a lava tube cave, and has a door that allows access into the cave itself. Passing through the cave doorway and down a steep set of wooden stairs, [owner Jeanne] Hampton points out the duct work that imports cool … Continue reading →
It’s Friday the 13th, so that means Newport Market is having their 13% off sale. That means for today only, all day, almost everything in the store is discounted 13%. And they have some sort of special on English long-stemmed artichokes or something, too.
Over on my other blog I posted about the Rajneesh, the cult group that moved into Eastern Oregon near Antelope in the mid-80s. Interesting and unusual bit of history for this area; there was some downright kooky things going on there. What’s cool though is that Elise from Live on the Fly Studio posted more details in the comments, shedding some more light on the topic. Odd Central Oregon history. Someday I’ll tell the story … Continue reading →
I’m a bit surprised by the article about China Hat Road and the surrounding area in today’s Bulletin; I mean, growing up in this area, sure, you’d expect that type of area to have the usual motorized vehicle, shooting, and dumping problems, but this makes it sound like something out of the Sopranos: "It’s a hot spot law enforcement-wise, probably the hottest spot in the district," Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District Recreation Forester Marv Lang said. … Continue reading →
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