More gift ideas for Christmas which is approaching fast: Hydro Flask True Pints! This being Bend, what with our love of beer and the outdoors, everyone likely has a Hydro Flask bottle and/or growler already, but do you have the True Pint yet? Well for this season they have released … Continue reading
Bend’s new Whitewater Park, the project that took over the Colorado Dam and had all of the crazy construction going on next to the Colorado Avenue bridge, is officially open today at 5pm! (Here’s their Facebook page.) This project which has been going on all summer has created three new … Continue reading
Coming up this weekend is an event that combines two of the region’s great attractions—biking and beer—for the inaugural Volcanic Bike and Brew Festival being held by Mt. Bachelor. It seems a natural extension to Mt. Bachelor’s summer bike park program: In our second full summer of Bike Park operations, we felt … Continue reading
We’ve all heard it, the oft-repeated “statistic” that Bend and Central Oregon have 300 days of sunshine a year, so much so that it shows up in travel guides and promotional materials and just about anything else you read about the region. This came to mind to me again recently when a … Continue reading
For awhile now I’d been driving on Franklin Avenue and at the roundabout at Eighth Street I noticed on the southeast corner there appeared to be a large garden of some sort being developed. Thanks to a press release that came in yesterday, I have a name for it now: Franklin’s … Continue reading
Need some triathlon sports gear? Deschutes Multisport Club is holding a Gear Swap on September 6th (10am – 6pm) and 7th (9am – 3pm) at their new location, 550 Industrial Way, Bend (near WebCyclery). The swap is open to the public. They’ve been posting pictures of the gear coming in on their Facebook … Continue reading
I missed the boat on blogging about this earlier—bad blogger! bad!—but this weekend Lay It Out Events’ Shakespeare in the Park returns for its second year and is featuring the play “Much Ado About Nothing” in Drake Park tonight, and in Sunriver at the SHARC on Sunday. Lay It Out … Continue reading
Rebound Physical Therapy is hosting a special film premiere of Joel Wolpert’s “In The High Country,” on Tuesday, August 6th at 7:30pm outdoors at Rebound’s West Side Clinic located at 1160 SW Simpson. The film captures the life of mountain runner and free-soloist Anton Krupicka “In the High Country” of … Continue reading
Today is the first day of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo that runs through Sunday, August 4th, taking place at the Fair & Expo Center over in Redmond. This is always a family favorite event (one we don’t get to often enough, unfortunately) with tons of stuff going on, including … Continue reading
Getting ready for a season of hiking and backpacking? Maybe you need some quick snacks to Grab-and-Go to the park. You’ll need lightweight foods that don’t need refrigeration. Save some money and preparation time by making your own dried foods and herbs. Learn the principles of drying food and how … Continue reading