There’s another cave house in Bend (sort of)

Waaaaaaay back in 2007, I wrote about a “cave house” in southeast Bend, literally a house built over a lava tube with a door granting access to the cave itself. I noticed the past couple of days that that old post is getting a bunch of traffic—likely because KTVZ ran … Continue reading

What is this cruising around downtown?

Saw this driving around downtown Bend last night, at first glance I thought it was a souped-up Cycle Pub but it’s clearly not. Lights, loud hip-hop music, and no signage. Does anyone know what this is?

The Polar Plunge is this Saturday, Feb. 9

If jumping half-naked (or wearing a costume) into frigid, freezing water is your thing, then you’re probably already participating in this year’s Polar Plunge taking place this Saturday, February 9 at 10am. If not, there’s still time to register. Details: Donning their wildest costumes and swimming attire, hundreds of brave … Continue reading

Ghost hunting at the Platypus Pub

Among the supposedly haunted locations in Bend, you don’t often hear about the Platypus Pub, but it does have an entry on the Haunted Places website: This converted church now houses a tavern, but has played host to a variety of restaurants since the 1970’s. The building is supposedly haunted, … Continue reading

Craziest thing I’ve seen in Bend in awhile…

At a summer party thrown by Bend Magazine earlier this week, this guy was slacklining 50 to 75 feet above the Deschutes River Trail… Line was anchored to the cliff and a Ponderosa pine tree. Crazy!

Mystery Machine

Nope, I don’t really know much more than what it says on the van…

Bend’s Haunted Places

Updated for 2022! It’s been forever since I last wrote about the haunted places of Bend, and because it’s Halloween (and inspired by last weekend’s Haunted Heritage Walk by the Historical Museum) it’s high time to tell some ghost stories again! Deschutes Historical Museum The Deschutes Historical Museum is located in … Continue reading

Historical Haunts Heritage Walk of Downtown Bend

October is a great month, not only for pumpkins and fall colors, but of course because of Halloween! I’ve written about various haunted buildings are Bend in the past around this time (and it’s a good time to revisit those this month!), and the Deschutes Historical Museum has taken it one step further … Continue reading