Bend resident Sage Clegg, the first person to hike the entirety of the roughly 800-mile Oregon Desert Trail, will give a free talk about her adventures Sept. 4 in Bend.

The event will be held at the FootZone, 842 N.W. Wall St., in downtown Bend. Doors will open at 7 p.m., with the presentation starting soon thereafter.

Created by the Oregon Natural Desert Association, the Oregon Desert Trail links trails, dirt roads and some route-finding to wind through some of the most scenic and ecologically critical areas of Oregon’s High Desert.

Clegg, 33, an experienced hiker, trekked the route in June and July from the Oregon Badlands Wilderness outside of Bend to just shy of the Idaho border at Lake Owyhee State Park, completing the journey in 36 days.

Through all sorts of weather, Clegg encountered eagles, bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope. She also blogged about her trip and collected data along the way that will shape the trail.

For more information, visit ONDA.org.

— From staff reports