Events

Friday 5/24

Closing Weekend 2024: There will be skiing, riding, a pond skimming competition, live music; 8:30 a.m.; Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend; mtbachelor.com or 800-829-2442.

Santiam Wagon Road Walk: Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Leslie Olson to explore the 150-year-old Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve; 10 a.m.-noon; Whychus Canyon Preserve, Bend; deschuteslandtrust.org.

Saturday 5/25

Closing Weekend 2024: There will be skiing, riding, a pond skimming competition, live music; 8:30 a.m.; Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend; mtbachelor.com or 800-829-2442.

Forest Bathing: A forest-bathing walk starts off with a guided meditation deepening into each of the senses, and then you’ll be led through a series of invitations that offer the opportunity for deeper relaxation; 1-3 p.m.; $35; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; rootedpresence.com.

Sunday 5/26

Annual North American Pond Skimming Championships: 100 registered skimmers will attempt to make it across the pond without wiping out; 11 a.m.; $40 event entry; Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend; mtbachelor.com or 800-829-2442.

Bend Butte Babes: Hike with the group, all ages, all activity levels; 11 a.m.; free; Pilot Butte State Park, Pilot Butte State Park trailhead, Bend; facebook.com/groups/bendbuttebabes.

Closing Weekend 2024: There will be skiing, riding, a pond skimming competition, live music; 8:30 a.m.; Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend; mtbachelor.com or 800-829-2442.

Community Run with Wander Run Club: Run with others every Sunday morning, all paces, all bodies; 8-10 a.m.; free; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; instagram.com/wander_run_club or 541-389-7275.

Sunriver Pétanque Club: In Pétanque, players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 1-4 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.

Tuesday 5/28

Group Bike Ride — Mountain Bike: Sisters Park & Recreation District and Blazin Saddles have partnered to host a series of group rides throughout the spring and summer months; 5:30-8 p.m.; free; Blazin Saddles, 413 W. Hood Ave., Sisters; sistersrecreation.com or 541-719-1213.

La Pine BeaverHOOD planting: This is two-day project to plant beaver habitat; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free, RSVP; La Pine State Park, Bench Leg Drive, La Pine; thinkwildco.org.

Wednesday 5/29

La Pine BeaverHOOD planting: This is two-day project to plant beaver habitat; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free, RSVP; La Pine State Park, Bench Leg Drive, La Pine; thinkwildco.org.

Plant Hike: The Deschutes Land Trust and Tom Wainwright will lead a spring hike to learn about the plants of the Metolius Preserve; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Deschutes; deschuteslandtrust.org.

Thursday 5/30

Geology Hike: Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Derek Loeb to learn about the geology and hydrology of the Metolius River; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; register online; Metolius River Preserve, SW Warm Springs Road, Sisters; deschuteslandtrust.org or 541-330-0017.

Group Bike Ride — Gravel Bike: Sisters Park & Recreation District has partnered with Blazin Saddles to host a series of group rides throughout the spring and summer; 5:30-8 p.m.; free; Blazin Saddles, 413 W. Hood Ave., Sisters; sistersrecreation.com or 541-719-1213.

Sunriver Pétanque Club: In Pétanque, players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 1-4 p.m.; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.