Fast Five

Perk Up!

A new local coffee house is open in the Sunriver Village! Brewed Awakenings, a family-owned coffeeshop chain and roaster, will feature hand-roasted artisan coffees and a locally sourced bakery. And don’t forget the “Nectar of the Gods” smoothies — a sweet alternative to coffee.

Setting the Stage

The DeMoss Stagecoach on display at the High Desert Museum was once owned by Henry James “Hank” Monk. Cargo on the stagecoach included large quantities of gold, as well as passengers such as the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, Prince Alexander of Russia, and President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Let it Snow

From November through March, 34 inches of snow blanket the Sunriver area on average per year. La Pine, on the other hand, averages around 78 inches per year. Why? Well, it has a lot to do with elevation. Sunriver stands at 4,200 feet above sea level while La Pine rises up to 4,236. Compare that to Bend’s 3,623-feet elevation, and it makes sense that south Deschutes County will be more likely to have a white Christmas this year!

Explosive Size

Extending approximately 75 miles north to south and 27 miles east to west, Newberry Caldera and its extensive apron of lava flows cover almost 1,200 square miles, an area about the size of the state of Rhode Island, making it the largest volcano of the Cascades volcanic chain.

All Grown Up

More than 4,800 seedlings have been potted by students at Three Rivers School since the Sunriver Nature Center started Project Ponderosa six years ago.