Events

Explore calendar Dec. 7-13: Ugly Sweater 5K Run Or Walk

Ice skating rink hours The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see…

Events

Explore calendar Dec. 14-20: Winter Solstice Celebration

Ice skating rink hours The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see…

Biking

Heading outside: Flurries forecast for local ski areas; consistent trout fishing on Lower Deschutes

If you can brave the cold, low-elevation trails have been great this week. For those heading up to…

Biking

Guest column: Gravel riding to Haystack and back

Keep The Haystack in mind for a sunny, mild winter day. This 20-mile gravel bike ride, described in…

Explore

Dedicated disc golf players nurture champions, love of the sport for Central Oregonians

This summer, 11-year-old Fenton Flanagan attended the Professional Disc Golf Association’s (PDGA) World Championships for the first time.…

Explore

Bathing in afternoon sun at Hidden Forest Cave

Central Oregon is chockablock with evidence of its volcanic origins. It’s kind of hard to ignore said evidence…

Environment

Forest Service offers free snowshoe tours in the Ochocos

The Ochoco National Forest is offering the public an opportunity to snowshoe with a U.S. Forest Service ranger…

Events

Explore calendar Nov. 30-Dec. 6: The Future of Mt Bachelor

Ice skating rink hours The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see…

Biking

Heading outside: Central Oregon ski areas open for season; try out the Radlands this winter

It’s a bluebird weekend to kick off Central Oregon’s 2024-25 ski season. All local ski areas are open…

Explore

Witness the ponderosa tree with the largest circumference in the world

The ponderosa tree with the largest circumference on record is in La Pine State Park. At one point,…

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